Conversations With History - Louise Richardson

"What Terrorists Want"

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Louise Richardson, Executive Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for a discussion of how to understand terrorism and contain the threat.

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[ForexReviewsCentral]

The theme music is annoying

[emotionalinvalid]

Terrorism as defined by this great expert Louise Richardson:"the deliberate targeting of noncombatants for a political purpose". The killing of about a million noncombatants in Iraq and Afghanistan by the US "state"(as opposed to we the people or we the 99%)is by far the greater evil. Of course 911 was a horrible act. But those that still believe that 911 was a cause for Islam vs 911 was blowback" to bloody policies of US state pre 911, are ignorant of US republic become empire post ww2.

[emotionalinvalid]

The theme music on basic synthesizer reminds me of the old Gumby claymation children's series. Besides the point i know. Both Gumby and this series are great in their different ways.

[thantawa]

Thanks!

[emotionalinvalid]

@samuidave I totally agree with you against of our post ww2 policies(exploitative, destructive and deadly ACTIONS)in the middle east, not to mention in Latin America, Asia and Africa. But because she does not question our policies in the middle east in this particular interview does not mean she agrees or disagrees with them. That is a question that was not put to her. She seems to infer here and there to be critical of our policies in middle east. Just an assumption. We should do a search.

[emotionalinvalid]

interesting how she uses the pause sound ehm instead of the usual american umh or ahh. However she uses that poor speaking fallback less than most american speakers. the UK journalists and speakers seem really good at not using this pause speaking sound, word, whatever one calls it. They just stay silent until they find there thought pattern again. Not saying the British or good speakers have the higher moral ground. Probably this comment makes me dumber than most. just "killing time"

[emotionalinvalid]

This woman knows the score. She knows for one thing that Terrorism is more an effect than cause. The cause for terrorism is desperatation in trying something to get the oppressor hegemonic imperialist group or state from oppressing and exploiting your politically and economically weak(but often resource rich) people or state. She is right up there with Tariq Ali, Parenti, Chomsky, et al. She is a valuable person that our leaders should consult with.

[Hollywood1898]

Did he die?

[samuidave]

She never seems to question 'why' America even has policies in the middle east, accepting that it does and these are defacto just policies.

[nanabnuk]

To create Israel, the zioniste used terrorism. To liberate France, De Gaule used terrorism.

Irish to liberate themselves used terrorism.

Palestinian to liberate themselves used terrorisn. So what is the line between terrorism and resistance.

USA is using terrorism by financing a terrorist state like the Zionist in Palestine.