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Pirates and Emperors, Old and New
This updated edition of Noam Chomsky’s classic dis-section of terrorism explores the role of the U.S. in the Middle East, and reveals how the media manipulates -public opinion about what constitutes "terrorism." This edition includes new chapters covering the second Palestinian intifada that began in October 2000; an analysis of the impact of September 11 on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East; a deconstruction of depictions and perceptions of terrorism since that date; as well as the original sections on Iran and the U.S. bombing of Libya. Chomsky starts by tracing the changing meaning of "terrorism," examining how it originally referred to violent acts by "governments designed to ensure popular submission." He calls its current application "retail terrorism," practiced by "thieves who molest the powerful." Chomsky argues that appreciating the differences between state terror and nongovernmental terror is crucial to stopping terrorism, and understanding why atrocities like the bombing of the World Trade Center happen. In comparing the "war on terror" launched by George W. Bush to that of his father and Ronald Reagan’s administrations, Chomsky recalls Winston Churchill’s summation of the terror by the "The rich and powerful have every right to demand that they be left in peace to enjoy what they have gained, often by violence and terror; the rest can be ignored as long as they suffer in silence, but if they interfere with the lives of those who rule the world by right, the ‘terrors of the earth� will be visited upon them with righteous wrath, unless power is constrained from within." Pirates and Emperors is a brilliant account of the workings of state terrorism by the world’s foremost critic of U.S. imperialism. An internationally acclaimed philosopher, linguist, and political activist, Noam Chomsky teaches at MIT.
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958books16.7kfollowersAvram Noam Chomsky is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American left as a consistent critic of U.S. foreign policy, contemporary capitalism, and corporate influence on political institutions and the media.
Born to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia, Chomsky developed an early interest in anarchism from alternative bookstores in New York City. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania. During his postgraduate work in the Harvard Society of Fellows, Chomsky developed the theory of transformational grammar for which he earned his doctorate in 1955. That year he began teaching at MIT, and in 1957 emerged as a significant figure in linguistics with his landmark work Syntactic Structures, which played a major role in remodeling the study of language. From 1958 to 1959 Chomsky was a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. He created or co-created the universal grammar theory, the generative grammar theory, the Chomsky hierarchy, and the minimalist program. Chomsky also played a pivotal role in the decline of linguistic behaviorism, and was particularly critical of the work of B.F. Skinner.
An outspoken opponent of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, which he saw as an act of American imperialism, in 1967 Chomsky rose to national attention for his anti-war essay "The Responsibility of Intellectuals". Becoming associated with the New Left, he was arrested multiple times for his activism and placed on President Richard M. Nixon's list of political opponents. While expanding his work in linguistics over subsequent decades, he also became involved in the linguistics wars. In collaboration with Edward S. Herman, Chomsky later articulated the propaganda model of media criticism in Manufacturing Consent, and worked to expose the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. His defense of unconditional freedom of speech, including that of Holocaust denial, generated significant controversy in the Faurisson affair of the 1980s. Chomsky's commentary on the Cambodian genocide and the Bosnian genocide also generated controversy. Since retiring from active teaching at MIT, he has continued his vocal political activism, including opposing the 2003 invasion of Iraq and supporting the Occupy movement. An anti-Zionist, Chomsky considers Israel's treatment of Palestinians to be worse than South African–style apartheid, and criticizes U.S. support for Israel.
Chomsky is widely recognized as having helped to spark the cognitive revolution in the human sciences, contributing to the development of a new cognitivistic framework for the study of language and the mind. Chomsky remains a leading critic of U.S. foreign policy, contemporary capitalism, U.S. involvement and Israel's role in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and mass media. Chomsky and his ideas are highly influential in the anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements. Since 2017, he has been Agnese Helms Haury Chair in the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.
Born to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia, Chomsky developed an early interest in anarchism from alternative bookstores in New York City. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania. During his postgraduate work in the Harvard Society of Fellows, Chomsky developed the theory of transformational grammar for which he earned his doctorate in 1955. That year he began teaching at MIT, and in 1957 emerged as a significant figure in linguistics with his landmark work Syntactic Structures, which played a major role in remodeling the study of language. From 1958 to 1959 Chomsky was a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. He created or co-created the universal grammar theory, the generative grammar theory, the Chomsky hierarchy, and the minimalist program. Chomsky also played a pivotal role in the decline of linguistic behaviorism, and was particularly critical of the work of B.F. Skinner.
An outspoken opponent of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, which he saw as an act of American imperialism, in 1967 Chomsky rose to national attention for his anti-war essay "The Responsibility of Intellectuals". Becoming associated with the New Left, he was arrested multiple times for his activism and placed on President Richard M. Nixon's list of political opponents. While expanding his work in linguistics over subsequent decades, he also became involved in the linguistics wars. In collaboration with Edward S. Herman, Chomsky later articulated the propaganda model of media criticism in Manufacturing Consent, and worked to expose the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. His defense of unconditional freedom of speech, including that of Holocaust denial, generated significant controversy in the Faurisson affair of the 1980s. Chomsky's commentary on the Cambodian genocide and the Bosnian genocide also generated controversy. Since retiring from active teaching at MIT, he has continued his vocal political activism, including opposing the 2003 invasion of Iraq and supporting the Occupy movement. An anti-Zionist, Chomsky considers Israel's treatment of Palestinians to be worse than South African–style apartheid, and criticizes U.S. support for Israel.
Chomsky is widely recognized as having helped to spark the cognitive revolution in the human sciences, contributing to the development of a new cognitivistic framework for the study of language and the mind. Chomsky remains a leading critic of U.S. foreign policy, contemporary capitalism, U.S. involvement and Israel's role in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and mass media. Chomsky and his ideas are highly influential in the anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements. Since 2017, he has been Agnese Helms Haury Chair in the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.
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March 17, 2018
الكتاب عبارة عن الثلاث فصول الاولى من كتاب ارهاب القراصنة وارهاب الأباطرة وكنت قراءت الكتاب من فترة فقلت فرصة اعيد قراءته مرة ثانية والترجمة المرة ده احسن الصراحة مضافا اليها هوامش مهمة .
كعادة تشومسكي كتاب مهم ومن مميزات اشومسكي عندما تقرأ له كانك بتقرأ قصة سياسية اسلوب سهل لايصال المعلومة.
الكتاب مقسم الى ثلاث فصول
الفصل الأول :
يتكلم ان المنظرون الديمقراطيون لاحظوا منذ زمن طويل أنه فى المجتمع المتحرر مثل أمريكا الذي يكون للشعب فيه صوت مسموع وتكون الحكومة لا تقدر على استخدام وسائل العنف فى الدفاع عن مصالح النخبة التي تسيطر على شئون البلاد ، يتعين على النخبة ضمان ألا ينطق هذا الصوت إلا بأشياء الملائمة ، وابتكار اساليب لصناعة الموافقة ، وطبعا اهم ابتكار هو الاعلام الذى يصنع ما يسمى بهندسة الموافقة. لكن فى الدول الاخري يتم استخدام العنف حتى لا يتم النطق الا بأشياء ملائمة.
