In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. Noam Chomsky democracyessentialexistence Change image and share on social
The Occupy movement is - it was a big surprise. Noam Chomsky bigmovementoccupy Change image and share on social
U.S. Government propaganda tries to give the impression that aerial bombardment achieves near-surgical accuracy, so that military targets can be destroyed with minimal effect on civilians. Technical documents give a different picture. Noam Chomsky accuracyachieveaerial share on social
Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated - Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example. Noam Chomsky anniversaryattackbase Change image and share on social
There's a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy. Noam Chomsky gapopinionpolicy Change image and share on social
Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It's minuscule, few percent. Noam Chomsky approvalarabbush Change image and share on social
The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that. Noam Chomsky dangergovernmentiranian Change image and share on social
Undoubtedly, the U.S. harbors leading international terrorists, people described by the F.B.I. and the Justice Department as leading terrorists, like Orlando Bosch, now Posada Carriles, not to speak of those who actually implement state terrorism. Noam Chomsky boschcarrilesdepartment share on social
If you do a Google search, you will probably read a lot of stuff about how I am someone who wants to kill all the Jews and hates the United States. Noam Chomsky googlehatejew Change image and share on social
The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and the other postwar horrors are contained within the supreme international crime committed by the invaders. Noam Chomsky acceptcommitcontain share on social