MEF Alert: Pipes discusses Charles Freeman on Al-Jazeera English, Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. EDT

	Middle East Forum March 11, 2009
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Middle East Forum Alert Daniel Pipes will discuss the Charles Freeman affair on Al-Jazeera English, Wednesday, March 11, at 9:00 p.m. EDT. By way of background, here is what Mr. Pipes sent out to his mailing list on this topic yesterday: Dear Reader: As many of you may know, Charles Freeman "has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed." What you may not know is that Steven J. Rosen of the Middle East Forum was the person who first brought attention to the problematic nature of Freeman's appointment, in a February 19 blog titled "Alarming appointment at the CIA." Within hours, the word was out; and three weeks later Freeman has conceded defeat. Only someone with Steve's stature and credibility could have made this happen. Even those who backed the Freeman appointment acknowledge Steve's leadership in this effort. For example: · Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic, calls Steve "the leader of the anti-Freeman brigade." · The director of policy for the Israel Policy Forum calls him the "quarterback" of the effort. · Max Blumenthal of The Nation Institute calls him "leader of the campaign against Freeman's appointment." I congratulate Steve and am proud of this early achievement by the Forum's newly created Washington Project. Yours sincerely, Daniel Pipes
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