Dan Fleshler is real smart on the Israel lobby. And he says AIPAC's fingerprints were all over the Freeman takedown:
Very reliable sources inform me that Josh Block, an AIPAC
spokesperson, contacted bloggers and journalists expressing concern
about Freeman. That is probably what Freeman referred to when he
mentioned “easily traceable e-mails” in the announcement that he was
giving up the fight. Trust me on this one. I had to think twice about
writing it because I want Block, who is generally very nice to critical
journalists at the AIPAC Policy Conferences, to be nice to me. There is
no way I would have written it unless it were manifestly true, and
important.
spokesperson, contacted bloggers and journalists expressing concern
about Freeman. That is probably what Freeman referred to when he
mentioned “easily traceable e-mails” in the announcement that he was
giving up the fight. Trust me on this one. I had to think twice about
writing it because I want Block, who is generally very nice to critical
journalists at the AIPAC Policy Conferences, to be nice to me. There is
no way I would have written it unless it were manifestly true, and
important.
Even it were not true, is simply inconceivable that Mark Kirk,
Charles Schumer and other Congressfolk who publicly objected to Freeman
would have done so without the encouragement –or winks and nods– of
AIPAC. The Hill is where it lives and breathes, and nothing this
important could have been orchestrated without its blessing.
Ditto on Josh Block. A fair guy, and a nice guy to me, too. But it's still the empire.
Also: This is all that Mearsheimer and Walt ever wanted: an open discussion. We're getting it. I keep saying: "60 Minutes."
