Noam Chomsky on US foreign policy

[bluegreen1138]

Chomsky for President

[mo39fhn]

Very articulate man, always a pleasure to hear him speak.

[k3304]

Chomsky is a jewish spineless snake

he needs the Richard Pearl treatment

the end of israel is coming soon !!

[breimosi]

actually , he's an atheist as far as i know

[RedShadow238]

@breimosi No, he is Jewish.

[breimosi]

@RedShadow238 Because his mother was? He does not believe in God. That makes him an Atheist.

[RedShadow238]

@breimosi No, he actually is Jewish. Look it up.

[breimosi]

@RedShadow238 No.

QUESTION: The spiritual dimension in terms of religion. Is that at all a factor?

CHOMSKY: For me, it's not. I am a child of the Enlightenment. I think irrational belief is a dangerous phenomenon, and I try to consciously avoid irrational belief.

[frea35g]

actually it's funny you say that because he demolished richard PERLE in a debate, and the debate is on youtube.

[louis12346]

Tony Blair needs to be King of one World Government,NWO and NAU,7-year plan aligns U.S. with Europe's economy[Transalantic World Government without Congress Review

Source: WorldNetDaily

[jqbtube]

What the heck are you talking about? It's nj3700 who made unsubstantiated assertions, and they are prima facie very different from what FeellikeDirt said he "was getting at".

[jqbtube]

"tedious and nauseatingly self absorbed"? Look in the mirror, fool.

[chavdar1925]

The Mongols devastated the Kurdish areas in the 13th century. Hulagu's Army eliminated many Kurdish tribal chiefs. In 14th century, Timur conquered most of Kurdistan&devastated Kurdish tribes. In fifteenth century Karakoyunlu rulers helped Kurdish chieftains to recover their lost influence. However, when the Akkoyunlu dynasty defeated the Karakoyunlu, Kurdish tribes were persecuted. The Akkoyunlu exterminated many notable ruling Kurdish families & appointed their own governors in their place

[ISbluntANevilB4ST4RD]

Thank you kassaralzabadi for uploading these discussions!

[killpolitics]

luxurysedanman : Your comment is inappropriate to this video. The video you are trying to promote by incorrect means is racist and offensive.

[hib00st]

You'll notice that people who want to put down those that have the courage to speak the truth are attacked personally. No mention of a particular topic, statement, examples of Chomsky are given. just attacks on this person to bring down his credibility which this man has in spades.

Btw, if you are looking for his "influence" on western TV, good luck. Not in the US. It might accidentally wake up the sheep and get them to think. we wouldn't want that! now go watch TMZ or Idol.

[killpolitics]

Reply to hib00st : Not sure if there's a misunderstanding here. My comment you replied to has nothing to do with this video or Chomsky. It was my response to a numbskull promoting his racist video indiscriminately. It has since been removed from Youtube. Re Chomsky & this video, see my 2 comments below. I'll be happy to reply if you have anything specific to say about them. I'm v much pro-Chomsky but also v doubtful that we'll get the real change we're looking for without some sort of violation.

[killpolitics]

Before I get hammered over my last posting a few minutes ago, let me just add that ruling politicians understand and respond only to the language of violence & power. To these folk words, however well expressed & convincing, are water off a duck's back. Either communicate with them in their own language or resign yourself to the fact that you're at best going to get only minimal change & progress and maybe even a lot worse than that. That's the real challenge.

[killpolitics]

No one since Russell has so clearly exposed the lies, rhetoric, "hidden" agendas, savagery & violence in our so-called advanced Western democracies. Chomsky paints a crystal clear situation. But it stops short of any concrete remedial action. As a pacifist, I feel words are better than violence & destruction. But history shows it is near impossible to get change without some sort of violence. A plan to blow up all parliament buildings in the West same day? This, of course, without loss of lives?

[jasaahae]

Dr. Avram Noam Chomsky is a jewish american who is very critical of the apartheid state of israel, so is he anti-semitic or a nazi??

that outrageous!

Dr. Chomsky tells the truth and that is why he is never shown on the jewish-controlled media in america!

Long Live Palestine!!!

[Bice404]

The West doesn´t dare have Chomsky on their mainstream media.

