There are reports that some GOP senators are going to take a stand against Obama's appointment of anti-Israel Chas Freeman for the post of Director of National Intelligence, a key post that acts as a filter for intelligence coming into the Oval Office.
Right now there are six GOP Senators signing on to the letter. Where the heck are the other 34 on this issue?
In the letter, the Senators — Tom Coburn, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Burr, Orrin Hatch and James Risch — profess themselves “surprised” by the Freeman pick, and complain that Freeman lacks the “years of intelligence analysis experience” that predecessors have brought to the post.
“Also concerning — in light of the need for any NIC Chairman to have unquestioned objectivity and an ability to convey the Intelligence Community’s judgments in a measured and non-provocative manner — are Mr. Freeman’s highly controversial statements about China and Israel,” the Senators continue.
The Senators add that Freeman’s views could cloud his ability to “clearly and accurately convey the views of the Intelligence Community” in the national intelligence estimates he prepares.
“At a time when the analytic community is continuing to struggle with reforming itself and when U.S. leaders, from the President to Members of Congress, have called for a depoliticization of intelligence, we believe this appointment sends the wrong message,” the Senators conclude in the draft, which could still change.
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