Noam Chomsky on 9/11 Conspiracy Theories (CONSPIRITOLOGY SERIES/ 9/11)

[chewbaccajoe]

The laws of Physics says the buildings could fall exactly the way they fell. Truthers are a dead movement for very specific reasons and the science does not support them.

[da2nox]

The laws of physics say the buildings could not fall the way they did.The first plot to blow up the WTC had FBI finger prints did it not.

[MenOfLetters]

Noam dynamites the quackeries of the Truthers.

[lordcadburyhopkins]

Chomsky makes some excellent points as usual but he protects his professional position and reputation (possibly even his own safety and that of his family) by oversimplifying the second scenario which he discusses, it is just not as simple as the United States government "planning and implementing" the attacks.The attacks could have been enacted and "managed" by many interested parties.Besides, he knows quite well that the US government is not some benevolent and monolithic entity. Not enough!

[mommyis9]

there were no terrorrists. 9-11 was an insider job i believe that fact has already been established.

[adribon]

Chomsky knows that beyond doubt 9/11 was done by elements in the government. But admitting that would cost him his reputation, and do a lot of damage to the credibility of the far left which he represents. Chomsky only conveys facts that have been officially admitted by the government or published by respected sources. That's the guy's modus operandi. 9/11 truthers should understand this and stop accusing him.

[kuhnmartin]

@adribon How do you know this? He spews a lot of other bs, why not that? He doesn't strike me as a man who is afraid to speak his mind so why not speak his mind on this? I don't think you have a clue as to what you are talking about nor have any evidence to back up your claim that Chomsky knows 9/11 was carried out by the government when he says in this video he does not believe that to be the case.

[Ocacia]

He fails to do justice to the plethora of deep study from specialist on the the impossibility of the fall of theTHREE buildings from a 2 planes. And this is the problem with Noam, he says good stuff, and then he says stuff that is almost like he lost his PhD, and then the next sentence he gains it back. I honestly dont think he realizes the people who talk about the collapse are civil engineers. On all other points he is correct. Saudi and not Iraq = they slipped up. It was an after through.

[Gunt78]

Bush and co did care about protecting citizens from terrorism what was the patriot act is all about. They need a continued existential threat in order to justify imperial expansion and the destruction of freedom in America. Chomsky's analysis is so shallow it beggars belief.

[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

bush doesn't need to have been the mastermind of 9/11. the people who carried out the attack were officially formed, armed and trained by the US as a terrorist organization in 1979, and chomsky has stated this. the same corporations/politicians who did that in 1979 are the same people backing W. bush. chomsky knows this and has stated that anyone who wants to learn about al qaeda should read Jason Burke.

[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

chomsky said that it is "not debatable" that the gov't had foreknowledge and failed to act because it is even a part of the official story

[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

whatever you may think about 9/11 or chomsky doesnt change the fact that chomsky knows and mentions that al qaeda was a group armed, funded and trained by the US in 1979. the US doesnt need to have committed 9/11 directly, because they did indirectly by creating this group. i'm NOT saying the bush admin and the corporations who backed him were not involved in a cover-up and allowed the incident to happen

[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

@DeweyZinnChomskyFisk oops. double negative. you know what i meant...

[abidreh]

so why go to war with Afghanistan based on a few videos's in which osama bin laden admits his guilt of 9/11???

[vadimcream]

@abidreh

Well not to legitimize the longterm war that we've been involved in out in Afghanistan, but a few videos was far from all of the evidence we had to believe Osama and his followers perpetrated the attacks.

[weirdcode1]

interesting that two of my posts just disappeared about 5 mins after i posted them, and that "silentsam7532" appears to believe he knows people's precise activities on youtube within seconds, almost in real-time... go suck down the lies, vomit up your own and just keep doing your masters work you sad tool

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 You don't get emails or notification when people post a reply on Youtube comments?

If you wait too long the reply gets lost, so it is better to respond quickly.

[weirdcode1]

dont talk about the p'gon photos unless youve seen the ones of the hole in the inner wall of the 3rd ring... i'm looking @ it right now... apparently the softest part of the plane with the lowest comparative structural integrity (the nose cone) passed thru six major, recently reinforced walls & two corridor walls to punch out a nice round hole & other than a few relatively minor pieces of debris e'thing else disappeared without scarring anything but the first ring... come on, obviously a missile

[weirdcode1]

chomsky here uses evidence that something could and did happen as evidence that it didnt: a great example of cognitive dissonance, & the power of academia to neutralise truth. is he aware of OPERATION NORTHWOODS; during JFK'S presidency some of his advisors straight out recommended shooting down a US commercial aircraft & blaming it on Castro as a pretext for a war on Cuba; Kennedy rejected this idea but is everyone so principled? NO.  ahh the taste of truth is just too bitter for some...

