State Department Arabists rush to defend one of their own

Matt Yglesias quotes a letter published in the Wall Street Journal from a group of State Department Arabists who have rushed to the defense of one of their own: Chas Freeman (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).A number of statements have appeared objecting to the appointment of Ambassador Charles “Chas” Freeman as head of the National Intelligence Council based on his political views (”Obama’s Intelligence