On Fareed Zakaria's CNN show on March 15, Chas Freeman said that the Zionist Organization of America had coordinated a campaign against his selection to be Obama's National Intelligence Council chair, an appointment he had given up under pressure five days before the interview aired. Freeman cited a "posting" by ZOA that took credit for an effort to dig up information against him and "to agitate first congressmen who were sympathetic to them and later others."
The ZOA responded on March 18: "There is no such ZOA posting that Freeman describes."
Well here's the posting, from a Zionist website, an email that Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America sent out March 11, the day after Chas Freeman withdrew his name. It's also here, on an Israeli site. It describes just such a campaign:
The ZOA's role in calling for the rescission of Freeman's appointment was noted in the March 10 report in JTA by Eric Fingerhut, who observed that, "The Zionist Organization of America and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs were the only Jewish organizations to come out publicly against the pick." (But of course ZOA did much more than send out a press release). ZOA's role was also noted in the Jewish Week's (New York) March 4 Washington blog, and in several other political blogs as well.
The co-directors of the ZOA's Government Relations office in Washington, Josh London and Dan Pollak, lobbied hard every day, educating Members of Congress about Freeman's anti-Israel, anti-American record, urging them to take up the issue with the Obama Administration and to sign on to the Berkeley-Kirk letter. I personally phoned numerous Jewish communal and Congressional leaders repeatedly in recent days on the subject and was successful in getting Congressmen to add their name to the letter as well pledge to make calls to the White House.
The ZOA leaders and members can therefore derive special satisfaction on a positive outcome on an important matter affecting Israel and the American-Israeli relationship.
Go read Mearsheimer on the same subject in the London Review on Books:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n06/mear01_.html
And now Daniel Pipes is denying he had anything to do with the campaign against Freeman's appointment. . .
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2009/03/charles-freeman-and-me.html
after previously sending out an email claiming credit for the victory! Slimeball.
Details here:
link to philipweiss.org
Those who have seen such cases know that this is the modus operendi.. work behind the scenes to blacklist, and then deny, deny… it has happened many times to many people, what's different now is that a blog like Phil's is allowing these events some circulation, some airing…
So ZOA is lying? Say it ain't so, Phil!
'The ZOA responded on March 18: "There is no such ZOA posting that Freeman describes." Well here's the posting…'
You mean a Zionist lied? Hold the presses!
LOL. No in reality, the real banner day will come when a Zionist actually tells the truth.
The urge to actively deny what has previously been publicly claimed, in order perhaps to paint opponents as delusionary, is rather disgusting.
Obama's effort to engage with Iran has already hit a brick wall
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=100314&categ_id=17
ZOA's president Morton Klein told the BBC it was "nonsense, rubbish to say all the pro-Israel organisations were making an issue about him".
"We were the only ones on Capitol Hill raising concerns about him," he said.
Phil, i am still waiting for the day when you will be persuaded to stand down.
the subtle approach will be required since you have a platform of sorts.
what will phil weiss do when the forces of evil conspire to shut you down?
watch out for your flank.
america needs a superhero…im still awating for the day when an american like chris mathews tires of the game and comes totally clean.
but maybe its you phil.
Chris Matthews has a lot more to lose, but he also stands much higher in the public eye. I wrote Chris
about this, using the Chas Freeman issue. No reply.
The ZOA is a filthy Anti-american cabal who thinks that the the sole purpose of the existence of the US Army is to send our men and women in uniform to die for Israel. Indict Morton Klein for treason, and send him to the electric chair. I bet Israel wouldn't even consider shedding this much blood of its beloved IDF for America, now would it?