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 Yes he is aware of those issues, probably in far more detail than you are. This guy is no fool.

It is funny to see people fear academia considering the best and most important revolutions against the powers that be come from those academic types. People who study the world and what is going on tend to know more than people listening to rumour.

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 so youve spoken to him regarding the depth of his knowledge of that have u? ha. i dont fear academia because truth is they have SOME knowledge but no balls thats y they publish dissertations & theses rather than participating in actual revolutions; please i'd like u to name these "important revolutions" & describe exactly how they "come from those academic types". i notice u didnt address my actual arguments but implied my knowledge is "rumour"... so wtf do u know?

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 You did not have much in the way of argument to give. I at least did not read back through all your statements looking for a good one.

You opinions about academia and revolutions just makes my jaw drop. I am not sure where to begin.

As for what I know I use to fall for the conspiracy myths about 911, until I looked beyond the crap on the net.

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 1. "...read back..." wtf drugs are you on? 2. youre "not sure where to begin"... or JUST DONT KNOW ENOUGH TO TRY? 3. SO YOU BELIEVE THE OFFICIAL STORY IN ITS ENTIRETY DO YOU? an official story even former FBI & CIA agents have dismissed as ludicrous. have you any knowledge of the vigilant operations..? or the circa 9/11 anthrax affair...? come on answer dont evade you miserable spot of cockcheese

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 The official story may have holes, but the stuff you are cramming in those holes does not fit.

Yes I know of the former FBI & CIA agents opinions and other such nonsense. I was a 911 troll not long after the event. I have seen all conspiracy videos and once believed them.

Can you explain how most 911 truthers edit out 8 seconds of collapse on WT7 that happens before the crimp they saw was the start of the collapse? What about the Pentagon photos that show wing and engine damage?

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 man youre a waste of fucking time. just coz u were a "troll not long after the event" (& then the lies repeated ever louder took their toll on your mental resistance & acuity) does not default everyone or even anyone to that status. i have researched this for 10 fucking years so i would say i'm more able to judge than you given your admission of temporary concern. if the story was not flawed it would not have the gaping holes it does... read the Kean (c)Omission

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 further to that last post [which in haste i inadvertently directed as a response to the video instead of you (go back and check & read it, it wont take up more time than you waste watching the daily news swill)] i am more than happy to copy the photos & email them to you. seriously wt7 is something i cant explain either way but this shit is totally irrefutable & cannot be doubted trust me... i have nothing to gain from this perspective quite the opposite.

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 you dismiss me as having no arguments, clearly you have obviated your ability to process information; cognitive dissonance & chomsky's acceptance of certain facts that support a version of history he then denies as fanciful are more of an argument than the bullshit rhetoric you spew

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 you tool... i bet you think the arab spring was all due to "those academic types" not oppressed people rising up... actually on 2nd thoughts i bet you think the "arab spring" was an oasis where saudi nomads got their water! i have studied much more than you could obviously ever even begin to comprehend so go fuck yourself... got that?

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 Has your study all been on Youtube and the net? I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about.

The tool of oppression is ignorance, and the weapon to fight oppression is education. Don't try and claim academia is useless and then talk about how much you have studied.

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 typical college boy talk: it is possible to do valid study outside of the academic realm you just have to go looking for yourself beyond the set readings given to you at university... i know you cunt ive been there. i did not claim "academia was useless"; if you read i did concede they do provide some knowledge.. but thats the easy part. see i respond to points raised rather than keep being a moving evasive target.

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 Of course one can study outside of university. That is still study and still an academic pursuit. Your claim that they have some usefulness seemed like an insult to academia as a whole, as if that contribution was only worthy of some small token.

Universities are not the hostile places you make them seem to be. They do encourage open thinking. My first times in a political science class I heard many things that people on the net will tell you "they don't want you to know."

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 its worthy of smaller note than those who lost blood, families & lives in uprisings, for you to suggest otherwise is an insult to many.

do not assume u know what i think, do not project what u think i think into my logic & argument. uni's do not always encourage open thinking i know, like i said i've fucking been there. lastly i have met many people whove never been thru tertiary ed'n who had more profound thoughts about world affairs than any professor who i met

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 "the weapon to fight oppression is education"...ok then i'll just go get my honrs degree & unseat a corrupt dictator with that... jesus fucking christ without balls & life experience to motivate u & smash your face against reality education is just that education. it doesnt even constitute adequate awareness BECAUSE IT IS MOSTLY CONFINED TO THE THEORETICAL REALM. the term "political science" simultaneously says it all & nothing at all; politics can never be science

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 The social sciences are not much of a science, but that is a different debate. I myself am a physics major and was taking the political science classes for fun.

You are right that a person can study on their own and learn all they want. People should do this. This is what I did for years. If you want to use that knowledge for a career though you do need some formal education.

Formal education is not somehow wrong. It does not build up false world views. It tears them down.