ومن ضمن الاساليب لعمل غسيل مخ للشعب عمل مناظرات سياسية فيفرح الشعب ويتغنى بالحرية لكنه لا يعلم ان المناظرة تكون داخل افتراضات سياسية مسبقة تضم مذاهب اساسية لتضمن الالتزام بالخط السائد .
واعطى مثال على ذلك موقف امريكا واسرائيل فى عملية السلام وحرب فيتنام .
الفصل الثانى :
بدأ الفصل بزيارة من شيمون بيريز لرئيس امريكا ريجان عام 1985 لمناقشة عملية السلام فى منطقة الشرق الاوسط
وتعجب تشومسكي من كيف يتم الحديث عن السلام بين اثنين من أكبر قادة ارهاب فى العالم ، وذلك لأنهم يتحدثوا عن السلام من وجهة نظر أمريكا الذى لا يهدد الوجود الفلسطيني بل يلغيه ، وحتى عندما طرح عرفات حل لاعتراف متبادل بين الدولتين عام 1984 رفضته اسرائيل ولم ترد عليه امريكا اساسا ، ولم يقوم الاعلام الامريكي حتى بنشر الخبر ، بل عام 1985 قصفت اسرائيل جواً مدينة حمام بتونس للقضاء على منظمة التحرير وعلى عرفات وقتلت مدنيين ولم تلام من احد .
وتكلم عن غزو اسرائيل للبنان وان منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية التى كانت وقتها فى لبنان التزمت بوقف اطلاق النار لمدة عام وكان ذلك كارثة لاسرائيل لانها يهدد سياسة التهرب من اقرار تسوية اسرائيلية ، فأخذت تقوم بأعمال عدائية حتى ترد المنظمة وتتخذ اسرائيل اى سبب للقيام بغزو لبنان ، وقال ان الذى سهل غزو لبنان اتفاقية السلام التى قامت بين اسرائيل ومصر لأن اسرائيل صعب جدا انها تقوم بغزو لبنان وليست مؤمنة حدودها مع مصر .
وتكلم مؤرخ عسكري اسرئيلي ان من اهداف الغزو عمل نظام جديد موالى لاسرائيل في لبنان والشرق الاوسط ، ودفع مسيرة التحول الساداتى لبقية الدول العربية
عشان بس يارب الناس تعرف ان الكلام ان اتفاقية السلام مع اسرائيل كانت ضد اسرائيل وان السادات ضحك عليهم والكلام ده كله اى كلام الصراحة , لما يكونوا مش عايزين سلام مش هيتعمل سلام وهيستمروا فى اشعال المنطقة واتخاذ اى اسباب للعدوان ولما يكونوا عايزين سلام هيتعمل بشروطهم وبمباركة امريكية طالما احنا اصلا ورئيسنا بنقول ان الحل فى يد امريكا الى هيا اصلا اكبر حليف لاسرائيل فى الدنيا كلها
الفصل الثالث :
تكلم عن معمر القذافى وكيف اتهمت امريكا ليبيا بالقيام بعمل ارهابى فى مطاري روما وفيينا وذلك السبب فى ضرب أمريكا لخليج سرت , ومع ان وزيري الداخلية النمساوي والايطالى قالوا انه امريكا لم تقدم دليل لإدانة ليبيا الا ان امريكا قامت بالهجوم.
وامريكا ايضا اتهمت ليبيا بتفجير ملهى ليلي ببرلين وبدون ايضا اى دليل ، قامت امريكا بقصف بنى غازي وطرابلس .
فامريكا تقوم باستخدام كلمة ارهاب لاى عمل تقوم به اى دولة او منظمة ضد مصلحة أمريكا لكن عندما تقوم امريكا واسرائيل باعمال اكثر ارهابا وحتى ابادة جماعية يسمى انتقاما او دفاع عن النفس وليس ارهابا .
كتاب جيد انصح به .
December 7, 2014
The Politics of Terrorism
21 June 2012
I remember reading this book a few years ago. A friend of mine had leant me a Chomsky book () and I literally lapped it up so when I was visiting my local library and found a copy of this book I immediately borrowed it and read it. I remember going to a 80s party around the same time and the thing that was sticking in my head was 'Ronald Reagan's War on Terror' and so to fit in with the 80s theme, I threw on a camo-shirt and went as 'Ronald Reagan's War on Terror'. I also remember (I think it was the same party) sitting around the outside fire at 6:00 am in the morning, under the influence of many substances, when one of our friends burst out onto the balcony above us and screamed out 'Ronald Reagan has just died'. There was a pregnant pause before everybody literally burst out in laughter.
The main theme of this book is summed up in a quote that he uses at the beginning of the book. Alexander the Great confronts a Mediterranean pirate and demands that he cease his pirating activities he Alexander would have to do something about it. The pirate captain replies by saying 'the only difference between you are I is that you have an army'. In essence, what Chomsky is saying (particularly since this book was originally written in 1987) was that the difference between the PLO and the American Government is that the American government has much more resources. In the end both organisations practice terrorism and are terrorists.
The idea that Chomsky is exploring in this book is how states can be terrorists and that just because a state does something it does not necessarily mean that it is not terrorism. Once again it really comes down to the concept of history being written by the winners. The example that Chomsky uses above with regards to Alexander is that he was no different to the pirate except that because of his army he could commit acts of piracy with impunity. It does not matter whether a ship of rag-tag pirates raids the city of Tyre and carries of a heap of loot, or if Alexander's army lays siege to the city of Tyre and carries of its loot: it is the same thing. The only difference is that when Alexander justifies his act of piracy he has an army to back him up.
We need to remember that when this book was written, Hamas did not exist (they came about during the second Intifada, or war of stones). In a way Fatah did not exist either, as they only came about after the PLO decided to lay down its arms and to seek a political solution. However certain groups chose not to accept the PLO ,or its leader Arafat, as to them he was a terrorist and would always be a terrorist. A similar situation occurred in Northern Ireland with regards to the IRA, and its political arm, Sin Fein. The IRA chose to cease fighting and to seek a political solution, however the protestant elements of Northern Ireland refused to have anything to do with the IRA because they were terrorists. However, from scenes of Northern Ireland that I have seen, the .
One example that Chomsky uses in this book is when a cruise ship () was hijacked by PLO terrorists and a Jewish man in a wheel chair () was pushed off the ship and into the water. There was a huge furore over this which resulted in the bombing of Palestine. What Chomsky is demonstrating here is that there was outrage when a crippled old man was killed yet when hundreds of Palestinian women and children were killed in the retaliation there was no backlash whatsoever. Because the United States holds a position of power they can act with impunity.
This has been seen time and time again when an unfriendly government arises in a nearby country (usually Latin America) and as a result arms are supplied to certain groups that are seeking to overthrow the government. While the United States on one hand champions democracy, it is only a very narrow form of democracy that they champion: one that will allow American business interests into the country without asking any questions and to operate with impunity. As soon as a government arises that champions state owned infrastructure, the United States goes out of its way to remove said government. Further, the tight control of the media in the United States means that only a certain version of events gets shown to the public.
