Turks & Armenians - War, Geopolitics and History

Fill Video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLyYcWNwM0 In this video, Noam Chomsky introduces Fisk, who goes on to discuss the many problems with corporate journalism about the Middle East, including a profoundly racist lack of interest in the suffering that Westerners cause the victims of their invasions.

Noam Chomsky, professor, linguistics, MIT Robert Fisk, correspondent, The Independent Journalist Robert Fisk of the UK-based publication, The Independent, recounts his experiences traveling around the world and living in the Middle East, Fisk speaks on history and geopolitics in the Middle East. His focus is on the problems with journalism in the United States, which include an over-reliance on what government authorities say and the common mode of reporting 'from Baghdad' but entirely within the confines of a hotel room. Using newspaper articles and speeches from politicians, Fisk illustrates the lack of concern for Iraqis as human beings. Fisk's talk also looks at the Armenian genocide, which was downplayed in Western media.

After the talk, Fisk fields questions ranging from the rumors of civil war in Iraq to the situation in Lebanon.

The event was organized by the Armenian National Committee's Eastern Region in conjunction with the Technology and Culture Forum at MIT and the Harvard Alliance for Justice in the Middle East. Additional sponsors included the MIT Thistle, the MIT Social Justice Cooperative, and the Nation Institute.

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[keghamminas]

GOD BLESS YOU NOAM CHOMSKY , THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS A GENOCIDE !

NOT A SIMPLE TRAGEDY ! IT'S THE FIST HOLOCIST THOUGH I DO NOT LIKE

IMITATION OF WORDS ! WE SHALL NOT LET 90 YEARS TURK MURDERES TO

GO WITH IT !

[ArmenianNetwork]

@keghamminas The speaker is Robert Fisk, Not Chomsky.

[HwDzBoxerHovo]

THANK YOU!

[utkusarioglu]

insincere

[tanveerandkashmir]

"The page is turning in Turkey", judges Fisk. A very high accolade I would say.

[SocialDemocrat1789]

What date was this?

[818ARM3N1AN]

GOD BLESS !!!!

[818ARM3N1AN]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vicious90x]

Robert Fisk is the voice of all those who cried for help in the desert. God bless you and thank you for speaking on this. You are a true hero

[GAkopyan31]

Dr. Fisk, it was truly an honor hearing your talk on the neglected concerns regarding the Middle East. Your careful documentation on the Armenian genocide, in particular, moved me to tears, as I've lost much of my family generations ago to that heinous massacre. I currently reside in the United States and would like to get more politically involved so that America may reconsider its current stance on the Armenian genocide. Do you have any suggestions?