Thursday, March 5, 2009

Complaints About President Obama's National Intelligence Council Pick

From FOX News:

Intelligent Choice?

The Obama administration is pleading ignorance over complaints about the president's pick to head the National Intelligence Council.

Chas Freeman is a former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia who now runs a Saudi-funded Washington think tank. A bipartisan congressional group wants a review of Freeman's ties to the Kingdom to guard against a conflict of interest.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor says "Freeman's past associations and positions on foreign policy are deeply alarming."

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More News On The Appointee For The National Intelligence Council

Foreign ties of nominee questioned -- Washington Times
Freeman to be investigated, hasn’t been vetted -- JTA
Obama's spy ruffles hawks' feathers -- Asia Times
Lots of Freeman links—and the debate is getting personal (UPDATED) -- JTA
Chas Freeman Causes Embarrassment for Obama Administration -- Associated Content
Where was due diligence? -- Spectator
Chas Freeman Redux: "When Idiots Attack" -- The Nation
Independent AG will look into Freeman's finances -- American Thinker
Freeman Already Under Investigation -- Weekly Standard
Intelligence Failure -- National Review editorial

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