U.S. Grand Strategy: Global Rule by Force
The New Imperial World Order is officially underway. The National Security Strategy document lays it all out. Bush has told the world, It’s our way or the highway. The U.S. reserves the right to attack anyone at any time. Like the empires of old, the U.S. clothes its aggressive intentions in the name of peace. America is innocent and a victim. But, “If war is forced upon us” as Bush said in his State of the Union speech, then America will fight. Despite high levels of pro-war propaganda, there is a rising tide of resistance to U.S. hegemony. “Protests in the U.S. and elsewhere are at levels that have no historical precedent,” says Noam Chomsky. The Guardian calls Chomsky, “One of the radical heroes of our age.” He drew 20,000 people, filling a stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Recorded at the World Social Forum.
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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 97, though having health setbacks, he continues to inform and inspire people all over the world. He is the author of scores of books, including Masters of Mankind, Consequences of Capitalism, Chronicles of Dissent, and Notes on Resistance. He is co-author with Edward Herman of Manufacturing Consent. His latest books are The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World and Surviving the 21st Century.
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