Noam Chomsky | Prerogatives of Power

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Noam Chomsky | Prerogatives of Power

Wednesday, 05 February 2014 09:00
By Noam Chomsky, Truthout | Op-Ed


As the year 2013 drew to an end, the BBC reported on the results of the WIN/Gallup International poll on the question: “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?”

The United States was the champion by a substantial margin, winning three times the votes of second-place Pakistan.

By contrast, the debate in American scholarly and media circles is about whether Iran can be contained, and whether the huge NSA surveillance system is needed to protect U.S. security.

In view of the poll, it would seem that there are more pertinent questions: Can the United States be contained and other nations secured in the face of the U.S. threat? .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21671-noam-chomsky-prerogatives-of-power

[SamKnause]

2. Excellent article !

I think if more Americans knew the history of this country they would be outraged.

Not the Republicans, or Tea Party but the majority of Americans.

It certainly was a kick in the gut when I started doing my own research.

I feel my country has betrayed all of us.

[jsr]

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[polly7]

4. K&R. nt.

[xchrom]

5. du rec.