The article by Washington Post Staff Writer Walter Pincus, “Intelligence Pick Blames ‘Israel Lobby’ For Withdrawal”, noted that:

In a front page article, today’s Washington Post (March 12, 2009) quotes a recent JINSA Report on Charles “Chas” Freeman’s decision to withdraw his name for consideration for the post of chairman of the National Intelligence Council.

The article by Washington Post Staff Writer Walter Pincus, “Intelligence Pick Blames ‘Israel Lobby’ For Withdrawal”, noted that:

Yesterday, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, which tried to derail Freeman’s appointment, applauded his withdrawal. But it added: “We think Israel and any presumed ‘lobby’ had far less effect on the outcome than the common-sensical belief that the person who is the gatekeeper of intelligence information for the President of the United States should be unencumbered by payments from foreign governments.”

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