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 Oh, and I have met some guys from Africa who are getting their degrees and then going home to help unseat corrupt dictators. One was the son of an ex-senator who talked about some of the corruption.

Don't try and pretend that people in universities are part of some elite class. People in universities are the people. They are a big part of the Occupy movement, and they were a big part of social change in the 60's. Yes they did play their part in the Arab Spring uprising.

[weirdcode1]

@Silentsam7532 stop twisting what i'm saying so u can try to score points by claiming i'm arguing things that are plainly false when i'm not; reread what my 1st post said; basically that chomsky isnt an infallible source of truth, & that academia sometimes obfuscates/simplifies the facts particularly in relation to the world of covert op's because by nature the truth isnt published, taught or knowable without inside knowledge or perspective. now go back to kneeling @ chomskys feet

[Silentsam7532]

@weirdcode1 Well if you want to get into philosophical definitions of truth then nothing is true and we know nothing.

In your original post you were bringing up old issues and seem to try and use them as evidence. You were acting as if Noam must not know of these things, or at least that knowledge of those events would change people minds.

What I am trying to get at is that things are more complicated than you think.

[bernytree66]

another wrinkled out of touch OLD  WHITE MAN YAKKING ON COVERING HIS RICH BUTT BUDDIES

[Silentsam7532]

@bernytree66 You are saying that about Noam Chomsky? Did you even listen to him? You could not be more wrong about this guy.

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

What is the MIT press publishing "how-to-do" books on terrorism? Chomsky said it is doing this.

[75353866]

It's funny how a person that hates America ok maybe American government says this and people think he is full of shit.People FFS if he knew this was a conspiracy he would be a first person to say it god so many idiots in the comments below

[nabsley1]

Proof that if the conspiracy is so monstrous the natural response from the individual is to refuse to believe in it! I'm surprised at Noam Chomsky's lack of critical thinking here. He is displaying a narrow mindedness on the subject, and going as far as discrediting scientific arguments (some by MIT engineers by the way, not to mention civil engineers, architects, pilots, etc.) as some meaningless internet trend lacking the proper scientific process. C'mon Noam!

[kentuckymudbutt]

LOL at Chomsky. He's a bigger idiot than I could have ever imagined!

[32peartree]

Who cares about about East Timor, who cares about the Palestinians, who cares about El Salvador - you do Chomsky - so why not care about Americans?

[iankyoko]

I just keep on saying - you point to a plane in that Pentagon video and I'll believe the official story.

[32peartree]

Marie Antoinette was accused of being an incestuous pedophile and a thief - which, of course, was total rubbish - but you didn't hear Rousseau or Tom Payne jumping to defend her honor. They would have seen such outlandish ideas has a by-product of a legitimate disgust. True dissidents do not pour water on anti-establishment conspiracy theories.

[32peartree]

Mahmoud Al-Mabhouhf was assassinated by Mossad agents last year in Dubai. He was meant to die of natural causes, of an heart attack, thus arousing no suspicion. Now the plot was foiled by the Dubai police but just imagine if it had worked - had some investigative journalist reported that a cell of assassins sneaked into his room - drugged him, electrocuted him and then suffocated him to induce a cardiac arrest - would you not call this hypothetical reporter a conspiracy theorist?

[rabudman]

Chomsky's a smart guy, he knows there's something fishy...he wants to stay alive so he let's others do the job of exposing...he is not stupid...he holds to the same position he has always taken on these types of things...

[blackeyedturtle]

First time I've heard Prof. Chomsky speak on this, and I have been saying the same thing for years. Anyone that knows an iota of human nature, knows that if it was a government conspiracy, too many people would have to be in the loop, and there would have been a high level whistleblower. Stick with your flat earth, fake moon landing, and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as an accurate historical document. Oh and keep looking at YouTube to sharpen your world view...

[32peartree]

@blackeyedturtle murderers tend to keep their mouths shut. There are some secrets that get taken to the grave.

[metyzermanfan19]

@blackeyedturtle Nothing wrong with Youtube. As long as you stick to intelligent videos like this ;)

[nabsley1]

@blackeyedturtle What has sharpened your world view? The mainstream press? Any world view is based on a mix of propaganda, environmental conditioning, some personal observation, but mainly on ignorance. This applies to everybody, yourself and Chomsky. Your world view is no more accurate than anyone else’s. And one has to wonder what people like yourself are doing on YT, considering it has nothing to offer you.

[mattchappelart1]

@blackeyedturtle "too many people would have to be in the loop, and there would have been a high level whistleblower." People don't talk because they don't want to lose their lives. People like Chomsky, Icke, Jones and others can openly speak about 9/11 being an inside job because the government doesn't see them as credible. I can guarantee you though, that if a government member "blew the whistle" they'd be dead in hours.

