Ron Paul's defenders are citing the likes of Scheuer and the 9-11 Omission. Not the best way to make their case.
A "well-known Arabist"? No...he doesn't believe that the USA is "controlled by ZOG"
What he does believe is that one-sided support by the US for Israel is a policy that undermines what should be the only foreign policy objective of the US (protecting it's citizens). I have never gotten the impression that Scheurer cares much one way or the other about Israel or the Arab world and what they do in their battle against each other...other than to the extent that it effects American interests...which is how it should be for every American and every American government official. But that more Americans focused only on the interests of our own country
He is critical of the power of the Israeli lobby...not because its Israel...but because it should trouble every American that there are powerful lobbies in Washington pushing the agendas of foreign nations. He's also been critical of the power of the Saudi lobby