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《オバマvsロビー》「オバマ１回戦敗退」：フリーマンJr.のＮＩＣ議長への指名失敗劇
米国オバマ政権は議会の承認を必要としないＮＩＣ（国家情報会議）議長ポストにチャールズ（チャス）・フリーマンJr.を指名していました。これは国家情報長官デニス･ブレアーによって１月に発表されたものです。
このＮＩＣのあり方は米国の外交政策に決定的な影響を与えるものです。そしてこのフリーマンJr.はサウジアラビアの大使（１９８９〜９２）を務め、中国とのつながりも強く、中国語を含む多くの言語に精通するベテラン外交官です。彼はＮＰＯである中東政策会議の委員長でもあり、また有名な反イスラエル･ロビー主義者でもあります。
しかし、彼をこのポストにつけようとするオバマの目論みはこの３月になって押し潰されました。もちろん公になる形で彼の就任に反対したり圧力をかけたりしたロビーはなかったようですが、彼とその周辺には「中国とサウジアラビアがカネを支払っている」「中国とサウジアラビアの手先」という非難が一気に飛び交ったようです。特にナンシー･ペロシあたりがその先頭に立ち、また彼個人にも激しいメール攻撃が行われたようです。
先日の以下の投稿にありましたオバマ政権の（イスラエル・）ロビーに対する「戦い」で、まずは『第１ゲーム』を失ったようですね。
http://www.asyura2.com/09/wara7/msg/258.html
「影の金融システムを非合法化せよ！」誰が言ったと思う？（Global Research：全訳）
ＮＩＣ議長就任を果せなかったフリーマンJrはウォールストリート・ジャーナルに対して次のように語っています。（あとで全文を掲げます。）
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【前略】
私に対する誹謗中傷とその簡単に追跡できるｅメールによって、ある強力なロビーがあらゆる自分達以外の見解が発せられることを妨げようと決意したことをはっきりと知ることができます。それは特に中東での流れと出来事についての米国の理解についてのものです。イスラエル･ロビーのやり方は徹底的に名誉を毀損する下劣なものです。それには、人格的抹殺、集中的な誤引用、意図的な記録のねじ曲げ、嘘の捏造、そして徹底した真実の無視が含まれます。このロビーの目的は政策決定でのプロセスを支配することですが、それは、彼らの見地に異議を唱える人々の指名に拒否権を発動すること、分析を政治的な正しさに置き換えること、米国と我が政府による彼らが好むもの以外のありとあらゆる決定の選択を排除することを通して行われるのです。
【後略】
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で、早速のこと、というかいつもどおりに、「ロビー権益代表」のワシントン・ポストが次のような社説を発表しました。（馬鹿馬鹿しいので引用はしませんが。）
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031103384.html
Blame the 'Lobby'
The Obama administration's latest failed nominee peddles a conspiracy theory.
（「ロビー」を非難する：オバマ政権が最近やりそこなった指名の候補者が陰謀論をかきたてる）
日本にもちゃんと「ロビー権益代表部」が右から左まで幅広い分野に置かれているようですが、間違いなくフリーマンJr.の言うとおり『人格的抹殺、集中的な誤引用、意図的な記録のねじ曲げ、嘘の捏造、そして徹底した真実の無視』という判で押したような戦術を使ってきます。そしてこれまた判で押したような「陰謀論」「反ユダヤ主義」（今のワシントン・ポストを見よ）の悪魔化レッテルを使ってきます。これが「ロビー権益代表部」の特徴的なやり口です。
以下に、ウォールストリート・ジャーナルが伝えるチャールズ（チャス）・フリーマンJr.の表明を全文掲げておきます。
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672847973688515.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
MARCH 10, 2009
Charles Freeman's Statement in Wake of Withdrawal From Intelligence Post
Charles Freeman, a veteran diplomat slated to become the top U.S. intelligence analyst, withdrew from consideration Tuesday. He released a statement denouncing the "Israel Lobby" for "character assassination." Here is the text of the statement.
To all who supported me or gave me words of encouragement during the controversy of the past two weeks, you have my gratitude and respect.