[PGAJAMIE411]

Say something substantive. Make a point. Or not.

[ghostfredrickj]

Ad hominem. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[davidtitterington]

nobody is useless. and any professor, especially one at MIT, influences many people. im not a professor of linguistics at a leading university. i am not on his level.

you are right. "Important" is relative. my bad.

why are his politics "crap". why is he a "self-serving egoist"?" you mean because he wants fame or something?

[AmberNightwolf]

If you hate him that much why did you click on and watch a video that has his name in the title?

[davidtitterington]

i wish you'd say why.

[gabecollett]

noam loox jetlagged

loox lixe hes nodding off

[davidtitterington]

He is a professor at MIT. He is very smart, very knowledgeable, and influences many important people.

[jmeiskues]

i dont become mesmerized, i think about theories put forth but an intelligent man WHO HAS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT HIS CLAIMS. you, on the otherhand, spew meaningless rhetoric because it makes you feel smart or soemthing. show me what he has said thats false and we can have a discussion.

[shuazz]

Like I said, the real influence of Chomsky are his theories that get diffused through public opinion and the academic community. You say he has absolutely no influence on the world, which is a little strange for someone who is frequently invited to have largely publicized talks.

Being uhh 'wrong' and having no influence are two very different things.

[shuazz]

Chomksy's influence in the world is not as easy to qualify as other, but it's there. He influences the academic community and that influence diffuses. It's inescapable that a language professor is going to speak seductively, but he's not a rhetorician per se, he doesn't need to be. Critics don't need to justify to cast an influence, they just need followers... and Chomsky certainly has those both in the USA and definitely abroad. I don't see your reasoning in saying that he's self-serving.

[artykbaev]

The day of reckoning for any aggressor, big or small - be it America's , Israel's or Uzbekistan's mafia systems; will come - possibly within this or next century.

[mowshetung]

Wow chomsky, you are a great fella. The way you sum up europe's own violent past as the beginning of SO MANY of the world's problems is just fantastic. Europe was divided and brutal since the fall of the Roman Empire and they carried their savage wars of expansion and greed to the four corners. Brilliantly stated, sir.

[AcePilot101]

Noam Chomsky is an anti-Zionist (Israel) Jew who attacks US foreign policy every chance he gets..Pakistan (Muslim State) and ally of USA has nuclear weapons (see crisis there)..

Muslim Zionists, heard of them? I bet not!

[PurpleLava]

He's an anti-Zionist Jew?  Is that an oxymoron?

[poop121]

No. Zionism means you support the state of Israel. He's against Israeli aggression.

[PurpleLava]

Thanks for the clarification. I thought Zionist was synonymous with Jewish.

[jqbtube]

How could you come to such an ignorant belief? It is inexcusable for anyone with an internet connection, where dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other sources are available at one's fingertips.

[PurpleLava]

Iqbtube: I assumed Zionist and Jewish were synonymous because of how I heard them used before. Obviously my assumption was wrong... But getting the definition of a word wrong doesn't amount to an 'ignorant belief'. Stop being so over dramatic.

[PurpleLava]

Iqbtube: I assumed Zionist and Jewish were synonymous because of how I heard them used before. Obviously my assumption was wrong... But getting the definition of a word wrong doesn't amount to an 'ignorant belief'. Stop being so over dramatic.

[jqbtube]

Apparently you don't know what that word "ignorant" means either.

[PurpleLava]

How so? Please elaborate.

[jqbtube]

Sigh. Thinking Zionist and Jewish are synonymous IS an ignorant belief, according to the meanings of "ignorant" and "belief". And it's hardly "over dramatic", as that ignorant belief is on a par with thinking that Nazi and German are synonymous.

[PGAJAMIE411]

You're right, and Chomsky should be noted for his intellect and bravery for speaking against the aggressions of the hijacked U.S. government as well as the actions of the illegitimate state of Israel. Are you a neocon Zionist? I bet so!

[freddiesings]

those weren't states. they were kingdoms, they were protectorates, they were feudal possessions, but the state in the modern sense began with the rise of the merchant class to political power in europe. you could make an argument that state-like forms existed even in Ur, but it did not have the same sort of power structure as the bureaucratic state.