This was the case with Salvatore Allande in Chile. He was a socialist who was seeking socialist solutions to the country's problems. However the United States did not like him or his policies, and as such went out of the way to destroy the country economically. When it became clear that Chile's economy was going nowhere fast, a pro-capitalist dictator, Augusto Pinocet, was put in power with the help of the military: Allande and all of his supporters were rounded up and either imprisoned or killed. As a result Chile became a military dictatorship for over a decade. For a country that claims to champion freedom and democracy, their actions in Chile were outright hypocritical.
Chomsky's major gripe is with the media and how stories are selected based upon what they want the people to hear. His point is that there are many horrendous acts going on around the world, committed by pro and anti-US governments. However it is only the actions of anti-US governments that hit the media. Take for example Iran. Not a day goes by without the US media bashing Iran and its government. However there are other governments that support the US but are notorious for supressing freedom of speech and being incredibly corrupt. However, corruption also exists in the United States, it is just obfuscated using works like lobby groups and political donations.
21 June 2012
I remember reading this book a few years ago. A friend of mine had leant me a Chomsky book () and I literally lapped it up so when I was visiting my local library and found a copy of this book I immediately borrowed it and read it. I remember going to a 80s party around the same time and the thing that was sticking in my head was 'Ronald Reagan's War on Terror' and so to fit in with the 80s theme, I threw on a camo-shirt and went as 'Ronald Reagan's War on Terror'. I also remember (I think it was the same party) sitting around the outside fire at 6:00 am in the morning, under the influence of many substances, when one of our friends burst out onto the balcony above us and screamed out 'Ronald Reagan has just died'. There was a pregnant pause before everybody literally burst out in laughter.
The main theme of this book is summed up in a quote that he uses at the beginning of the book. Alexander the Great confronts a Mediterranean pirate and demands that he cease his pirating activities he Alexander would have to do something about it. The pirate captain replies by saying 'the only difference between you are I is that you have an army'. In essence, what Chomsky is saying (particularly since this book was originally written in 1987) was that the difference between the PLO and the American Government is that the American government has much more resources. In the end both organisations practice terrorism and are terrorists.
The idea that Chomsky is exploring in this book is how states can be terrorists and that just because a state does something it does not necessarily mean that it is not terrorism. Once again it really comes down to the concept of history being written by the winners. The example that Chomsky uses above with regards to Alexander is that he was no different to the pirate except that because of his army he could commit acts of piracy with impunity. It does not matter whether a ship of rag-tag pirates raids the city of Tyre and carries of a heap of loot, or if Alexander's army lays siege to the city of Tyre and carries of its loot: it is the same thing. The only difference is that when Alexander justifies his act of piracy he has an army to back him up.
We need to remember that when this book was written, Hamas did not exist (they came about during the second Intifada, or war of stones). In a way Fatah did not exist either, as they only came about after the PLO decided to lay down its arms and to seek a political solution. However certain groups chose not to accept the PLO ,or its leader Arafat, as to them he was a terrorist and would always be a terrorist. A similar situation occurred in Northern Ireland with regards to the IRA, and its political arm, Sin Fein. The IRA chose to cease fighting and to seek a political solution, however the protestant elements of Northern Ireland refused to have anything to do with the IRA because they were terrorists. However, from scenes of Northern Ireland that I have seen, the .
One example that Chomsky uses in this book is when a cruise ship () was hijacked by PLO terrorists and a Jewish man in a wheel chair () was pushed off the ship and into the water. There was a huge furore over this which resulted in the bombing of Palestine. What Chomsky is demonstrating here is that there was outrage when a crippled old man was killed yet when hundreds of Palestinian women and children were killed in the retaliation there was no backlash whatsoever. Because the United States holds a position of power they can act with impunity.
This has been seen time and time again when an unfriendly government arises in a nearby country (usually Latin America) and as a result arms are supplied to certain groups that are seeking to overthrow the government. While the United States on one hand champions democracy, it is only a very narrow form of democracy that they champion: one that will allow American business interests into the country without asking any questions and to operate with impunity. As soon as a government arises that champions state owned infrastructure, the United States goes out of its way to remove said government. Further, the tight control of the media in the United States means that only a certain version of events gets shown to the public.
This was the case with Salvatore Allande in Chile. He was a socialist who was seeking socialist solutions to the country's problems. However the United States did not like him or his policies, and as such went out of the way to destroy the country economically. When it became clear that Chile's economy was going nowhere fast, a pro-capitalist dictator, Augusto Pinocet, was put in power with the help of the military: Allande and all of his supporters were rounded up and either imprisoned or killed. As a result Chile became a military dictatorship for over a decade. For a country that claims to champion freedom and democracy, their actions in Chile were outright hypocritical.
Chomsky's major gripe is with the media and how stories are selected based upon what they want the people to hear. His point is that there are many horrendous acts going on around the world, committed by pro and anti-US governments. However it is only the actions of anti-US governments that hit the media. Take for example Iran. Not a day goes by without the US media bashing Iran and its government. However there are other governments that support the US but are notorious for supressing freedom of speech and being incredibly corrupt. However, corruption also exists in the United States, it is just obfuscated using works like lobby groups and political donations.
January 17, 2015
."معظم الحروب، على أية حال، تبرر نفسها على أنها مساعً إنسانية لمساعدة الناس"...
ويستمر تشومسكي في النقد المُباشر الساخن لسياسة العم سام زعيم الإرهاب الدولي، يُقدم تشومسكي
الأحداث والأقوال بالأدلة ، ثقافة المعاير المزدوجة، والنظام الديمو كراسي "الوهمي" والدكتاتورية ومفهوم الإرهاب واختلاف معناه عند العم السام، الإرهاب فقط إذا ارتكبوه ضدنا ، أما عندما نفعل بهم ماهو أفظع منه فليس إرهابًا.
يتحدث الكاتب عن الأحداث الحرب في لبنان وإسرائيل وفلسطين وإلخ.
المُثير هو الفصل الثالث، "ليبيا وصناعة العفاريت الأمريكية، يتحدث عن دور ليبيا في ملعب الإرهاب الدولي، وكالعادة عندمًا تخرج الدول مفعينة عن القطيع الأمريكي يتم اتهامها بالإرهاب "سوريا" و"ليبيا" كالعادة، عندما اسقطت إسرائيل الطائرة الليبية فوق الأراضي المصرية، وقُتل الطيار ليبي، وصف شمعون بيرز أن اسرائيل تصرفت وفق القانون الدولي"!!، بالمقابل في سنة 82 عندما أطلقت ليبيا النار على الطائرات الأمريكية لدخولها للأجواء ليبية ردت أمريكيا بقصف كل الزوارق لصيادين عُزل في خليج سرت وقتلتهم ..! قانون دولي ياسي..!!
ريغان وليبيا..قصة كره لن تنتهى.
