metablog.it – Huey Freeman speaks out

E’ stato molto triste vedere come in questi giorni la lobby sionista americana abbia sfoderato tutte le proprie armi pur di far fuori Charles “Chas” Freeman,  prescelto da Obama per dirigere il National Intelligence Council.

Non appena le voci sulla nomina di Freeman si sono diffuse, la lobby ha cominciato ad attaccarlo, tramite senatori repubblicani neocon (finanziati dall’AIPAC) che hanno richiesto a più riprese indagini su di lui, per una sua presunta “amicizia” con i sauditi, prima, e con i “cinesi” poi. Le indagini si sono concluse a suo favore, ed a favore dell’integrità morale di quest’uomo e della sua fedeltà agli ideali americani si sono schierati, in maniera trasversale agli schieramenti politici, politici repubblicani e democratici, nonché importanti ed insospettabili VIP.

Il motivo di tanto livore? Freeman è troppo “neutrale”,  troppo super partes, il che agli occhi della lobby si traduce in una impossibilità di influenzarlo: non è sbracatamente a favore di Israele, quindi è loro “nemico”. E’ così che ragionano, ahimé, i sionisti.

Fatto eclatante, per la prima volta negli USA, i (molti) sostenitori di Freeman hanno sottolineato e stigmatizzato pubblicamente i mezzi deprecabili con cui la lobby si è mobilitata in massa per la character assassination di Freeman, nello stile che spesso contraddistingue le sue azioni: la novità è nel fatto stesso che la lobby sia stata nominata, in quanto ufficialmente non esiste neanche.

Tuttavia, questa mobilitazione pubblica a favore di Freeman non è servita a niente: Obama, intimorito dal massiccio attacco da parte della lobby sionista, ha ceduto ed ha invitato Freeman a ritirarsi. Nel contempo, si è affrettato a rassicurare Israele che anche quest’anno, crisi o no, sarebbero stati messi a bilancio i consueti 30 miliardi di dollari in armamenti in suo favore.

Se non altro, questo attacco così scoperto è servito a mostrare agli scettici ed ai difensori di Israele in malafede che la lobby non solo esiste, ma è potente ed influente, tanto da riuscire ad orientare le nomine ai vertici dell’amministrazione USA. La quale risulta pertanto governata indirettamente da Israele.

Cogliamo tutta l’amarezza ed il coraggio nelle parole di commiato di Freeman, un patriota americano costretto a cedere le armi agli ebrei sionisti:

«… Le tattiche della lobby israeliana hanno superato ogni bassezza di disonore e indecenza, ricorrendo alla distruzione di una persona con la diffamazione, con citazioni in malafede, con la deliberata distorsione di fatti accertati, la fabbricazione di falsità, il completo disprezzo della verità.  L’obiettivo di questa lobby è controllare il processo politico esercitando un veto sulla nomina di persone che contestano la loro visione delle cose, sostituendo l’analisi con il politicamente corretto, escludendo ogni possibilità di decisione diversa da quelle che loro vogliono, da parte degli americani e del loro governo».

«C’è una ironia speciale nel sentirmi accusare di favorire indebitamente governi stranieri da un gruppo così chiaramente teso ad imporre l’obbedienza a un governo straniero, Israele. L’impossibilità per il pubblico americano di discutere, o per il governo americano di esaminare, ogni opzione politica USA in Medio Oriente che non piaccia alla fazione dominante (…) ha consentito a questa fazione di adottare e mantenere politiche che alla fine minacciano l’esistenza di Israele stesso. E non è permesso a nessuno negli Stati Uniti di dirlo».

«La vergognosa agitazione che ha seguito alla notizia della mia nomina sarà vista da molti come un grave punto interrogativo sull’amministrazione Obama, sulla sua capacità di prendere in proprio le sue decisioni in Medio Oriente. Mi duole che che la mia disponibilità a servire la nuova amministrazione abbia finito con il gettare un dubbio sulla sua capacità di considerare, per non dire di decidere, quali azioni possono meglio servire all’interesse degli Stati Uniti anziché quelli di una lobby che impone la volontà e gli interessi di uno Stato straniero».

Parole pubblicate sul Wall Street Journal, martedì scorso (1).

La prima vera accusa pubblica allo strapotere della lobby, fatta da una persona stimata e al disopra di ogni sospetto, e pubblicata sulle colonne di un giornale conservatore.

