false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222383515m/12612.jpg 12612 17 Noam Chomsky is considered the father of modern linguistics. In this richly detailed criticism of American foreign policy, he seeks to redefine many of the terms commonly used in the ongoing American war on terrorism. Surveying U.S. actions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Turkey, the Far East and elsewhere over the past half a century along with the modern American war in Iraq, Chomsky indicates that America is just as much a terrorist state as any other government or rogue organization. George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq drew worldwide criticism, in part because it seemed to present a new philosophy of pre-emptive war and an appearance of global empire building. But according to Chomsky, such has been the operating philosophy of American foreign policy for decades. Opponents of the Bush administration's tactics consistently point out how the American government supported Saddam Hussein for many years prior to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait (pictures of Donald Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's hand are easy to come by) as a means of pointing out how the United States is happy to fund despots when it's in American interests. But Chomsky, armed with extensive historical notation, takes this notion further, arguing how the repression of other nations' citizenry is, in fact, the very reason Americans support certain foreign leaders. The charges made throughout the book are severe, as are the dire consequences he posits if current trends are not reversed, and Chomsky is no more likely to make friends or gain supporters from the mainstream now than he's ever been. But <I>Hegemony or Survival</I> is relatively dispassionate. Instead of relying on camp or shock value or personal attacks as some of his contemporaries have done, Chomsky drives his well-supported points steadily forward in an earnest and highly readable style. <I>--John Moe</I> 896209 book 2003 Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance total:1503|5:453|4:654|3:326|2:53|1:17| 1503 5982 2395 133 3 2 false false Fri Jun 29 11:34:11 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 16:00:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 03 21:40:41 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 21:42:57 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 14:05:32 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:02:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 05 08:10:21 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 05:47:56 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 08:10:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 12:48:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 16:07:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 19 11:58:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 22:14:38 -0700 2009
Simply put, the policy is to dominate and control the world politically and economically by wielding an unmatched and ever-expanding military power to crush whomever it deems a threat whenever it wants...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 06:14:59 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 19:44:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:17:09 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:45:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 20:10:14 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:17:49 -0800 2009
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