[TheShield04]

States were around before Europe....Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Japan, China, I can go on...

[binladen57]

Well said Mr. Chomsky.

[stperkin]

I'm glad to know that now there are at least some Lebanse and Arabs that know that not all Americans are power hungry idiots.

[jeclark33]

me, too... now the other 75% just want to kill you... crazy extremes over there....

[nightpotato]

good thing i understood that.

[mickalene]

i never heard the word evil at all.

[PartyWithChumpsky]

The preservation of our rights and freedoms must be entrusted to a strong national defense and of the ability of the United States to negotiate with other nations from a position of strength. Enough of your America is the root of all evil anarchist nonsense.

[loyalopposition]

Power comes from respect and admiration, if it is to last. Using force to maintain power without justification will only endanger our people more. No one is saying America is the root of evil, but like two children on a playground screaming "He started it", you can only respond "You perpetuated it".

[Five4Finishing]

Well said.

[relarerfhjk]

yes PWC the US is'nt the "root of all evil" who said it was. yes, the US must have a strong national defence but it must not violate of other peoples right to defence such as the people of Nicaragua the US has committed acts of terrorism, and has been condemned by the UN Security Council and the World Court and Henry Kissinger has been indicted by magisrates in 7 countries for war crimes. none of what you said takes away from that

[Blobulous]

Perhaps Chomsky knew the questions beforehand, or had a translator? Or maybe he's just a linguistic genius and can understand arabic from a native speaker speaking casually.

[jeclark33]

you can see he is reading something on the table when the host speaks.

[azara4life]

It is probably the translation of the questions, besides what is your point?

[jeclark33]

stop questioning authority or I will either send the thought police to your house or a group of cranky college deconstructionists for a hummus and couscous tabouli potluck dinner.

[stperkin]

Yeah your right. We probably shouldn't try to understand the nature of things and just unquestionably follow authority figures... Are you f#(%in nuts?

[jeclark33]

you are taking this out of context, peanut gallery man.... now go eat some more tabouli

[dalpaugh]

This may be the best interview I've seen with Chomsky - and that's without even knowing what the questions were. I wish I knew what the interviewer was saying.

[addiyat2007]

British were the ol' evil. now US playing this role..Need a revolution thru out the world to oust their doctrine,brain washing 'liquid' and perhaps, their civilization, whn it's built at the cost of many things.

[fernandorosdav]

chomsky is comparable to people like, marx, smith, kant, plato, aristotle etc.

[icantfindanamethis]

i wish people would really listen to that and stop belieivng all these happy happy joy joy bullshit explanations were supposed to swallow, like everything occurs in a vacuum;

They deserve far more.

"The rhetoric that comes from centers of power are MEANINGLESS"

when will people wake up?

[XXXxxxXXXxxx11]

I like Chomsky and have been following him in general, but i really think he makes the big mistake of portraying Europeans as a whole as being the root of all evil.

[addiyat2007]

It's true europeans are the root for evil 'Imperialism'. They(English,French,Spaniards,­dutch)sucked off the poor countries and seeded the poisonous tree of confusion and conflicts whn the left. This world wud be much better if those didn't happen.

[XXXxxxXXXxxx11]

I think that statements as this, i.e. "the europeans are the root of evil" are not constructive at all, plus they are potentially dangerous. How does it sound to you if somebody says "jews are the root of evil"? It's the same thing.

Europeans colonized other parts of the world purely because they developed the capacity to do so before anyone else could, not because they're evil. Labelling civilizations and nations as the root of x evil is unacceptable.

[BoruJudasDedrich]

True.

Most, if not all, groups of people have had to conquer or be conquered. Europeans are just the leading conquerors right now.

[XXXxxxXXXxxx11]

Boru, just checked your account..

I'm also supporting Ron Paul for the republican candidacy and feel very angry with all that bashing from mainstream media. I admire his calmness seeing how some "journalists" treat his campaign and his whole attempts at waking up people(who btw seem much more awake than FOX or CNN or MSNBC would make you think they were)

[TheShield04]

you just say that because you are from europe.

