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Noam Chomsky: Why Isn't Iraq in the 2008 Election?
The following speech, transcribed by Democracy Now!, was delivered by Chomsky in Massachussetts at an event sponsored by Bikes Not Bombs.Not very long ago, as you all recall, it was taken for granted...
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Chomsky: Bush & Cheney Always Saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal
The deal just taking shape between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq -- questions that should...
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A Second Cold War with Russia? Not Likely
Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his...
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Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising?
Let's begin with the elections. The word that the rolls off of everyone's tongue is historic. Historic election. And I agree with it. It was a historic election. To have a black family in the white...
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American Amnesia: We Forget Our Atrocities Almost As Soon as We Commit Them
The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. The shock and indignation are understandable. The surprise, less so.For one thing, even without inquiry, it was...
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Chomsky: What Obama Didn't Say in His Cairo Address Speaks Volumes About His...
A CNN headline, reporting Obama's plans for his June 4 address in Cairo, Egypt, reads "Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world." Perhaps that captures his intent, but more significant is the...
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Chomsky: Do We Face a Real Confrontation with Israel?
The Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas meetings in May, followed by Obama's speech in Cairo, have been widely interpreted as a turning point in US Middle East policy, leading to consternation in some quarters,...
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Chomsky: What America's 'Crisis' Means to the Rest of the World
Perhaps I may begin with a few words about the title. There is too much nuance and variety to make such sharp distinctions as theirs-and-ours, them-and-us. And neither I nor anyone can presume to speak...
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Chomsky: Obama's No Human Rights Crusader -- Just Look at How He Aids...
[To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.]The fact that the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear...
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Chomsky: How the Tea Partiers Are Getting Screwed by Their Own Ideology
On Feb. 18, Joe Stack, a 53-year-old computer engineer, crashed his small plane into a building in Austin, Texas, hitting an IRS office, committing suicide, killing one other person and injuring...
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Chomsky: We Don't Want to End up Like Joe Stack, Do We?
The following is the transcript of recent speech delivered by Noam Chomsky addressing more than a thousand people at the Left Forum at Pace university in New York.One month ago, Joseph Andrew Stack...
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Chomsky: Is the U.S. Gearing Up for the Destruction of Iran?
The dire threat of Iran is widely recognized to be the most serious foreign policy crisis facing the Obama administration. General Petraeus informed the Senate Committee on Armed Services in March 2010...
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Noam Chomsky: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the...
Video of Amy Goodman's interview with Noam Chomsky at the bottom of this article.AMY GOODMAN: For reaction to the WikiLeaks documents, we’re joined by world renowned political dissident and linguist...
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Chomsky: Why the Mideast Turmoil Is a Direct Threat to the American Empire
In recent weeks, popular uprisings in the Arab world have led to the ouster of Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the imminent end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime, a new Jordanian...
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Chomsky: Uprising in the USA?
World-renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses several domestic issues in the United States, including the protests in defense of public sector employees and unions in Wisconsin, how the...
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Chomsky: Only a Massive Uprising Will Change Our Politics
We continue our conversation with world-renowned public intellectual, MIT Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky.Watch Part I of the Interview Democracy Uprising in the USA?hereNOAM CHOMSKY:...
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Chomsky: Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order
To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive thelatest updates from TomDispatch.com here.The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage,...
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Noam Chomsky: 'The U.S. and its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy...
Speaking at the 25th anniversary celebration of the national media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky analyzes the U.S....
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Chomsky: When Did America Completely Jettison the Rule of Law?
After the assassination of bin Laden I received such a deluge of requests for comment that I was unable to respond individually, and on May 4 and later I sent an unedited form response instead, not...
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Chomsky: Wealthiest 1% Rule Our Politics -- But There's Hope in the Fight...
To read more pieces like this, sign up for Tikkun's free newsletter or visit us online. You can also keep up with Tikkun on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.Michael Lerner (ML): You have made many...
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