[mattchappelart1]

@blackeyedturtle Plus, you're oversimplifying this by saying it was a "government conspiracy". The government the low man on the totem pole (or pyramid in this case). The central banks run the government, thus it was the central banks who are probably "in the know" on 9/11, and the government's job is to PROTECT the central banks (not the people). Occam's razor points directly at a conspiracy. It's blatant for anyone who's done the research.

[alaric63]

I smell elitist pigs.

.... doesn't really look like one.... hmmm...

has some pretty revolutionary books an stuff..... hmmm...

yup, this speech is not what I would expect from an informed citizen, let alone a 'teacher'.

Therefore, I am suspicious, the man is

'merely acting.

need I say more?

thanks for posting.

[josgvis]

I encourage Dr.Chomsky to listen to the Scholars for Truth at the Toronto 9/11 Hearings, held on September 11 2011.

[clint525fuller]

@josgvis Chumpsky as made up his mind on this issue. The false flag attack us. This tells me one of two things, he gets paycheck from the Military Industrial Complex or he's a total dumb-shit. WTC 7 was an controlled demo.

[DavidAtleePhilips]

@clint525fuller, I think what happened was that Chomsky was targeted by Government disinfo ops who were his first exposure to the 9/11 Conspiracy, and they fed him loads of bullshit and put such a bad taste in his mouth for the whole entire thing that he made his mind up and will never look at evidence related to it again.

He seems completely unwilling to even consider the idea of a 9/11 conspiracy, his pet excuse being "Why would they blame it on Saudis and not Iraq?" Totally Retarded...

[clint525fuller]

@DavidAtleePhilips That would be it putting him in best light, but I'm afraid he's a disinfo guy for US intelligence. I don't even think he's that smart.

[44warjunkie]

i agree with Chomsky on this part. All these 9/11 truthers think they are experts on the subject simply by spending an hour on the internet. I feel like they believe this stuff because their mind has already been made up to believe it and they only look for "evidence" that matches their own world view.

[WarCrime911]

@44warjunkie, I have a degree in physics from MIT and I've spent the last 6 years researching 9/11... It took a little more than an hour for me to become an expert. I have no idea who Chomsky is talking to, but they are probably disinfo agents...

Everyone, no matter who they are, want to keep their world view. Nobody wants to believe something as horrible as a 9/11 Conspiracy... I challenge you to check the facts and sources in my videos all with links in the descriptions.

[ctcole77]

@WarCrime911

"who benefited from 9/11?"

GOOD QUESTION

Let's see.............what did the USA get out of "committing 911"?

1) A bad economy.

2) A democratic Iraq that has economic control over its own oil.

3) A never ending war in Afghanistan.

4) A plethora of scientifically moronic 911 twoofers.

I say the US got ripped off!

911 TRUTH = 911 LIES

[kuhnmartin]

@ctcole77 Ha ha! We did get ripped off. All those people that said in the beginning of the war it was all about oil, well where is the friggin' oil at? Not here, I know that. I am still paying almost four bucks a gallon. However, you are right. Iraq is a democratic nation that has economic control over it's own oil, it is free of a murderous dictator who slaughter thousands, and I believe one day Iraq will be a great allie of our country, one of our few in the middle east.

[ctcole77]

@kuhnmartin

I agree with your logic.

It was about oil, but not to steal oil as all these morons tell us. We still get the majority of our oil from Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Iraq will become a strong ally just like Japan and Germany.

[PetranoEsq]

@hawks137,

Perhaps, but w/ a "FALSE FLAG PROHIBITION ACT" in place, we would still be in a better position than we are in now.

[PetranoEsq]

@hawks137

If a "FALSE FLAG PROHIBITION ACT" was in place prior to 9/11, there would have been no 9/11 Commission, and there also would have been no destruction of evidence at Ground Zero. If a "FALSE FLAG PROHIBITION ACT" was in place prior to 9/11, there would have been an IMMEDIATE criminal investigation and formation of a grand jury. If a "FALSE FLAG PROHIBITION ACT" was in place prior to 9/11, there likely would have been no 9/11.

[ecsredeye]

@hawks137 well said.

[eisenhauerd]

Not only can you not be an expert on this stuff after an hour on the internet, you can't be an expert after 100,000 hours on the internet. Real tired of these internet pseudoscience junior college dropouts.

[Headshothorror4488]

" Firefighters for 9-11 truth ". Type that in u-tube." Architects and Engineers for 9-11 truth " Type that as well. Now people say no firemen back this . Firemen architects & Engineers believe it was a demolition !! Listen to the FACTS and experts. Anyone who slanders these experts proves there own stupidity. Ignore the nist-conspiracy/trolls who believe theory over physics and science.

