Aaron Klein,World Net Daily
First the Palestinians,now the Chinese
President Obama’s nominee for a top intelligence post sits on the board of a major oil company owned by the Chinese government that is widely seen as conducting business deals meant to expand China’s influence worldwide,WND has learned.
Charles “Chas”Freeman,the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War,is slated to head the U.S. National Intelligence Council. The NIC is a crucial component of the U.S. intelligence apparatus,serving as the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the American intelligence community. It provides intelligence briefs for Obama and key U.S. agencies and produces reports that help determine American policy on crucial issues,such as Iran’s nuclear program.
Freeman is on the board of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation,or CNOOC,which in 2005 tried to purchase the ninth largest oil firm in the U.S. while he was a member. The merger was halted following bipartisan congressional opposition amid fears the deal would harm American national security interests.
The Chinese oil firm also has been accused of multiple human rights violations.