[vksharma20]

At last Chomsky found most suited news channel for him i.e. Arab channel, where he can propogate his looney theories and praise tyrants and human right violaters. And ofcourse his usual US and Israel bashing. I am so happy for chomsky.

[veryopenmind]

Read history vksharma, looney theories lol ... as for lunatics, i love "professor" dershovitz he couldnt write a book so he stole contents from other books (without putting that on footnotes) and best part was his choice of human rights orgs, complete fraud and bullshit. And still he gets massive public support.

[vksharma20]

Harvard University looked into the allegations of plagiarism made by Finkelstein and supported Dershowitz. Say whatever about Dershowitz but at least he is for peace in ME and supports two state solution regarding Israel and Palestine, unlike Chomsky who never talk about solutions or alternatives but always muddies the water and invariably and out of proportion bash Israel.

[voxesencial]

"At last Chomsky found most suited news channel for him i.e. Arab channel, where he can propogate his looney theories and praise tyrants and human right violaters"

LBC (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation) is a liberal, pro-democratic, western-oriented channel, and the interviewer actually takes a reasonably confrontational approach. your generalizations just reveal your ignorance and bigotry

[vksharma20]

I accept your criticism of my gross generalisation. Since my Arabic is not good, I should have stick my criticism to Chomsky's statements. I stand corrected.

[evanbleker]

...so it seems that a collective workplace may actually increase productivity and product quality in some situations.

[evanbleker]

Mr. Numbers,

Its interesting that you say that. Recent business thought has put a lot more emphasis on "egalitarian" and "self managed" or "Employee run" organizational structures. Two good examples are Harley Davidson (in which employees make key decision and run the company), and Toyota (which is less employee-ran, but uses a work-team approach).

[09858762]

Anarcho-syndicalism isn't "freaky." What's freaky is that people are willing to submit themselves to managerial, Republican-style, workplaces when anarcho-syndicalist examples have clearly existed and not only existed but existed with more efficiency than managerial workplaces. Anarcho-syndicalism favors a workplace run by the workers. In 1930s Spain, collective workers were far more productive than managerially-run workers.

[nj3700]

"It doesnt mean he is a paranoid ultra-leftist."

I think the term he used for himself was "Anarcho-Syndicalist". I think it was supposed to distinguish him from orthodox Marxists. Anyhow, sounds freaky to me.

[SiliconBong]

What kind of clown would boil salami?

[SiliconBong]

What idiot would boil a salami ?

[Stumpdinky]

Noam, Chomsky once rang my doorbell, as I answered, I discovered him in a clown costume (big shoes, fake nose and all). He slapped me with a wet boiled salami stick, and then gave me a balloon that said "fiddle sticks". Then he vanished into a cloud of smoke that mysteriously appeared.

[meowmixtures]

ur creative dinky

[case209]

wow that was so funny i forgot to laugh, get a life u waste of fucking turd

[Grizzly0679]

""early dismissing of Khmer Rouge genocide" source?"

None exist. And it's obvious that anyone who comes to that conclusion surely hasn't read anything written by Chomsky himself.

[000GUN1]

The definition of faith is to believe in something without evidence. This is a man who is a walking encyclopedia of factual based information, and you describe his audience as " a faith-based community"?

As for the cult of personality thing applying to him, it's not even worth dignifying the comment.

[immanuelt]

"divisive polemics and paranoid conspiracies"??

Is this the first time you hear Chomksy? He has hyperbolic statements every once in a while but I can't see the "paranoid conspiracies" in UN, Amnesty International,etc reports.. which you cant see on CNN or britain's Sky of course. It doesnt mean he is a paranoid ultra-leftist.

[nj3700]

How could his divisive polemics and paranoid conspiracies ever produce a better society -- he can't even foster a civil discussion!! Too much arrogance. Too ideological. What a waste of a great intellect.

And Xena makes a good point -- he is all over the place, because he has never been able to come to terms with his earlier radicalism (such as early dismissing of Khmer Rouge genocide).

[Redcarpet01]

"early dismissing of Khmer Rouge genocide" source?

[fusionguitar]

You're right, maybe he should stop condemning mass violence and repression. He should be more humble and respectful toward it. How dare he.