[dpetrano]

I would say we need to banish those who pull-off false flag attacks like 9/11, by enacting a FALSE FLAG PROHIBITION ACT, making it a high felony for any US official, employee, agent, operative or informant to plan, conspire, orchestrate, commit, counsel or conceal, any event or occurrence intended to generate fear over the general population as a pretext to generate conflict and/or loss of civil rights.

[dpetrano]

I suspect Chomsky lies here to protect the value of the Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts w/ Northern Trusts and Fidelity investments set up for his grandchildren.

DEAL WITH IT Norm, we know you are hip to the fact your investments will crash when it's revealed USGOV orchestrated 9/11. We also know you will say/do anything to protect your investment portfolios.

[iankyoko]

It is 2011 and Chomsky still hasn't come out on the side of the truthers. It doesn't add up. He has spent his life exposing atrocities the US has committed and cover-ups. Why doesn't he suspect here?

The conspiracy is as obvious as the nose on your face. So why?

For those who are reading this and who still don't believe that it was a conspiracy I just want to say - You are fucked! I'm sorry. I mean, come on. There wasn't a plane in footage of the Pentagon. I'm sorry. You guys are simply fucked!

[ecsredeye]

@iankyoko Chomsky sez Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. So that was some smart bullet!

[44warjunkie]

@ecsredeye its funny because if a radical left-wing person who hated bush and his policies decided to kill him one day, people could not be able to believe that he acted in his own accord. Lets face it, due to our popular culture of movies and story telling, we are convinced that the world does happen like we see on a movie where one agent flies all over the world and kills all those people for a secret organization. If anyone is to be blamed for the 9/11 conspiracy theory, it is our own mind.

[iankyoko]

I have a lot of respect for Chomsky but I don't respect him here. Of course we would wish to proceed with a full investigation into what happened but the public has never been granted that. The 9/11 Commission was a farce. We all know that.

So, no - we would like experts to investigate 9/11 on our behalf but we haven't been granted it. So we have had to proceed on out own.

And for all Chomsky's intellect he can't see the flaws of the official story. A child could see it.

[ecsredeye]

@iankyoko A child can see it and Noam can see it too. He just talks sh#t.

[AntiPopLTD]

Sorry, this response was to the wrong video.........

[AntiPopLTD]

Professor Chomsky has made it his life's work to question U.S foreign policy and the legitimacy and morality of the state. He has done this now for over 60 years in times when it very much considered radical to do so. He has been completely ignored by the mainstream media, (as all intellectuals are) in favor of philistines like Bill O Reily, Matt Lauer, Ann Coulter, etc. regardless of claims people in this discussion have made. I can buy a Louis Farakhan book at Borders. Is he Mainstream?

[addieindiegirl]

For those of you out there who are wondering if it was an inside job or not, check out Zeitgeist vids. Soooo much evidence.

[SidIcarus]

@addieindiegirl: Yeah... like how jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel! (Just ignore the fact that a house fire can get hot enough to burn steel)

Its like asking someone how a car works and they answer "because you put gas in it", then you take that answer at face value and move on. 9-11 conspiracy theories only hold up when one abandons real science and common sense.

Zeitgeist = Nonsense Garbage

[GeorgeAlexanderOz]

Hmm, I thought Chomsky was a sociologist, or something alike. He is clueless.

[sixerjones]

Did major background check on him and though I think he is a very intelligent man, this dolt is pure 100% zionist(jew parents)PERIOD! Mr. Chomsky, you have 0% credibility when talking about this. Your zionist as* can explain the meaning of life and society but you look like a complete piece of ignorant sh*t when talking about the most important incident and cover up in world history. Why don't you use your M.I.T experience in this and tell me why jews are smeared all over this false flag!

[thesparitan]

@sixerjones So let me get this straight, even though Noam Chomsky is highly critical of Zoinist policies and has said they are a criminal state and even been attacked himself for taking this position he is actually a secert israel agent? So anyone that disagrees with you slightly is working for the other side. Suppose everything you believe is true, what is the point? I mean they control everything already and have supernatural powers it seems, why even fight it? You are insane.

[thesparitan]

@sixerjones So let me get this straight, even though Noam Chomsky is highly critical of Zoinist policies and has said they are a criminal state and even been attacked himself for taking this position he is actually a secert israel agent? So anyone that disagrees with you slightly is working for the other side. Suppose everything you believe is true, what is the point? I mean they control everything already and have supernatural powers it seems, why even fight it? You are insane.

[D0W666]

@thesparitan Nonsense. You think you 'we' are helpless, so what the point in resisting, right? That is the mass-media controlled mindset talking, not an authentic human being. You should stand for what is right, no matter the odds. I think you might have fallen for the propaganda that links the usage of the word 'conspiracy' with 'crackpot/ nutjob/non-fact/'theory'/far-o­ut etc etc etc

Bill Hicks ''Our lives depends solely on the truth''

Times are changing m8, we are in the age of revealing X

[thesparitan]

@D0W666 I know all about bill hicks he was my favorite comedian and I even watched a documentary on life not two days ago. I haven't fallen for anything I am an anarchist and an activist. I have organized protests in the past and I think George Bush should be executed for war crimes. But here is the thing, I don't believe in 9/11 was an inside job because that is just plan stupid. And I was making about point that if it was true you couldn't do anything about it at that point.

