Chas Freeman Exposes The "Likud Lobby"

Today Fareed Zakaria had Chas Freeman on his GPS program to discuss his decision to withdraw his name from consideration to the post chairman of the NIC of to which he was appointed by DNI director Dennis Blair. I have talked before about how Chas Freeman set the house on fire on his way out of the door in exposing the lies and distortion of his record coming from the pro-Israel Lobby which invited a lot of undue criticism and scrutiny upon him. Freeman was more cool and calm than I would have hoped for but still he presented the case thoroughly and thoughtfully that he had basically been libeled by what he called the right wing of the Israel Lobby or "Likud Lobby" as he called it to the point where he would have been unable to do his job effectively had he went on to accept the job. Maybe the best part was him laughing at Chuck Schumer's assertation that he had something to do with Freeman's withdrawal. I think this timme these "Likud Lobby" forces might have over played their hand to the point where people are actually going to start taking notice of what they do and why they do it. I can tell you this much, Chuck Schumer is DEFINITELY going to be under a microscope when it comes to Israel from now on by many people. I hate that we won't have Chas Freeman to help formulate the NIE but maybe in the end by him exposing what went on it will help to ensure that this kind of smear campaign will not prevail the next time.