Jen Rubin has the details, here.

I look at it this way. Imagine (it won’t be hard) that The One had asked his friend Rashid Khalidi, “Who do you think I should tap to head up the National Intelligence Council?” I’m thinkin’ ol’ Chas is on that short list.

As appalling as many of these appointments have been, this one is the worst. This is a post which will profoundly affect what intelligence Obama consumes and how it is framed. Three of the biggest challenges we face are the survival of Israel, the worldwide Saudi Wahhabist promotion of radical Islam, and the rise of China. To advise him, Obama has chosen an Israel-bashing, Saudi apologist who shills for the butchers of Tiananmen Square (although, to be fair, he does fault the Chinese for not crushing those pesky reformers sooner — that’s Chains You Can Believe In).