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Current Issue
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L'Affaire Freeman
The Freeman referred to on the cover of this issue is Charles “Chas” Freeman, Jr., former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and, until recently, president of the Middle East Policy Council (MEPC), a Washington, D.C. educational organization. [That’s not his picture on the cover. That appears on page 11.] The author of our feature article is James M. Wall, former editor, now contributing editor of Christian Century, a national publication headquartered in Chicago. [That’s not him either on the cover. His photo is on this page.] The person who does appear on our cover is Alfred Dreyfus, a French artillery officer who lived from 1859 to 1935. The link between Freeman and Dreyfus is the subject of Wall’s article. But first, a disclosure. The editor of MEPC’s publication, Middle East Policy, is Anne Joyce, a member of AMEU’s board of directors. I note this with pride, because Anne’s quarterly is one of the most scholarly, yet readable resources available. Hers is a preeminent institute—the president before Freeman was senator and presidential candidate George McGovern. MEPC’s website is www.mepc.org, and I encourage our readers to “check it out.” And a further word about Jim Wall. He, too, is a member of our board of directors. This is his third article for The Link. His first, “On the Jericho Road” (Sept.-Oct. 2000), recounted how he came to the Palestinian issue. His second, “When Legend Becomes Fact” (Dec. 2004), drew on his years as a film critic to show how the film industry has shaped the public’s opinion of Zionism and the founding of Israel. Most recently, Jim has created his own blog called Wallwritings. In an interview with The Link on page 12, he looks at his postings and tells us why he does it—and why we might want to type in www.wallwritings.wordpress.com. Our book offerings are found on pp. 13-14. Two of these entries will be of particular interest to Link readers: Stephen Sniegoski is the author of “The Transparent Cabal.” In Sept-Oct. 2004, the Link article “Timeline for War” traced the lead-up to the war in Iraq. Sniegoski’s book puts flesh and blood on that skeletal outline, and does so with solid research and an engaging writing style. Avraham Burg is the author of “The Holocaust is Over—We Must Rise from its Ashes.” Our Oct.-Nov. 2007 Link article, “Avraham Burg: Apostate or Avatar?” was based on the former speaker of the Israeli Knesset’s book. Several readers requested copies of the book, but at the time it was not available in the U.S. Now it is, and Burg has had several interviews in the mainstream media. To my knowledge, though, no interviewer has queried him on the import of the last few pages of his book. If you decide to read Burg’s book, I suggest you reread our Link article first.—John Mahoney, Executive Director, July 2009.
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