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The Middle East: Realities and Fantasies
Hostages, terrorists, oil, the Gulf War, Lebanon, occupation, annexation, the intifada, Israel, the Palestinians, the peace process are the defining and emotionally charged terms and images that saturate our eyes and ears. Chomsky says,”Now, Europe is accepting that the Monroe Doctrine has been extended to the Middle East. That’s U.S. turf. We run it.” He also reviews the dismal media coverage of the region. He says, “Newspaper reporting is mostly editorial comments.”
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Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, by any measure, has led a most extraordinary life. In one index he is ranked as the eighth most cited person in history, right up there with Aristotle, Shakespeare, Marx, Plato and Freud. His contributions to modern linguistics are legendary. In addition to his pioneering work in that field, he has been a leading voice for peace and social justice for many decades. Chris Hedges says he is “America’s greatest intellectual” who “makes the powerful, as well as their liberal apologists, deeply uncomfortable.” The New Statesman calls him “the conscience of the American people.” He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. At 95, he continues to inform and inspire people all over the world. He is the author of scores of books, his latest are Consequences of Capitalism, Chronicles of Dissent and Notes on Resistance.
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