[KilljoySlasher]

We are so used to being lied to by media figures that we can't bring ourselves to believe that someone could be so straightforward, unfortunately, this man probably has less influence then a total nut like Bill O'Reilly.

[KilljoySlasher]

I understand that some my be all to willing to listen without questioning, yet if you go threw his research, check his citations, check his facts, you'll be surprised to find out that it's all solid.

Tell me, when has he been caught misinforming, or distorting the truth.

[moaphime]

hes so clear that i can understand the subject of discussion without being able to understand the questions

[11001100l]

Chomsky is the God of Clarity, thank you sir. You can tell in your gut when one speaks the truth.... trust your gut and learn more.

[saxz99]

hahaha I have to imagine the questions, it's a lot of fun

[nj3700]

His fans are unquestioning, obedient hero-worshippers for whom he can do no wrong. This is exactly the authoritarian society we want to avoid -- cult of personality, and mindless followers. Questioning one of Chomsky's statements lead to angry denunciations by the dittoheads. The mindless, knee-jerk defenders of Chomsky are so uncritical that it can only be termed a faith-based community, not an intellectual one.

[tuntiturpaan]

The nice thing about agreeing with a lot of Chomsky's stuff is that I rarely run out of valid points, and I get to enjoy the likes of you making clowns out of themselves, while you're desperately trying to veer the discussion into a mudslinging contest due to an apparent lack of arguments. Also, coming from what I assume to be a right-winger, your post contains the highest concentration of irony known to man.

[FeellikeDirt]

I agree with a lot of what Chomsky says also, but I think what nj3700 was getting at, was that Chomsky isn't infallible. No one is. And I think Chomsky himself would want his fans to be open-minded and to be able question anything first, and then draw conclusions.

[1d10cy]

yes, I agree, even Chomsky states in his books don't take my word as gospel, research it yourself, check into it, have your own opinions.

[poop121]

He has in effect said just that in interviews. He wants you to question everything and not just blindly follow him.

[jqbtube]

Uh, no, "what nj3700 was getting at" was very explicit, and is very different from what you suggest. Sheesh.

[XenagogueVicene]

Chomsky is a rambling prof who says everything and nothing...he calls himself an "anarchist" and called on people to VOTE KERRY in the '04 election. He is against the excesses of Capitalist Imperialism, but calls on International Law to solve the problem? Get real.

[Davey1977]

Who he voted for/supported in one election is irrelevant to his principles. You can choose the lesser of two evils to have a positive impact in the real world while keeping your moral/intellectual integrity intact.

And I fail to see the contradiction or hypocrisy in denouncing imperialism and supporting international law.

Get real.

[jqbtube]

He said that the Kerry branch of the business party was marginally better given the extremes of the Bush administration, moron.

[kuddlemeister]

his logic of history has many flaws...the unification of china over the last 4000 years is not a western construct!!!

[trisix99]

I agree with everything Chomsky says, don't get me wrong... but because Europe had established these state systems through violence that would endure times of peace, it's institutions flourished and knowledge flourished. Intellectuals like Noam Chomsky are produced in these state systems. You definitely do not see leaders from Arab worlds without a Western education. Would anyone agree?

[kassaralzabadi]

Well. For the time being, I can tell you that the most important question is the first one. The interviewer mentions "Surprise, Security, and the American Experience" by John Lewis Gaddis

[kassaralzabadi]

which considers Bush strategy similar to that of Adams and Roosevelt, and that this strategy is valid after 9-11.

[kiloscott]

Hey, no kidding, can somebody translate the interviewer and subtitle this? I suppose we can infer his questions from Chomsky's replies, but it would certainly be helpful. Chomsky rules! He also rocks.

[blubuddha]

my hero

[anticonsumer]

thank you for the video!

[genghisshmenghis]

I would very much appreciate an english translation of the translator.

[assaultivebear]

Thanks a lot for posting this ,very very interesting stuff from Chomsky here on topics he has rarely if ever discussed.

[qwerty4197]

thanks a bunch for adding this! be sure to check out Chomsky's DemocarcyNOW! interview on 7/14 on the crisis:

http://www.democracynow.org/ar­ticle.pl?sid=06/07/14/146258