في خطاب "للكلب" ريغان أمام مؤتمر رجال الأعمال الأمركيين في 15 نيسان ، قال "أنا أود أن أذكر المصوتين في مجلس النواب هذا الأسبوع بأن هذا الإرهابي الرئيسي "القذافي" قد أرسل 400 مليون دولار وشحنات كبيرة من الأسلحة والمستشارين إلى نيكارغوا لنقل حربه إلى داخل الولايات المتحدة ، لقد تباهى القذافي بأنه يساعد النيكاراغويين لأنهم يحاربون أمريكا على أرضها"، وهكذا تم قصف ليبيا وقتل أكثر من 100 مدني، هاه ماذا فعلت حكومات العربية، سؤال سخيف .! هزو أذيالهم بترحيب و��هليل.
.."لايوجد قماش كبير بما يكفي لتغطية عار وخزي قتل الأبرياء في الحروب".
ليبيا فجرت ملهى ليلي في برلين وقتلت جنود أمريكان، ليبيا دعمت الفلسطنين بسلاح ، ليبيا إرهابية ياسي…وشو� الوقت، اليوم الدوحة ودول الخليج بصفة عامة يدعمو في الإرهاب على مستوى خرافي لم تُقصف لادوحة ولا دبي ، أووه عندهم قواعد العم سام نسيت .
.يرو� القديس أوغسطين قصة قرصان وقع في أسر الإسكندر الكبير، الذي سأله “كي� يجرؤ على إزعاج البحر”� كيف تجرؤ على إزعاج العالم بأسره؟ فأجاب القرصان: “لأنن� أفعل ذلك بسفينة صغيرة فحسب، أدعى لصاً، وأنت، الذي يفعل ذلك بأسطول ضخم، تدعى إمبراطوراً�..
March 3, 2024
I wouldn’t recommend anyone to read this book cover to cover like I did over the past couple months, but I’m very glad I did. It gave a lot of context about u.s. foreign policy that I knew almost nothing about previously.
My big qualm with this book is the formatting, it is put in chronological order to when Chomsky wrote the essays; this makes sense in theory, but after reading the last few essays of the collection I felt really frustrated that I had spent so much time trying to understand what was being discussed in the whole first 2/3 of the book before I read a piece that spent any time breaking down the settlement expansions after 1967 (relevant information to understanding a lot of the discussion of US aid to Israel in the 1980s, which takes place through many previous essays).
I would recommend the average person read: International Terrorism: Image and Reality, The World After 9/11, and U.S./Israel-Palestine (the last three essays in the book). If you read those three essays and have interest in going back and reading the rest, I think they would be a lot more informative, and easier to understand than it was for me reading front to back.
My big qualm with this book is the formatting, it is put in chronological order to when Chomsky wrote the essays; this makes sense in theory, but after reading the last few essays of the collection I felt really frustrated that I had spent so much time trying to understand what was being discussed in the whole first 2/3 of the book before I read a piece that spent any time breaking down the settlement expansions after 1967 (relevant information to understanding a lot of the discussion of US aid to Israel in the 1980s, which takes place through many previous essays).
I would recommend the average person read: International Terrorism: Image and Reality, The World After 9/11, and U.S./Israel-Palestine (the last three essays in the book). If you read those three essays and have interest in going back and reading the rest, I think they would be a lot more informative, and easier to understand than it was for me reading front to back.
September 27, 2023
"…the term terrorism has come to be applied mainly to retail terrorism by individuals or groups whereas the term was once applied to emperors who molest their own subjects in the world now it is restricted to thieves who molest the powerful. Though not entirely restricted, the term still applies to enemy emperors, a category that shifts with the needs of power and ideology."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
February 6, 2023
Classic Chomsky, at it again. Terrorism is terrorism if our official enemies do it, but the empire can only act humanely. At least that is what the American media would have us believe. The truth, as Chomsky shows, is much different.
September 29, 2023
Öncelikle ABD ve İsrail :
Kitabı alırken beklentim ABD ve İsrail'in dünya genelinde yaptığı/desteklediği terör eylemlerinin arka planında hangi amaçlarla yapıldığının sistematik olarak açıklanmasıydı. Benim için hayal kırıklığı olan kitabın daha çok haber bülteni havasında olaylar hakkında bilgi verişi oldu. Ek olarak her olayın anlatılışında SSCB yada diğer düşman devletlerin aynı olayları yaptığında medya yada dünya genelinde aynı tepkileri almayacağını sürekli belirtmesi de çok ilgimi çekmedi. Herkes iki yüzlü dünya düzenini bilmekte, sürekli tekrar etmeye gerek yok. Aynen aynı tepki gösterilmezdi ,anlaşıldı..
1950'lerden 2000'lere kadar Güney Amerika, Afrika ve Filistin'de gerçekleştirilen faaliyetlerin kronolojik sıralaması şeklinde giden bir kitap olmuş. Yer yer bu eylemlerin arka planlarına değinse de (Örnek olarak İsrail'e olan destek artışının bölgedeki yükselen Arap milliyetçiliğine denge oluşturmak ve bölgede söz sahibi olması) yetersiz geldi. Bu nedenle okuması hem zor hem de tatmin etmeyen bir hal aldı.
Genel olarak ABD ve İsrail'in diğer ülkelere müdahalelerini bilenler için tatmin etmeyen bir okuma olacaktır. Ancak bu zamana kadar hangi olaylar olmuş, neler yapılmış öğrenmek isteyenler için güzel kaynak olabilir.
Kitabı alırken beklentim ABD ve İsrail'in dünya genelinde yaptığı/desteklediği terör eylemlerinin arka planında hangi amaçlarla yapıldığının sistematik olarak açıklanmasıydı. Benim için hayal kırıklığı olan kitabın daha çok haber bülteni havasında olaylar hakkında bilgi verişi oldu. Ek olarak her olayın anlatılışında SSCB yada diğer düşman devletlerin aynı olayları yaptığında medya yada dünya genelinde aynı tepkileri almayacağını sürekli belirtmesi de çok ilgimi çekmedi. Herkes iki yüzlü dünya düzenini bilmekte, sürekli tekrar etmeye gerek yok. Aynen aynı tepki gösterilmezdi ,anlaşıldı..
1950'lerden 2000'lere kadar Güney Amerika, Afrika ve Filistin'de gerçekleştirilen faaliyetlerin kronolojik sıralaması şeklinde giden bir kitap olmuş. Yer yer bu eylemlerin arka planlarına değinse de (Örnek olarak İsrail'e olan destek artışının bölgedeki yükselen Arap milliyetçiliğine denge oluşturmak ve bölgede söz sahibi olması) yetersiz geldi. Bu nedenle okuması hem zor hem de tatmin etmeyen bir hal aldı.
Genel olarak ABD ve İsrail'in diğer ülkelere müdahalelerini bilenler için tatmin etmeyen bir okuma olacaktır. Ancak bu zamana kadar hangi olaylar olmuş, neler yapılmış öğrenmek isteyenler için güzel kaynak olabilir.
April 27, 2018
225 - 2018
January 26, 2025
Chomsky's style of writing is both straight to the point and effective, as usual, but the specific ordering of the book around examples, from Libya to Nicaragua to Palestine, was particularly great.
