Chas Freeman has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post of chairman of the National Intelligence Council, according to Politico. His decision followed a hearing in which Senator Joe Lieberman grilled him on his opposition toward Israel and sympathy toward China.
Freeman's publicly stated views are fair game for a Congressional hearing; you can agree or disagree with him, but they certainly should be a topic for discussion, and I find it hard to imagine that he didn't expect to be challenged. The real scandal is that he was even considered, given his financial links to the Saudis and Chinese.
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