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#More recently, Chomsky has promoted a conspiracy theory (now popularized in Oliver Stone's ''Untold History of the United States'') that Zbigniew Brzezinski (national security advisor under president [[Jimmy Carter]]) secretly armed the Afghan mujahideen prior to 1979 in an elaborate plot to "trap" the Soviets.  Brzezinski, however, has strongly denied anything of the kind,<ref>Interview, ''The Real News'', January 15, 2010.</ref> while Cyrus Vance's close aide Marshall Shulman "insists that the State Department worked hard to ''dissuade'' the Soviets from invading and would never have undertaken a program to encourage it."<ref>''The Nation'', November 12, 2001.</ref>  Needless to say, declassified records from the time are at variance with Chomsky's fantasy.  (It is likely, given the crucial Soviet role in initiating the Korean and Vietnam wars, that this claim is the product of projection.)

#More recently, Chomsky has promoted a conspiracy theory (now popularized in Oliver Stone's ''Untold History of the United States'') that Zbigniew Brzezinski (national security advisor under president [[Jimmy Carter]]) secretly armed the Afghan mujahideen prior to 1979 in an elaborate plot to "trap" the Soviets.  Brzezinski, however, has strongly denied anything of the kind,<ref>Interview, ''The Real News'', January 15, 2010.</ref> while Cyrus Vance's close aide Marshall Shulman "insists that the State Department worked hard to ''dissuade'' the Soviets from invading and would never have undertaken a program to encourage it."<ref>''The Nation'', November 12, 2001.</ref>  Needless to say, declassified records from the time are at variance with Chomsky's fantasy.  (It is likely, given the crucial Soviet role in initiating the Korean and Vietnam wars, that this claim is the product of projection.)

#In May 2017, Chomsky stated in an interview that the [[Republican Party]] was more dangerous than any other organization "in human history," including [[Islamic State]] and those who committed [[mass murder]] in the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/11/noam-chomsky-republican-party-the-most-dangerous-o/ Noam Chomsky: Republican Party the most dangerous organization ‘in human history’]. ''The Washington Times''. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.</ref>

#In May 2017, Chomsky stated in an interview that the [[Republican Party]] was more dangerous than any other organization "in human history," including [[Islamic State]] and those who committed [[mass murder]] in the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/11/noam-chomsky-republican-party-the-most-dangerous-o/ Noam Chomsky: Republican Party the most dangerous organization ‘in human history’]. ''The Washington Times''. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.</ref>

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