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August 30, 2022Durante treinta años Estados Unidos e Israel han creado un sistema de dependencias neocolonial permanente, usando diferentes herramientas militares y un gran apoyo de la prensa. Una prenda muy libre en cuanto a opinión (por supuesto), pero muy esclava en cuanto a pensamiento.
Chomsky me cayó genial en este libro. Argumenta con claridad, y se mueve con soltura. No sé hasta qué punto pueda apropiarme de sus comentarios, ya que mi falta de conocimiento es enorme, pero me alegra mucho introducirme a este tema con Chomsky y no con cualquier otro autor.
¿Cómo ha evolucionado el término “terrorismo�?, ¿por qué hay criminales a los que llamamos terroristas y otros no, independientemente de qué tan atroces sean? ¿Por qué hay terroristas que se salvan de esta etiqueta? ¿Quiénes son los emperadores del terrorismo actual?
Es un tema muy duro y muy ignorado. No cuestionamos a los países poderosos; ellos hacen lo que quieren, mientras que el resto de países hacemos lo que debemos. Solo intentamos no morir sofocados por la explotación y control del emperador. A pesar de todo eso, Chomsky nunca excusa a los piratas, pero sí que (por primera vez) compara sus atrocidades con las de Estados Unidos, y el resultado es ridículo. De risa.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente a quien no sabe nada de la Guerra del Terror, y también los invito a no quedarse con Chomsky e indagar en otros autores.
Chomsky me cayó genial en este libro. Argumenta con claridad, y se mueve con soltura. No sé hasta qué punto pueda apropiarme de sus comentarios, ya que mi falta de conocimiento es enorme, pero me alegra mucho introducirme a este tema con Chomsky y no con cualquier otro autor.
¿Cómo ha evolucionado el término “terrorismo�?, ¿por qué hay criminales a los que llamamos terroristas y otros no, independientemente de qué tan atroces sean? ¿Por qué hay terroristas que se salvan de esta etiqueta? ¿Quiénes son los emperadores del terrorismo actual?
Es un tema muy duro y muy ignorado. No cuestionamos a los países poderosos; ellos hacen lo que quieren, mientras que el resto de países hacemos lo que debemos. Solo intentamos no morir sofocados por la explotación y control del emperador. A pesar de todo eso, Chomsky nunca excusa a los piratas, pero sí que (por primera vez) compara sus atrocidades con las de Estados Unidos, y el resultado es ridículo. De risa.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente a quien no sabe nada de la Guerra del Terror, y también los invito a no quedarse con Chomsky e indagar en otros autores.
March 18, 2020
Thematically based around this quote:
It's a collection of essays from the 80s to 2001 explaining how governments use the term 'terrorism' in a cynical way, while doing the same things and calling it warfare or liberation or something else. As it's a series of essays on the same topic, it gets pretty repetitive, but it's a very informative book. You can tell Chomsky's an academic, the whole thing is meticulously researched and footnoted with a massive annotated bibliography.
In line with his and Edward herman's book "Manufacturing consent", it also details how western media despite being "free" inevitably falls in line with the government's point of view, declaring various events 'terrorism' or not based on whether the government says it is or not, and ignores its own country's crimes at all costs.
Filled with shocking examples of US crimes (some other countries' too), it's a tough read at points but important for understanding the world we live in and how to make sense of the stories we see in corporate mass media.
"Indeed, that was an apt and true reply which was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, "What do you mean by seizing the whole earth; because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, while you who does it with a great fleet are styled emperor"."
It's a collection of essays from the 80s to 2001 explaining how governments use the term 'terrorism' in a cynical way, while doing the same things and calling it warfare or liberation or something else. As it's a series of essays on the same topic, it gets pretty repetitive, but it's a very informative book. You can tell Chomsky's an academic, the whole thing is meticulously researched and footnoted with a massive annotated bibliography.
In line with his and Edward herman's book "Manufacturing consent", it also details how western media despite being "free" inevitably falls in line with the government's point of view, declaring various events 'terrorism' or not based on whether the government says it is or not, and ignores its own country's crimes at all costs.
Filled with shocking examples of US crimes (some other countries' too), it's a tough read at points but important for understanding the world we live in and how to make sense of the stories we see in corporate mass media.
January 27, 2016
لهجة قاسية يستخدمها تشومسكي في هذا الكتاب يشن من خلالها هجوما على إرهاب الأباطرة الذي تقوده الولايات المتحدة و عميلتها المباشرة "اسرائيل" و عبره تسيطر على العالم و ترتكب الجرائم،مبررة ذلك كله بإرهاب ما أسماه تشومسكي "إرهاب القراصنة"،لا يهاجم تشومسكي هنا رجال السياسة الأمريكيين أو الغربيين أو الصهاينة فحسب،بل يوسع هجومه ليشمل قادة صناعة الوعي و توجيه الإعلام الذين يبررون "بصفة عنصرية متطرفة" على حد وصف تشومسكي إرهاب الدولة الذي تقوم به أمريكا و اسرائيل.
يتناول تشومسكي في هذا الكتاب الذي يعود للنصف الثاني من الثمانينيات عددا من الأمثلة على إرهاب الدولة،و يركز خصوصا على غزو الكيان الصهيوني للبنان و الإرهاب الاسرائيلي عموما في الشرق الأوسط،إضافة للإرهاب الأمريكي في ليبيا و نيكاراغوا و غيرها.
ما يميز خطاب تشومسكي عموما هوأنه يضع القارىء في مكان يستطيع من خلاله التخلي عن ثقافة اللامعنى و التوجه صوب ثقافة المعنى،عبر فضح خطابات البروباغندا و الهيمنة الثقافية التي تميز المجتمع الرأسمالي الامبريالي المهيمن على وعي العالم.
يتناول تشومسكي في هذا الكتاب الذي يعود للنصف الثاني من الثمانينيات عددا من الأمثلة على إرهاب الدولة،و يركز خصوصا على غزو الكيان الصهيوني للبنان و الإرهاب الاسرائيلي عموما في الشرق الأوسط،إضافة للإرهاب الأمريكي في ليبيا و نيكاراغوا و غيرها.
ما يميز خطاب تشومسكي عموما هوأنه يضع القارىء في مكان يستطيع من خلاله التخلي عن ثقافة اللامعنى و التوجه صوب ثقافة المعنى،عبر فضح خطابات البروباغندا و الهيمنة الثقافية التي تميز المجتمع الرأسمالي الامبريالي المهيمن على وعي العالم.
