I will never be able to serve my country

[MikeWaters]

http://blogs.jta.org/politics/articl...action-roundup

Because I have been critical of Israeli policy. My country will have no need for me.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://blogs.jta.org/politics/articl...action-roundup

Because I have been critical of Israeli policy. My country will have no need for me.

Love the signature.

[myboynoah]

Looks like there were other reason people were uncomfortable with Freeman.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...1104308_2.html

Referring to what he called "the Israel Lobby," he added: "The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views." One result of this, he said, is "the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics."

Freeman's angry rhetoric notwithstanding, the controversy surrounding the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia was broader than just Middle East politics. Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair's choice of Freeman prompted a storm of complaints about his recent commercial connections to China and questions about whether he was too forgiving of that nation's leaders.

Sounds like a fairly political appointment for a position that needs to be protected from political influence.

[MikeWaters]

Yeah, criticizing Israel is harmless to a political career.

Idiot.

[Tex]

Lanny Davis comments:

His own published writings show that he has a serious problem with historical accuracy and facts about Israel and Palestine. My reasonable inference for that conclusion comes from his own inaccurate and misleading published writings and mis- characterizations of Israeli history and policy towards Palestinians, past and present.

The fact is, as demonstrated by his own writings, is that Mr. Freeman allows a basic anti-Israel bias to cloud his objective assessment of the facts. That is a serious intellectual flaw for a person assigned the job to assess national intelligence sources and report to the Director of National Intelligence and ultimately to the president.

The whole thing is a pretty blistering rebuke.

http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/L...55EB81990.html

[MikeWaters]

And so it goes. Somehow supporting Israeli apartheid is in America's interest.

Oops, did I just call it apartheid? Crucify me. Oops, did I say "crucify"? Well, maybe drop some bombs on my house, sort of like you do in the West Bank. Oops, did I just say that Israelis drop bombs on houses in residential areas? .........

Just for good measure, I better throw in the word "Zionist". You know, the people that think the Palestinians deserve basically nothing, and the Jews get everything. They are building settlements right now.

Fundamentally, Americans are scared of telling the truth. At least some are.

[Tex]

I'm assuming you didn't read the whole Davis article. I'll help you out.

I am a strong supporter of a two-state solution, consistent with Israel's security requirements, and for justice for disenfranchised and stateless Palestinians. However, I am objective enough to read, and not obscure, indisputable historical facts. I grieve for the suffering of generations of stateless Palestinian families. But I also know, as an indisputable historical fact, that Arab nations between 1947-1967 could have given Palestinians an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, including East Jerusalem, but did not. Why? And why did not Mr. Freeman, so far as I know, ever criticize Saudi Arabia and other Arab states for not doing so? Why?

Mr. Freeman's biased and inaccurate writings concerning basic historical facts concerning the tragic continued tension between Israel and its Arab neighbors is just one reason Mr. Freeman was not well-suited for this particular job -- not some dark conspiracy "orchestrated" by the Israel lobby.

If you believe Davis, it seems Freeman's problem was not that he was critical of Israel, but that he's dishonest about the facts.

[MikeWaters]

http://www.juancole.com/2009/03/did-...k-freeman.html

[MikeWaters]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/...rica/diplo.php

Zionists had nothing to do with him being thrown under the bus? Please.

Where are the egregious statements he has made? I look at them and say 'yup, sounds about right.'

Lanny Davis doesn't quote a single statement.

America is the land of bullshit. We shit. We eat the shit. And we shit again. Over time, this shit is going to lose its nutritional value, I'm afraid. The worst crime you can commit in America is saying this: 'why are we eating shit?'

[MikeWaters]

Here is the funniest part about all of this: if you are axed for not being pro-Israel, and you acknowledge this, then you are a crazy paranoid conspiracy-nut.

I mean, how far does the Zionist lobby have to go? Do they have to pretend that they don't exist? Do they have to pretend that they don't try to punish people that don't share their Zionist views? Apparently, yes. They would prefer to operate in the shadows and the dark. Why? Figure that one out for yourself.

For those of you that are ignorant of the matter--let me explain that the word 'Zionist' is actually useful. It is used to distinguish those that support Israel at the expense of human rights and common decency. Not all Jews are Zionists. In fact, it may not be a majority. Not all Israelis are Zionists either.

If and when Mormon (literal) Zionism arrives, I think there are many lessons to be learned from Israel, in terms of how NOT to go about it.