[PetranoEsq]

@thesparitan Have you any idea what would happen to Chomsky's portfolio investments if 9/11 Truth surfaced such that it was revealed 9/11 was an inside job? the stock market would crash beyond mortal comprehension

It's not that he's working for the other side, he's working for his own side, as are ALL 9/11 NON-Truthers. They do not want ANYTHING to happen that would affect the stock market and their investment portfolios..

[thesparitan]

@PetranoEsq You're insane, don't comment to me again and get professional help.

[poddington86]

@sixerjones Ha ha the fact you had to do a "background check" on Noam Chomsky highlights your general ignorance. You are the epitome of the conspiracy movement.

[ctcole77]

3 QUESTIONS 911 TRUTHERS DON'T WANT YOU TO ASK THEM:

Since WTC 7 was constructed over a Con Ed station, how did the structural framing compensate for the station and how did that influence the collapse?

How much nanothermite did Niels Harrit estimate was used in the supposed controlled demolition of WTC 1, 2, & 7?

If a postcard could survive the Hindenburg inferno isn't it possible for a passport to survive the WTC collapse?

[JulesManson]

I disagree very much with Noam Chomsky when he says that President Bush and Prime Minister Blair did not care very much about a terrorist attack. The PNAC report, Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces, and Resources For a New Century; which was published in 2000 called for a significant attack on American soil of the caliber of Pearl Harbor. They had much to gain from such an attack as 9/11.

[thedelta88]

it looks like he's in an interrogation room

[arthurparian8]

I don't know when this interview was made, but there currently is a "journalof911studies" that publishes papers on line for peer review. The second scenario is alive and kicking.

[punxsutawneybarney]

Last year Dr. Chomsky told Iranian TV that at the time the USA attacked Afghanistan they had no evidence that al Qaeda had done 9/11.

See my video:

Chomsky on Faith-Based Wars and 9/11

[xjtbarnesx]

You're right to point out that if that was what he actually meant, it would contradict a ton of his other comments elsewhere. But, that is obviously not what he meant, and that's reinforced by a multitude of his published writing and commentary elsewhere.

He didn't need to mention England, Israel, and the USA, because that wasn't the point he was making. He wasn't discussing who was behind the attack, and if he were I don't think he believes those nations were directly involved anyway.

[xjtbarnesx]

I also wish I spoke French, I feel like I'm not explaining this as well as I should. You're ignoring the word "suppose." He's not saying that those outcomes were possible, and he's not necessarily saying anything about who was actually behind it, or what their motivation was. He's saying, "look, imagine (suppose) that these things had occurred - it would have been much worse than it actually was." He goes on to say, "Well, something like this DID happen, but in Chile."

[93trm40]

Oh and he should of mentioned that the super power behind the 911 attack was England ISraël and the USA...

[93trm40]

Ok i get to understand the man is 83 years old, so i can understand he don't have all his head on this one.

[xjtbarnesx]

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chomsky.info/interviews/200501­31

"Awful as the crime was, one can imagine worse. Suppose that al-Qaeda had been supported by an awesome superpower intent on overthrowing the government of the United States. Suppose that the attack had succeeded...That would have been vastly more horrendous even than 9/11...And as we all should know, it is not necessary to imagine, because it in fact did happen: in Chile"

[93trm40]

@xjtbarnesx

Attack would of succeeded, With what army? What submarin? what tank? And since when Al Quaïda had the power of conquering USA? How can he even compare pinochet to Ben Laden and Al Quaïda? Their is more mossad agent involve in the 911 than Al Quaïda members in the whole world today. Al Quaïda its a name used by both side, gouvernement and so called terroriste, to scare people, thats all. I wish u speack french i would of send u Alain Chouet conference about Al Quaïda. Anyway...

[93trm40]

@xjtbarnesx

Here is one of big condradiction from Chomsky: youtube*com/watch?v=I_U7gJlGY9­M So there's no evidence Taliban are involve in 911 but we can supose that if Ben Laden strike have worked as he wanted it to work, he would of conquer USA. Chomsky simply did a mistake on this one. He don't belive in the conspiracy and really think Ben Laden is behind 911, but yet he knows there's no evidence of what so ever. Sorry for my poor english...

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 You really sound like you know what you're talking about when you keep saying "Ben Laden". It's "Bin Laden".

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

Ben in french, bin in english u dumb...Which mean "son" by the way

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 All names are the same in all languages you jackass. People from Germany don't call me 'Wilhelm', they call me William. Bin Laden is his name. He's not called Ben.