July 25, 2012
يحكى عن اطراف الصراع العالمى المرتبط بالارهاب والرد المقابل له
والمتمثل فى امريكا واسرائيل ووجماعات المقاومة المسلحة فى دول الطوق على اسرائيل
وواضح غياب تام للدور المصرى عن الاحداث بسبب اتفاقية كامب ديفيد
وكيفية تناول العمل العسكرى على انه دفاع عن النفس فى الدول العظمى ... وعلى انه حدث ارهابى فى الدول الصغرى
إنّ قرصاناً بدأ يبسط سيطرته على الحدود البحريّة لإحدى الإمبراطوريّات، وراح يقوم بأعمال شغب وعنف، ممّا هدّد قوّة السلطة فيها، وبعد أن تمّ القبض عليه، مَثُل أمام الإمبراطور، الذي قال له: كيف تجرؤ على إزعاج البحر، والاستيلاء على خيراته، وعلى إقلاق راحتي؟ فأجابه القرصان: نحن سواء في الفعل يا سيّدي، لكن لأنّني أفعل ذلك بسفينة صغيرة أُسمّى قرصاناً، ولأنّك تفعل الأمر ذاته، بأسطول ضخم، تُسمّى إمبراطوراً!
قراصنة واباطرة ... الارهاب الدولى فى العالم الحقيقى
نعوم تشومسكى
والمتمثل فى امريكا واسرائيل ووجماعات المقاومة المسلحة فى دول الطوق على اسرائيل
وواضح غياب تام للدور المصرى عن الاحداث بسبب اتفاقية كامب ديفيد
وكيفية تناول العمل العسكرى على انه دفاع عن النفس فى الدول العظمى ... وعلى انه حدث ارهابى فى الدول الصغرى
إنّ قرصاناً بدأ يبسط سيطرته على الحدود البحريّة لإحدى الإمبراطوريّات، وراح يقوم بأعمال شغب وعنف، ممّا هدّد قوّة السلطة فيها، وبعد أن تمّ القبض عليه، مَثُل أمام الإمبراطور، الذي قال له: كيف تجرؤ على إزعاج البحر، والاستيلاء على خيراته، وعلى إقلاق راحتي؟ فأجابه القرصان: نحن سواء في الفعل يا سيّدي، لكن لأنّني أفعل ذلك بسفينة صغيرة أُسمّى قرصاناً، ولأنّك تفعل الأمر ذاته، بأسطول ضخم، تُسمّى إمبراطوراً!
قراصنة واباطرة ... الارهاب الدولى فى العالم الحقيقى
نعوم تشومسكى
March 18, 2014
يستعرض تشومسكى بفكره الثاقب وأسلوبه الساخر إرهاب القراصنة وإرهاب الأباطرة , في عالم الحقيقة وعالم جورج أورول , والذى فيه يتم تجريم الضحية , وتمجيد المعتدى وتقوم الأطراف الأخرى , والتى تعتبر نفسها محايدة , أو حتى مدافعة عن الضحية بلوم الضحية ما دامت غير قادرة على مساندتها , وتتظاهر المرة تلو المرة بالذهول والدهشة لما يحدث , وأنها تفاجئ به , وتفضل خداع النفس والنفاق , على أن تقول كلمة حق , فضلاً عن اتخاذ موقف .
October 29, 2016
جيب خلاط حط حنة اردنت مع نعوم تشومسكى. بطلعلك خليط متجانس ضد السياسات إلى بتقدم نفسها بمتحررة أو ديموقراطية. وكمان بطلع لك نظريات في الفرد جميلة بس عند نعوم أكثر أما حنة تحليلها لمشاكل الفرد أكثر من رائع بتخرج عن الأفكار المعتادة
October 9, 2013
بقدر ما توجد داخل أميركا حرية تفكير بقدر ما توجد فبركة لحرية التعبير
بقدر ما توجد قرصنة وإرهاب للآخرين خارج أميركا فهذه هي المعادلات التي تحكم أميركا·
بقدر ما توجد قرصنة وإرهاب للآخرين خارج أميركا فهذه هي المعادلات التي تحكم أميركا·
November 23, 2015
blow your mind
February 5, 2020
تعرية سياسات الولايات المتحدة و تدخلها الدموي في كل قارة من قارات العالم وكفى
January 27, 2021
A dry read, but important nevertheless and still relevant today.
September 27, 2021
چامسکی نقش افراط گرایی اسلامی رو نادیده میگیره و در عوض نقش آمریکا رو بیش از حد پر رنگ نشون میده.
September 16, 2024
Buku yg cukup berat bagi saya. Setelah bertahun-tahun lamanya, baru bisa saya selesaikan hari ini. Sebab saya tidak begitu mengikuti perkembangan geopolitik. Apalagi yg diceritakan adalah sekitar tahun 80-an hingga 2000an awal, saat peristiwa 11 September terjadi.
Namun, membaca ini saya jadi teringat dengan majalah langganan Bapak circa tahun 2000-an, ketika saya masih SD. Saya kadang baca majalah tersebut sekilas, terutama mengenai "intervensi" Amerika Serikat terhadap negara-negara Timur Tengah. Meskipun saya tidak terlalu paham, namun majalah tersebut memang semacam pelurusan fakta terhadap pers-pers Internasional yg selalu menjadikan Amerika Serikat sebagai "pembawa perdamaian". Bahwa memang sebenarnya teroris sebenarnya adalah Amerika Serikat sendiri.
Selain itu, saya juga jadi teringat ketika Bapak dulu sering sekali update berita mengenai invasi Irak dan Afghanistan oleh Amerika Serikat melalui berita di Dunia Dalam Berita Malam, TVRI. Berita internasional itu, meski tidak banyak yg saya ingat, cukup menggambarkan secara objektif apa yg terjadi di Irak dan Afghanistan. Betapa kejam dan culasnya pemerintah Amerika Serikat itu. Bahkan dulu saya sangat kesal sekali dengan George W. Bush. Bocah usia di bawah 10 tahun, namun sudah woke sejak dini 😅.
Lalu sekarang, ketika media sosial semakin masif, propaganda pers yg berpihak pada Amerika Serikat dan Israel sudah tidak mempan lagi mem-framing opini publik, masyarakat dunia semakin tahu bahwa AS dan Israel adalah negara gila yg sebenarnya. Terima kasih Noam Chomsky yg telah sejak lama vokal dan berani membuka borok-borok negaranya, meski kemudian resikonya adalah buku-buku beliau di-banned di Amerika Serikat.
Bulan depan, genap setahun genosida besar-besaran Israel terhadap Palestina. Benar-benar sangat marah dan muak dengan perilaku mereka. Benar-benar sangat sakit hati melihat betapa banyak anak-anak, wanita, lansia, dan warga sipil yg tidak bersenjata menjadi sasaran kekejaman bom-bom dan tembakan membabi buta IDF. Benar-benar gila, tidak manusiawi! Entah sampai kapan Israel terus menggila dan membumi hanguskan para warga Palestina? Semoga tidak lama lagi, negara-negara yang culas akan menemui kehancuran ekonominya akibat terlalu jor-joran berinvestasi dalam instrumen militer. Tidak lama lagi. Sudah mulai tampak kemerosotan ekonomi di dua negara gila tersebut.
