Freeman’s service on the payroll of Saudi Arabia and his outrageous statement quoted in Congressman Steve Israel’s letter, in which Freeman falsely acccused Israel of smothering Palestinian democracy and absurdly accused Israel of failing to reach accord with its neighbors (despite the fact that Israel entered into agreements with Egypt, Jordan, and 5 agreements with the Palestinians which the Palestinians continue to violate), should be more than enough reason to terminate Freeman’s appointment to the sensitive post charged with preparing our National Intelligence Estimates. 

But it’s even worse than that.  Freeman’s record also includes serving on the payroll of the People’s Republic of China and Iran, justifying the Tianamen Square massacre, constantly attacking Taiwan, making statements to the effect that our engagement in Afghanistan should ignore human rights issues (that would include the abysmal treatment of women for years), praising Mearsheimer & Walt’s factually inaccurate Israel-bashing book, “The Israel Lobby,” having his organization publish an “unabridged” version of this libelous book, and engaging in even more extreme Israel bashing of his own, including blaming the very existence of Israel (which he calls the “occupation") as a justification for Palestinian violence. 

Freeman stated:  “Israeli occupation and settlement of Arab lands is inherently violent ... And as long as such Israeli violence against Palestinians continues, it is utterly unrealistic to expect that Palestinians will stand down from violent resistance and retaliation against Israelis.” (Remarks to the 14th Annual US-Arab Policymakers Conference The National Council on US-Arab Relations, Washington, D.C., September 12, 2005).

And:  “We wring our hands while sitting on them as the Jewish state continues to seize ever more Arab land for its colonists. This has convinced most Palestinians that Israel cannot be appeased.” (Oct 4, 2007 Remarks to Pacific Council on International Policy)

And, then there were Freeman’s statements blaming the U.S. for 9-11:

“One lesson of September 11th that we need to recall more than any other is that if we attack someone else’s homeland in this day and age, we can expect that our own homeland will be attacked. We know that if we attack Saddam he will use weapons of mass destruction in whatever way he can. We don’t know, however,what preparations he’s made.”

And Freeman’s insistence:  “And what of America’s lack of introspection about September 11? Instead of asking what might have caused the attack, or questioning the propriety of the national response to it, there is an ugly mood of chauvinism. Before Americans call on others to examine themselves, we should examine ourselves.”

And Freeman’s apology for al Quaeda:  “Instead of addressing al Qaeda’s case against our direct and indirect interventions in the Arab and Islamic worlds, we have ascribed to it an ideology that does not exist.” (Oct. 4, 2007 Remarks to Pacific Council on Interanational Relations)

And then there were Freeman’s statements that we should help the Shiites (Iran) win fast in Iraq. 

The list of Freeman’s awful statements goes on and on, revealing biases which make him a terrible choice for determining our national security appraisals.  Obama’s refusal to terminate his dangerous appointment of Chas Freeman despite the public outcry over Freeman’s record also says much about the agenda and leanings of our President.