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

U too stupid to understand this simple fact obviously, My Friend, Bin Laden! / Mon ami, Ben Laden ! Now get a life dumbass.

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

"Less common renderings include "Ussamah Bin Ladin" and "Oussama Ben Laden" (French-language mass media)." I hope u get that now uncultivated.

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 They might 'render' that, but it doesn't make it his name.

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

Admit u were wrong and stop trying to push this stupid argument. U think they write Bin Laden in Arabic? U stupid dumbass...And by the way, u said all name are the same in all languages, u totaly wrong on this one too. Simple exemple JESUS, Isa in arabic and Yeshua in hebrew. So befor u come and quote people, do some researches.

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 Arabic is a complete different alphabet, French uses the exact same alphabet (with a few diacritics and ligatures--none of which appear in 'Ben Laden'). Jesus was known as many different names because he is a mythical character that people have spent the last two-thousand years making-up stories about. The fact he aquires a new name every now and then shouldn't be surprising, and I don't see the relevance. When I visit France people call me 'Wiliam' not 'Guillaume'

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

U contradicted your self now, first u said "its the same in all languages" now u say its not the same. U theory on Jesus name its complete BS. Its ben Laden in FRENCH whether u like or not. U can come with all sort of mistical explanation u can't contradict the fact. People call u William but ur name in French its Guillaume. If u were french u would of write and say Ben Laden, not Bin....

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 No, my name in France is not 'Guillaume', it is William. If I came to France, people would call me William. If you don't want to accept that basic principle then don't bother arguing.

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

Who cares how they call u, there's is a simple fact: William in French = Guillaume. So u should of known name are not the same in all languages even those who share the same roots or alpahbet. Simple don't?

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 It matters what they call me because it's an elementary principle about what my name is. My name is William, not Guillaume, and Bin Laden's name is Bin Laden not Ben Laden.

[93trm40]

@extremepietbh

Obviously u too dumb to understand. Don' post if u have nothing more to say. We talk about this already and i brought the fact, while u bring the BS. Facts are facts, personal interpretation its a diferent thing. Anybody out here can google the facts, obviously u too dumb to do that too....

[extremepietbh]

@93trm40 How about you don't post, since you've brought nothing but nonsense, and your last post is a good example of that. I've brought facts: my name is William when I come to a France. That is a fact. If they called me Guillaume they are calling me by something that is not my name. That is a fact. Bin Laden is not called Ben Laden. That is a fact.

[thompson197]

@93trm40 Stop embarrassing yourself.

[PierreNolet]

@extremepietbh The translator is fine in this video 93trm40 is just really dishonest about what Chomsky is saying. That guy have come on one of my video trying to convince me that the first and second world war and the 1917 communism revolution are all just a big Zionist Jews conspiracy.

That say he is right on the name thing. Guillaume is french for William same thing for my name Pierre witch is Peter in English or Pedro in Spanish. and we say Ben Laden in French not Bin Laden.

[93trm40]

Noam Chomsky came on French TV and said that Al quaida could have, if their plain worked, invad USA and take control of the white house! I had to laugh so hard when i heard it, i could't belive my hears. This guy is loosing it completly... Like Al quaida had a army big enough, rich enough, armed enough to invad usa and kill George Bush etc...Everythings he said here is pure speculations. He don't even check on the comission report etc...Pure bullshit.

[xjtbarnesx]

@93trm40 Do you have a link to the interview to which you're referring? Based on your poor English, I think it's most likely that you simply misunderstood Chomsky.

[93trm40]

@xjtbarnesx

Mon pauvre anglais t'emmerde! Encore heureux je comprends le Français, tu peux en dire autant?

/watch?v=z-VtG6sUlJc&feature=r­elated See by ur self, u Chomsky fan out there always think he 's a great thinker, my ass...

[xjtbarnesx]

@93trm40 Thanks for the link, but in fact Chomsky didn't say that at all! You completely missed his point, and I'm sure it was either because of your English or poor English translations - which is not an indictment against you, please don't be offended. He said that the 9/11/73 Chilean coup was a worse 9/11 than the attacks which occurred in the US on 9/11/01, and then said SUPPOSE this were to happen in the US - to illustrate how significant the Chilean coup really was.

[93trm40]

@xjtbarnesx

No u wrong, he says "If Ben Laden plans had worked, Ben Laden would of invad USA with his army, go to the white house and kill president Bush and take over USA" This is exactly what he says. And yes my English is poor because im French. Anyone who belive in that Chomsky Ben Laden theory is a fool IMO...

[xjtbarnesx]

@93trm40 Sorry, no. He doesn't say anything like that. Pull out your English dictionary and look up the word "suppose." It's extremely frustrating and perplexing that you choose to maintain this view, despite Chomsky having never said that. In fact, he's said (and published) quite the opposite on multiple occasions.