*saya nulis sambil menahan emosi*
Namun, membaca ini saya jadi teringat dengan majalah langganan Bapak circa tahun 2000-an, ketika saya masih SD. Saya kadang baca majalah tersebut sekilas, terutama mengenai "intervensi" Amerika Serikat terhadap negara-negara Timur Tengah. Meskipun saya tidak terlalu paham, namun majalah tersebut memang semacam pelurusan fakta terhadap pers-pers Internasional yg selalu menjadikan Amerika Serikat sebagai "pembawa perdamaian". Bahwa memang sebenarnya teroris sebenarnya adalah Amerika Serikat sendiri.
Selain itu, saya juga jadi teringat ketika Bapak dulu sering sekali update berita mengenai invasi Irak dan Afghanistan oleh Amerika Serikat melalui berita di Dunia Dalam Berita Malam, TVRI. Berita internasional itu, meski tidak banyak yg saya ingat, cukup menggambarkan secara objektif apa yg terjadi di Irak dan Afghanistan. Betapa kejam dan culasnya pemerintah Amerika Serikat itu. Bahkan dulu saya sangat kesal sekali dengan George W. Bush. Bocah usia di bawah 10 tahun, namun sudah woke sejak dini 😅.
Lalu sekarang, ketika media sosial semakin masif, propaganda pers yg berpihak pada Amerika Serikat dan Israel sudah tidak mempan lagi mem-framing opini publik, masyarakat dunia semakin tahu bahwa AS dan Israel adalah negara gila yg sebenarnya. Terima kasih Noam Chomsky yg telah sejak lama vokal dan berani membuka borok-borok negaranya, meski kemudian resikonya adalah buku-buku beliau di-banned di Amerika Serikat.
Bulan depan, genap setahun genosida besar-besaran Israel terhadap Palestina. Benar-benar sangat marah dan muak dengan perilaku mereka. Benar-benar sangat sakit hati melihat betapa banyak anak-anak, wanita, lansia, dan warga sipil yg tidak bersenjata menjadi sasaran kekejaman bom-bom dan tembakan membabi buta IDF. Benar-benar gila, tidak manusiawi! Entah sampai kapan Israel terus menggila dan membumi hanguskan para warga Palestina? Semoga tidak lama lagi, negara-negara yang culas akan menemui kehancuran ekonominya akibat terlalu jor-joran berinvestasi dalam instrumen militer. Tidak lama lagi. Sudah mulai tampak kemerosotan ekonomi di dua negara gila tersebut.
*saya nulis sambil menahan emosi*
April 21, 2019
Solid coverage of US intervention in the middle-east since the 1980s. The most interesting topics covered are the disparaty in state sponsored terrorism vs. percieved external terrorism, and the predictable way most serious issues go unreported when they fall out of the scope of "national interest". Of course, no overt censorship is necessary with a largely innumerate population and press. The comments on the fall of the soviet union are pretty interesting and shift your perspective to international government as primarily a balancec of power; though the USSR was nowhere near as powerful as the US it mostly served as a base of ideological defiance that prevented third-world countries of, uh, national geological interest, from falling in line with US policy as easily.
Here are some quotes I liked:
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It really makes one wonder what caused the massive shift towards neoliberalization in the late 70s that caused the US to become a "rogue superpower". Perhaps a book on Reagan's election might be next.
Here are some quotes I liked:
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The Reagan Administration does not represent an extreme position within this spectrum, an extreme of reactionary jingoism-which has misappropriated the honorable term "conservative"-marked by dedicated lying, lawlessness, enhancement of state power and violence, attacks on personal freedom and civil liberties, all developments that are ominous in character and important for the future of American politics and society, hence for the Middle East, and for the world, given the awesome scale of American power.
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As the U.S. entered World War II 60 years ago, he [A.J. Muste] predicted with considerable accuracy the contours of the world that would emerge after the U.S. victory, and a little later, observed that "the problem after a war is with its victor. He thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay. Who wil now teach him a lesson?"
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Prominent international affairs specialists have warned since the 1980s that the U.S. is percieved by many as a "rogue superpower" and a serious threat to their existence. But that is all to the good, if it induces fear and subordination.
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It really makes one wonder what caused the massive shift towards neoliberalization in the late 70s that caused the US to become a "rogue superpower". Perhaps a book on Reagan's election might be next.
October 10, 2017
كنت أتمنى قراءة هذا الكتاب قبل أو عقب اندلاع ثورات الربيع العربي إذ ربما كنت حاولت نشر سيناريوهاته بشتى الطرق وعلى الأقل لم أكن سأصدم بالانقلابات وجرائم الأنظمة العميلة من المنطقة التي دعمتها
فهذا تماما ما فعلته أمريكا مع نيكارجوا ومع دول أمريكا الوسطى ومن قبل مع تشيلي والأرجنتين
نفس السيناريو يا ربي نفس الدعم لمجموعات مسلحة أو جيوش تسمى وطنية لتنقلب على أحلام الشعوب وعلى أنظمتها المنتخبة والتي لا تسير في فلك أمريكا ولكن تسير في اتجاه مصلحة شعوبها الحقيقية
تحدث باستفاضة عن الارهاب الامريكي والمعايير المزدوجة في تعاملها مع دول العالم وتحدث عن دور تابعتها وجنديها في المنطقة وهو الكيان الصهيوني وجرائمه ضد الانسانية في فلسطين ولبنان وسوريا وحتى تونس
تحدث عن دور السعودية كوسيط في دعم ارهاب الولايات المتحدة في أمريكا الوسطى وكذا في نقلها أسلحة للمعارضة الايرانية بغرض مساعدة انقلاب على الثورة الايرانية وكيف استغلت صدام حسين في ارهابها ثم انقلبت عليه
مر التاريخ وحدث ما حدث في 11 سبتمبر 2001 وتحدث على ارهاب واجرام امريكا في قصف أفغانستان وتحدث على الدعم اللانهائي للكيان الصهيوني في خططه لبناء المستوطنات والاستيلاء على الأراضي العربية
تحدث باسهاب عن وقوف امريكا ضد جميع قرارات الأمم المتحدة الخاصة بفلسطين
تحث عن دور الإعلام في تغييب الشعب الأمريكي وطمس الحقائق وتزييفها وقام بتشبيهه برواية 1984 للرائع جورج أورويل وكيف ان الاعلام كان يحذف التاريخ ويطمسه
افكار كثيرة طارت من رأسي اثناء كتابة المراجعة وسأقوم بإضافتها كلما تذكرت شيء منها
كتاب رائع لكل من يهتم بالسياسة العالمية والتاريخ والجغرافية
فهذا تماما ما فعلته أمريكا مع نيكارجوا ومع دول أمريكا الوسطى ومن قبل مع تشيلي والأرجنتين
نفس السيناريو يا ربي نفس الدعم لمجموعات مسلحة أو جيوش تسمى وطنية لتنقلب على أحلام الشعوب وعلى أنظمتها المنتخبة والتي لا تسير في فلك أمريكا ولكن تسير في اتجاه مصلحة شعوبها الحقيقية
تحدث باستفاضة عن الارهاب الامريكي والمعايير المزدوجة في تعاملها مع دول العالم وتحدث عن دور تابعتها وجنديها في المنطقة وهو الكيان الصهيوني وجرائمه ضد الانسانية في فلسطين ولبنان وسوريا وحتى تونس
تحدث عن دور السعودية كوسيط في دعم ارهاب الولايات المتحدة في أمريكا الوسطى وكذا في نقلها أسلحة للمعارضة الايرانية بغرض مساعدة انقلاب على الثورة الايرانية وكيف استغلت صدام حسين في ارهابها ثم انقلبت عليه
مر التاريخ وحدث ما حدث في 11 سبتمبر 2001 وتحدث على ارهاب واجرام امريكا في قصف أفغانستان وتحدث على الدعم اللانهائي للكيان الصهيوني في خططه لبناء المستوطنات والاستيلاء على الأراضي العربية
تحدث باسهاب عن وقوف امريكا ضد جميع قرارات الأمم المتحدة الخاصة بفلسطين
تحث عن دور الإعلام في تغييب الشعب الأمريكي وطمس الحقائق وتزييفها وقام بتشبيهه برواية 1984 للرائع جورج أورويل وكيف ان الاعلام كان يحذف التاريخ ويطمسه
افكار كثيرة طارت من رأسي اثناء كتابة المراجعة وسأقوم بإضافتها كلما تذكرت شيء منها
كتاب رائع لكل من يهتم بالسياسة العالمية والتاريخ والجغرافية
April 22, 2021
Chomsky merasa gerah ketika pemberitaan media tentang terorisme selalu menjadikan negara-negara Timur-Tengah adalah pihak yang sepenuhnya salah. Padahal, menurut penelitian Chomsky, sang teroris internasional yang sesungguhnya adalah Amerika Serikat. Kenapa begitu ?