You will by now have seen the statement by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair reporting that I have withdrawn my previous acceptance of his invitation to chair the National Intelligence Council.
I have concluded that the barrage of libelous distortions of my record would not cease upon my entry into office. The effort to smear me and to destroy my credibility would instead continue. I do not believe the National Intelligence Council could function effectively while its chair was under constant attack by unscrupulous people with a passionate attachment to the views of a political faction in a foreign country. I agreed to chair the NIC to strengthen it and protect it against politicization, not to introduce it to efforts by a special interest group to assert control over it through a protracted political campaign.
As those who know me are well aware, I have greatly enjoyed life since retiring from government. Nothing was further from my mind than a return to public service. When Admiral Blair asked me to chair the NIC I responded that I understood he was "asking me to give my freedom of speech, my leisure, the greater part of my income, subject myself to the mental colonoscopy of a polygraph, and resume a daily commute to a job with long working hours and a daily ration of political abuse." I added that I wondered "whether there wasn't some sort of downside to this offer." I was mindful that no one is indispensable; I am not an exception. It took weeks of reflection for me to conclude that, given the unprecedentedly challenging circumstances in which our country now finds itself abroad and at home, I had no choice but accept the call to return to public service. I thereupon resigned from all positions that I had held and all activities in which I was engaged. I now look forward to returning to private life, freed of all previous obligations.
I am not so immodest as to believe that this controversy was about me rather than issues of public policy. These issues had little to do with the NIC and were not at the heart of what I hoped to contribute to the quality of analysis available to President Obama and his administration. Still, I am saddened by what the controversy and the manner in which the public vitriol of those who devoted themselves to sustaining it have revealed about the state of our civil society. It is apparent that we Americans cannot any longer conduct a serious public discussion or exercise independent judgment about matters of great importance to our country as well as to our allies and friends.
The libels on me and their easily traceable email trails show conclusively that there is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired, still less to factor in American understanding of trends and events in the Middle East. The tactics of the Israel Lobby plumb the depths of dishonor and indecency and include character assassination, selective misquotation, the willful distortion of the record, the fabrication of falsehoods, and an utter disregard for the truth. The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views, the substitution of political correctness for analysis, and the exclusion of any and all options for decision by Americans and our government other than those that it favors.
There is a special irony in having been accused of improper regard for the opinions of foreign governments and societies by a group so clearly intent on enforcing adherence to the policies of a foreign government – in this case, the government of Israel. I believe that the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics has allowed that faction to adopt and sustain policies that ultimately threaten the existence of the state of Israel. It is not permitted for anyone in the United States to say so. This is not just a tragedy for Israelis and their neighbors in the Middle East; it is doing widening damage to the national security of the United States.
The outrageous agitation that followed the leak of my pending appointment will be seen by many to raise serious questions about whether the Obama administration will be able to make its own decisions about the Middle East and related issues. I regret that my willingness to serve the new administration has ended by casting doubt on its ability to consider, let alone decide what policies might best serve the interests of the United States rather than those of a Lobby intent on enforcing the will and interests of a foreign government.
In the court of public opinion, unlike a court of law, one is guilty until proven innocent. The speeches from which quotations have been lifted from their context are available for anyone interested in the truth to read. The injustice of the accusations made against me has been obvious to those with open minds. Those who have sought to impugn my character are uninterested in any rebuttal that I or anyone else might make.
Still, for the record: I have never sought to be paid or accepted payment from any foreign government, including Saudi Arabia or China, for any service, nor have I ever spoken on behalf of a foreign government, its interests, or its policies. I have never lobbied any branch of our government for any cause, foreign or domestic. I am my own man, no one else's, and with my return to private life, I will once again – to my pleasure – serve no master other than myself. I will continue to speak out as I choose on issues of concern to me and other Americans.
I retain my respect and confidence in President Obama and DNI Blair. Our country now faces terrible challenges abroad as well as at home. Like all patriotic Americans, I continue to pray that our president can successfully lead us in surmounting them.
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