If anyone else is interested in what 93trm40's referring to, it's Chomsky's statement made at about 10:10 on this clip: watch?v=8jiWU4uwZa0

[93trm40]

@xjtbarnesx

I dont know if u speack french or not, but im not trying to tell lie about Chomsky. The statement he made that night had a impact in France. French essayist, journalist and filmmaker Alain Soral have made a critic about this statement from Chomsky. So as u can see iam not alone i dont think we all missunderstood, like you saying...

[xjtbarnesx]

@93trm40 If the clip I pointed to is the bit you're citing, then there's no other conclusion to make. You're either misunderstanding him or lying. I'm not familiar with Alain Soral, but the fact that some media figure also misinterpreted the remark, perhaps deliberately, means absolutely nothing - that sort of thing routinely happens everywhere in the world. Here are two other articles where Chomsky essentially uses the same example:

[unfortunatebeam]

he looks like he's being interrogated lol. is this video drome?

[ArtVandalay666]

He's accused the US of terrorism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and a laundry list of war crimes, yet Truthers believe he's too afraid to accuse the US of conspiring to plan 9/11.

[extremepietbh]

@ArtVandalay666 fantastic point. I thought another great point made here was that 9/11 implicated saudis, not iraqis.

[amaryllisviolet]

Look at his body language. When he gives his verdicts he starts blinking like crazy, squinting and his hand gestures become more vigourous.

[extremepietbh]

@amaryllisviolet I agree with this, I think Noam Chomsky really is secretly an old person.

[SleeperCell1991]

He wouldn't stake his reputation on this 911 debate, he is smarter than that.

[ArtVandalay666]

@SleeperCell1991 You're right he already staked his reputation on Vietnam, Cuba, East Timor, the DRP, Honduras, Turkey, Laos, Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Venezuela, Colombia, Grenada, Cambodia, Argentina, Israel, World War II, World War I, the US media.

[ArtVandalay666]

@SleeperCell1991 He called the US the leading terrorist state in the world, said that by the standards of the Nuremburg Tribunals every post-WWII president would be hanged, said the biggest terror operation are the ones that are run out of Washington...but this 9/11 conspiracy, that was just too much intimidation to bear!

[ArtVandalay666]

Respond to this video...Not to mention he's probably been arrested at protest marches more times than you've clicked a play button on a YouTube Truther video. Should I go on?

[branscom81203]

Maybe it is true about what some have said about Chomsky being a "Gatekeeper". This interview makes me think about that as a possibility.

[GnarlyKittie]

@branscom81203

Chomsky has been consistent in his views and has never been on side with anything but the truth, this guy checks facts all day, and would probably encourage you to read about him and try to find some secret pro-govenment bias. He is an anarchist, if he believed there was a reasonable chance the government perped 911, he would be all over it, the way he was all over everything the US government ever did, because it would help his cause! I would say chomsky is on the level.

[0xFFF0]

israel didn't let him in because of environmental care reasons. one Chomsky can stink an area of 5234 squere miles. And israel is such a small country.

[knowthetruth1492]

@0xFFF0 , Im guessing that you are still in middle school.

[sharkattack1313]

@0xFFF0 and getting bigger everyday

[DarkwingScooter]

Chomsky also betrays a rather disappointing misunderstanding about who has the first burden of proof in a scientific theory.

The theory that was put forward was the so called "official version". If that theory is found to not conform to physical law it is not called a coincidence, it is a fact. One black is all that is needed to prove that all swans are not white.

If fire alone did not bring WTC7 down something else must have, this is not random unconnected observation, it is a falsification.

[DarkwingScooter]

Chomsky assumes that if people do come forward with information that they would be believed and their information acted upon, unfortunately there is no basis for that belief. Chomsky of all people should know better. That is ignoring the whole compartmentalization argument.

The other thing that Chomsky assumes is that the academic process can function normally in cases like this this. Again, there is no real basis for this claim, it is more a case of wishful thinking.

[neoyaku]

@DarkwingScooter I agree. I think that, surprisingly, Chomsky is not defining or considering alternate definitions of "the gov't", and is leaving it to the viewers to assume that when "conspiracy theorist" state "the gov't" that they mean the entire congress and higher officials down to the police force -- hence why Chomsky says there would be a huge LEAK of information somewhere (Which is true, had the entire gov't been involved), but both theories in this video don't define gov't the same.

[DarkwingScooter]

@neoyaku A lot of these arguments turn on subtle redefinitions of words, Chomsky being a cunning linguist himself is probably adept at the procedure.

"The government did it" of course does not mean that the whole machinery of state was involved, Chomsky should know this as well as any.

The point is that there are only two possible culprits: The laughable Al-Queda story or it was some intelligence services affair. On the basis of evidence alone the latter is the more likely.