Untuk menerangkan teorinya itu, dalam buku ini Chomsky menggunakan dua pendekatan, yaitu pendekatan literal dan pendekatan propaganda. Pertama, dengan pendekatan literal, Chomsky menerangkan konsep yang mendasari terorisme, kemudian menyajikan contoh-contoh fenomena yang nantinya akan diuraikan penyebab dan cara penyelesaiannya. Dari sini, pembaca akan disuguhkan sebuah fakta dimana Amerika terlibat dalam berbagai aksi terorisme di dunia. Beberapa contohnya yaitu pembantaian warga sipil di Guatemala, pembantaian puluhan ribu warga sipil di El Savador, termasuk peran Amerika ‘meneror� negara-negara Timur-Tengah.
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Untuk menerangkan teorinya itu, dalam buku ini Chomsky menggunakan dua pendekatan, yaitu pendekatan literal dan pendekatan propaganda. Pertama, dengan pendekatan literal, Chomsky menerangkan konsep yang mendasari terorisme, kemudian menyajikan contoh-contoh fenomena yang nantinya akan diuraikan penyebab dan cara penyelesaiannya. Dari sini, pembaca akan disuguhkan sebuah fakta dimana Amerika terlibat dalam berbagai aksi terorisme di dunia. Beberapa contohnya yaitu pembantaian warga sipil di Guatemala, pembantaian puluhan ribu warga sipil di El Savador, termasuk peran Amerika ‘meneror� negara-negara Timur-Tengah.
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January 31, 2020
Didn't give a full read - bit flicky through a PDF - and the earlier pieces included here are written in a slightly denser style than more recent Chomsky essays. In fact I prefer Chomsky best in transcribed interview, which are particularly readable. But as usual Chomsky delivers the goods on US foreign "intervention" and propaganda in a way that has little equal. Fully researched and packed with precision-packed historical record.
Too much information for my little brain to take in and retain, particularly on a train ride, but the wider points are made. Will return to a chapter again and try some more. Chomsky always rewarding on international politics, though the cumulative effect to the general reader can be repetitive unless you're able to really retain that much historical detail.
Too much information for my little brain to take in and retain, particularly on a train ride, but the wider points are made. Will return to a chapter again and try some more. Chomsky always rewarding on international politics, though the cumulative effect to the general reader can be repetitive unless you're able to really retain that much historical detail.
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May 16, 2020Bittersweet facts about the association between the two countries ruined many poor countries and cities and killed many innocent lives. That's how the USA & CIA worked for decades to get control over the world on the edge of the entrenched believes of people to communism. Russia, they have killed many intelligent people and thereby lives under such conditions still with the leakage of brains. Much paying countries such as the USA can easily get these brains for their developments, moreover, I would say for their researches: inspiration, ideation, and implementation.
Be the change you want to see in the world. That's how fast-developing country US try to manage it with highly competitive institutions and companies.
Be the change you want to see in the world. That's how fast-developing country US try to manage it with highly competitive institutions and companies.
December 6, 2020
Una raccolta di saggi sparsi, dagli anni '80 a (quasi) oggi, sul tema dell'imperialismo statunitense giustificato dalla guerra al terrore. Non è particolarmente interessante, perché Chomsky si limita a scovare e mostrare (brillantemente com al solito) le contraddizioni del pensiero imperialista dominante, senza però spiegare veramente che cosa sia il terrorismo, quando sia nato, ecc. (era terrorismo il bombardamento di Dresda?): per questo, si limita alla definizione data dal governo statunitense, per poi dimostrare che si applica al governo stesso. Questo in estrema sintesi. Qualche citazione:
December 26, 2023
I’m glad to have taken a break from fiction, though this one got tricky to finish towards the end. His theses touch on many of the same points, but I understand administering an overwhelming amount of evidence to support this claim, and the doctrine we are fed in the US is so potent.
Critique of our government and foreign policy is nothing new, but rather than using this as a window into a past time that we can feel ashamed of, we must use the mental framework this piece shifts us into and look to the present. Global powers and systems of oppression rarely change, and it is up to all of us to see them for what they are and draw conclusions for ourselves.
Critique of our government and foreign policy is nothing new, but rather than using this as a window into a past time that we can feel ashamed of, we must use the mental framework this piece shifts us into and look to the present. Global powers and systems of oppression rarely change, and it is up to all of us to see them for what they are and draw conclusions for ourselves.
September 8, 2017
Un libro que con varios ejemplos trata de hacer notar las atrocidades cometidas por países potencia y sus aliados contra pueblos menos poderosos. De igual manera devela la forma en que estos hechos son tapados o camuflageados y justificados ante la opinión pública mientras que los actos negativos realizados por el "enemigo" son exagerados. El libro logra su cometido en las primeras 50 páginas pero se mantiene en lo mismo durante el resto de la lectura, sin cambiar o darle un giro o solución a la temática. Informativo, redundante, poco entretenido.
February 22, 2018
This book is full of disturbing facts for the people who are interested in international Politics. Basically it shows that the forms of terrorisms from plane hijacking to what not, all has been first done by "USA and it's client-states Israel etc.". I think its one of the best book out there that throws light in Middle-East issues. Everyone should read this.
For someone who is not well-acquainted to Camp-David agreement, Beirut Attack, Berling Bombing and so on, it might be hard to put all things together.
For someone who is not well-acquainted to Camp-David agreement, Beirut Attack, Berling Bombing and so on, it might be hard to put all things together.
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