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| | '''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a linguist who is best known for his writings on politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[MIT|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) <ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>. | | '''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a linguist who is best known for his writings on politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[MIT|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) <ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>. |
| − | He has always been very critical of [[America]]n and [[Israel]]i foreign policy and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and has shown support for terrorist organizations such as [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]]<ref>http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1151</ref>. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>http://www.jbooks.com/interviews/index/IP_Dershowitz.htm</ref>. | + | He has always been very critical of [[America]]n and [[Israel]]i foreign policy and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and has shown support for terrorist organizations such as [[Hamas]] (which he actually sharply opposes) and [[Hezbollah]]<ref>http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1151</ref>. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]], a flagrantly false charge <ref>http://www.jbooks.com/interviews/index/IP_Dershowitz.htm</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. 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 an anarcho-syndicalist who is opposed to both neoliberalism and authoritarianism. <ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19446</ref> | + | His opponents accuse him of expressing admiration for governmental systems such as the Soviet Union (which he called a "dungeon"), Chinese and Cambodian governments which are characterized by central control, xenophobia, and rejection of free expression. 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 an anarcho-syndicalist who is opposed to both neoliberalism and authoritarianism. <ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19446</ref> |
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| | ==List of Terrorist Atrocities committed by the West according to Chomsky== | | ==List of Terrorist Atrocities committed by the West according to Chomsky== |
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| | (Source: Hegemony or Survival) | | (Source: Hegemony or Survival) |
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| − | However, it should be noted that Chomsky's books are riddled with factual inaccuracies <ref>http://www.paulbogdanor.com/100chomskylies.pdf</ref>. Despite this, all of the above are documented historical events. | + | However, it should be noted that Chomsky's books are riddled with factual inaccuracies <ref>http://www.paulbogdanor.com/100chomskylies.pdf</ref>. Despite Bogdanor's slurs, all of the above are documented historical events. |
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| | ==Linguistic Works== | | ==Linguistic Works== |