It was during the Reagan years that defiance of international law and the U.N. Charter became entirely open. Noam Chomsky charterdefianceinternational Change image and share on social
As Bromberger observed, rules are understood to be elements of the computational systems that determine the sound and meaning of the infinite array of expressions of a language; the information so derived is accessed by other systems in language use. Noam Chomsky accessarraybromberger share on social
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it. Noam Chomsky affectevolutionaryfix Change image and share on social
Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism. Noam Chomsky civilianinnocentkill Change image and share on social
What's important in Libya is, first of all, it has a good deal of oil. A lot of the country is unexplored; there may be a lot more. And it's very high-quality oil, so very valuable. Noam Chomsky countrydealgood Change image and share on social
Israelis would mostly breathe a sigh of relief if Palestinians were to disappear. Noam Chomsky breathedisappearisraeli Change image and share on social
NATO was constructed on the - with the reason, whether one believes it or not, that it was going to defend Western Europe from Russian assault. Once the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union was beginning to collapse, that reason was gone. So, first question: why does NATO exist? Noam Chomsky assaultbeginbelieve share on social
The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be done by groups that are called terrorists and subnational groups. Noam Chomsky callcarrydestruction Change image and share on social
One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed there was a 'crisis of democracy' from too much participation of the masses. Noam Chomsky believecommissioncrisis share on social
Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense. Noam Chomsky aggressioncommonconcealment Change image and share on social
