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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Intel Nominee Freeman Drops Out of Running

Retired diplomat Charles W. Freeman Jr. has put a halt to his nomination to chair the National Intelligence Council.

"Critics have seized on retired ambassador Charles 'Chas' Freeman's ties to Saudi Arabia and views on human rights in China to argue against his appointment as chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC), but Freeman's defenders charge that their real aim is to impose an ideological litmus test on top government officials and ensure a continued policy of reflexive US support for Israel," reported the Asia Times.

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