'''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a extreme socialist linguist who is best known for his writings on politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] or MIT<ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>.
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'''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a libertarian socialist linguist who is best known for his writings on politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] or MIT<ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>.
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He has always been extremely critical of [[America]] and [[Israel]] and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and terrorist organizations such as [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]]. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]] and [[Holocaust]] denial<ref>http://www.jbooks.com/interviews/index/IP_Dershowitz.htm</ref>.
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He has always been very critical of [[America]]n and [[Israel]]i foreign policy and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and, according to his opponents, terrorist organizations such as [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]]. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]] and [[Holocaust]] despite the fact that he is Jewish himself. denial<ref>http://www.jbooks.com/interviews/index/IP_Dershowitz.htm</ref>.
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Noam Chomsky has expressed admiration for governmental systems such as the Soviet Union, Chinese and Cambodian governments which are characterized by central control, xenophobia, and rejection of free expression in all its forms.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19446</ref>
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His opponents accuse him of expressing admiration for governmental systems such as the Soviet Union, Chinese and Cambodian governments which are characterized by central control, xenophobia, and rejection of free expression in all its forms. Chomsky counters that he is merely pointing out the West's own crimes and not condoning authoritarian governments that the West opposes. Chomsky identifies himself as a libertarian-socialist who is opposed to both neoliberalism and authoritarianism. <ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19446</ref>