Che il vento stia veramente cambiando, negli USA, per la banda neocon-sionista?…

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(1) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672847973688515.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Charles Freeman’s Statement in Wake of Withdrawal From Intelligence Post

Charles Freeman, a veteran diplomat slated to become the top U.S. intelligence analyst, withdrew from consideration Tuesday. He released a statement denouncing the “Israel Lobby” for “character assassination.” Here is the text of the statement.

To all who supported me or gave me words of encouragement during the controversy of the past two weeks, you have my gratitude and respect.

You will by now have seen the statement by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair reporting that I have withdrawn my previous acceptance of his invitation to chair the National Intelligence Council.

I have concluded that the barrage of libelous distortions of my record would not cease upon my entry into office. The effort to smear me and to destroy my credibility would instead continue. I do not believe the National Intelligence Council could function effectively while its chair was under constant attack by unscrupulous people with a passionate attachment to the views of a political faction in a foreign country. I agreed to chair the NIC to strengthen it and protect it against politicization, not to introduce it to efforts by a special interest group to assert control over it through a protracted political campaign.

As those who know me are well aware, I have greatly enjoyed life since retiring from government. Nothing was further from my mind than a return to public service. When Admiral Blair asked me to chair the NIC I responded that I understood he was “asking me to give my freedom of speech, my leisure, the greater part of my income, subject myself to the mental colonoscopy of a polygraph, and resume a daily commute to a job with long working hours and a daily ration of political abuse.” I added that I wondered “whether there wasn’t some sort of downside to this offer.” I was mindful that no one is indispensable; I am not an exception. It took weeks of reflection for me to conclude that, given the unprecedentedly challenging circumstances in which our country now finds itself abroad and at home, I had no choice but accept the call to return to public service. I thereupon resigned from all positions that I had held and all activities in which I was engaged. I now look forward to returning to private life, freed of all previous obligations.

I am not so immodest as to believe that this controversy was about me rather than issues of public policy. These issues had little to do with the NIC and were not at the heart of what I hoped to contribute to the quality of analysis available to President Obama and his administration. Still, I am saddened by what the controversy and the manner in which the public vitriol of those who devoted themselves to sustaining it have revealed about the state of our civil society. It is apparent that we Americans cannot any longer conduct a serious public discussion or exercise independent judgment about matters of great importance to our country as well as to our allies and friends.

The libels on me and their easily traceable email trails show conclusively that there is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired, still less to factor in American understanding of trends and events in the Middle East. The tactics of the Israel Lobby plumb the depths of dishonor and indecency and include character assassination, selective misquotation, the willful distortion of the record, the fabrication of falsehoods, and an utter disregard for the truth. 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, the substitution of political correctness for analysis, and the exclusion of any and all options for decision by Americans and our government other than those that it favors.

There is a special irony in having been accused of improper regard for the opinions of foreign governments and societies by a group so clearly intent on enforcing adherence to the policies of a foreign government – in this case, the government of Israel. I believe that 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 has allowed that faction to adopt and sustain policies that ultimately threaten the existence of the state of Israel. It is not permitted for anyone in the United States to say so. This is not just a tragedy for Israelis and their neighbors in the Middle East; it is doing widening damage to the national security of the United States.

The outrageous agitation that followed the leak of my pending appointment will be seen by many to raise serious questions about whether the Obama administration will be able to make its own decisions about the Middle East and related issues. I regret that my willingness to serve the new administration has ended by casting doubt on its ability to consider, let alone decide what policies might best serve the interests of the United States rather than those of a Lobby intent on enforcing the will and interests of a foreign government.

In the court of public opinion, unlike a court of law, one is guilty until proven innocent. The speeches from which quotations have been lifted from their context are available for anyone interested in the truth to read. The injustice of the accusations made against me has been obvious to those with open minds. Those who have sought to impugn my character are uninterested in any rebuttal that I or anyone else might make.

Still, for the record: I have never sought to be paid or accepted payment from any foreign government, including Saudi Arabia or China, for any service, nor have I ever spoken on behalf of a foreign government, its interests, or its policies. I have never lobbied any branch of our government for any cause, foreign or domestic. I am my own man, no one else’s, and with my return to private life, I will once again – to my pleasure – serve no master other than myself. I will continue to speak out as I choose on issues of concern to me and other Americans.

I retain my respect and confidence in President Obama and DNI Blair. Our country now faces terrible challenges abroad as well as at home. Like all patriotic Americans, I continue to pray that our president can successfully lead us in surmounting them.

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