Obama's appointee slams Israeli Lobby on his way out

[Dripping Rain]

President Barack Obama's controversial pick for a top intelligence post blasted the "Israel lobby" on his way out the door Tuesday, intensifying a debate on the role Israel's allies played in the latest failed Obama appointment.

Charles W. Freeman Jr.'s abrupt withdrawal from his appointment as chairman of the National Intelligence Council came after he drew fire on a number of fronts - including questions about his financial ties to China and Saudi Arabia.

But the most heated opposition came from supporters of Israel - and Freeman's departure shows Obama's reluctance to signal a dramatic change to a U.S. policy in the Middle East that centers on standing beside Israel.

Throughout his presidential campaign, Obama jettisoned aides and backed off statements that appeared to imply a change in the Bush Administration's firm support for hawkish Israeli governments.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19856.html

I was shicked to see this on politico

edit: shocked

[angelatc]

Wow - another nominee out?

[Dripping Rain]

Wow - another nominee out?

seriously if I was an Obama appointee. wether the Israel lobby drove me out or not
I would decline. I have a very bad feeling that heads will roll very soon. literally. Obama and his cronies will be blamed for everything. but I also believe that they will take down bush and his cronies with them. they wont go down alone
i have a very bad feeling about whats going to happen

[Liberty Star]

To be fair to the lobby, can anyone blame it for going after him for any possible Saudi financial connection after the way Obama and the lobby were treated by Saudi media cartoonists?

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1005113.html

[Original_Intent]

seriously if I was an Obama appointee. wether the Israel lobby drove me out or not
I would decline. I have a very bad feeling that heads will roll very soon. literally. Obama and his cronies will be blamed for everything. but I also believe that they will take down bush and his cronies with them. they wont go down alone
i have a very bad feeling about whats going to happen

sorry to be a prick, but you know what the bolded word means, right? I just hate to see it abused.

Of course if you really meant literally then more power to you...

[Dripping Rain]

To be fair to the lobby, can anyone blame it for going after him for any possible Saudi financial connection after the way Obama and the lobby were treated by Saudi media cartoonists?

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1005113.html

i dont blame the Israel lobby. Theyre just doing their job. but then again i dont blame the Saudi cartoonist who drew this
http://www.haaretz.com/hasite/images/iht_daily/D240708/Arab_cartoons_ADL.jpg
its so true

edit: forgot to mention. W made a lot of money doing business with the Saudis. especially with the Bin Laden family. why didnt the Israel lobby ever harp on that? wait because he was a doing their business for them. This witch hunt in my opinion is more about the man's views & not necessarily what his enemies are trying to make it look

[Dripping Rain]

sorry to be a prick, but you know what the bolded word means, right? I just hate to see it abused.

Of course if you really meant literally then more power to you...

i didnt bold the word. but i also dont get your point. please explain thanks

[Liberty Star]

I thought that was Dems propaganda against W, did he really do bsusiness with Bin Ladens ?