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Is This Last Gasp for the Israel Lobby and the Neocons?

Robert Dreyfuss, TomDispatch.com. March 16, 2009.

After sinking intel chief Chas Freeman, pro-Israel hardliners are celebrating. But they may have overplayed their hand on this round.

Pick for Intel Chair Chas Freeman Signals 'Israel Lobby' Was Behind His Downfall

Chas Freeman, AlterNet. March 11, 2009.

Pick for National Intelligence Council Chair questions "whether the Obama administration will be able to make its own decisions."

"Unprecedented" Attack by Israel Lobby Led to Chas Freeman's Downfall

Daniel Luban, Jim Lobe, IPS News. March 11, 2009.

The resignation of Obama's pick for National Intelligence Council Chair is a blow to hopes for a new approach to Israel-Palestine issues.

With Chas Freeman Out, Who Really Loses?

Spencer Ackerman, Firedoglake. March 11, 2009.

"There is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired."

Obama's Intel Pick, Chas Freeman, Withdraws Due to Neocon Pressure

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. March 10, 2009.

Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed.

Why We Should Defend Obama's Latest Intelligence Pick from Right-Wing Attacks

Robert Dreyfuss, TheNation.com. February 25, 2009.

Chas Freeman has criticized Israel, blasted Bush on Iraq, and warned against escalation in Afghanistan.