Noam Chomsky on Newsnight BBC

(2011.03.08) Jeremy Paxman's interview with Professor in linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist, Noam Chomsky.

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[MPA34]

Does anyone else want to friend Noam Chomsky on Facebook?

[Graham6762]

The war in Iraq is still going don't buy the propaganda. They brought in 100 thousand mercenaries and then took out 50 thousand combat soldiers. Then labeled the remaining troops non-combat.

[peoman2]

Goodness me the interviewer is spectacularly ignorant.

[HuxleyWasRight]

paxman's incredulity when chomsky suggests things are worse under Obama is illustrative of the way the media think Obama is some kind of dove on foreign policy, Paxman is probably totally oblivious to the fact Obama is waging 5-6 wars, he increased the afghan war, is carrying on Bush's policy in Iraq and had increased drone strikes in pakistan, HE MAY NOT HAVE STARTED THESE WARS, BUT THEY'RE NOW HIS WARS, HE FAILED TO END ANY OF THEM.

[theultimateshoe]

love Paxmans shocked pause when Noam says he uses a computer :oooooo

[tomwash1]

Assange reckons that the Arab Spring revolutions never used Facebook or Twitter because they are heavily monitored. Repressive governments want people to use these sites so that uprisings can be quickly stamped out.

[fpscockyboi]

chomsky makes paxman look like the massive smug bellend he secretly is

[CrapOfTheWorld]

@zhwarday88 I think he was emphasising the difference between 'would be hanged' and 'should be hanged'.

[rhatcher010]

@prosmurf The internet is much more than a diversion. If left open and free it may well be the last true democracy. Government's understand this too well and often shutdown or control the internet. In the case of the Egyptian and Tunisian uprisings against US backed tyrannies, the internet played a major role in giving voice to a benighted people. Communication has never been faster or more robust in human history. Its not a trivial matter.

[zhwarday88]

i am a great admirer of Chomsky, but he misled on what he "famously said" about US presidents and Nuremberg. Just search on "If the Nuremberg laws were applied" at google.