Breaking: Freeman Pulls Out As NIC Chairman

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Politics • Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 2:11 pm PDT • Views: 301

The Obama administration’s Pro-Saudi nominee to head the National Intelligence Council, Chas Freeman, has bailed out after a flood of bad publicity.

A statement from Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair:

“Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed.  Director Blair accepted Ambassador Freeman’s decision with regret.”

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