We started this on February 24 with a note Freeman sent to a listserv asserting that China’s “unforgivable mistake” during the Tienanmen massacre was “the failure to intervene on a timely basis,” and added that “the Politburo’s response to the mob scene at ‘Tian’anmen’ stands as a monument to overly cautious behavior on the part of the leadership, not as an example of rash action.” THE WEEKLY STANDARD has now come into possession of several more emails to that group. In this one, Freeman describes with considerable flare the venality, duplicity, and greed of “Congresscritters,” also known as the representatives of the people of the United States (consider the contrast with his description of King Abdullah as King Abdullah the Great). It appears that Freeman is lamenting the fact that the Chinese government had failed to obtain better lobbyists in making its case to Congress for the purchase of Unocal by CNOOC, on whose board he was serving at the time. It does seem odd though that a member of the Obama administration would hold members of Congress in such contempt (including Barack Obama who was in Congress at the time) while holding lobbyists in such high esteem. Senator Bond should enjoy reading this before his meeting tomorrow with Freeman.
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