Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U. S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.
The Culture of Terrorism follow an earlier study, Turning the Tide,
but with the new insights provided by the flawed Congressional
inquiry into the Irangate scandal. [Chomsky's] thesis is that
Untied States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that
their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an
ideological system which attempts to control and limit the domestic
damage done when the mask occasionally slips. Clandestine programs
are not a secret to their victims, as he points out. It si the
domestic population in the USA which needs to be protected from
knowledge of them. . . . Chomsky takes issue with tow recent
themes, the notion of 'good intention, ' which is said to be the
mainspring of American police, and the excuse of a 'change of
course, ' which is used to wipe out the memory of atrocities and
repression on the grounds that this was an unfortunate episode, now
corrected. The record, he argues, show a continual pattern of
violence and disregard for democracy."
--Manchester Guardian Weekly "Closely argues, heavily documented .
. . will shake liberals and conservatives alike."
--Publishers Weekly
The Culture of Terrorism follow an earlier study, Turning the Tide,
but with the new insights provided by the flawed Congressional
inquiry into the Irangate scandal. [Chomsky's] thesis is that
Untied States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that
their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an
ideological system which attempts to control and limit the domestic
damage done when the mask occasionally slips. Clandestine programs
are not a secret to their victims, as he points out. It si the
domestic population in the USA which needs to be protected from
knowledge of them. . . . Chomsky takes issue with tow recent
themes, the notion of 'good intention, ' which is said to be the
mainspring of American police, and the excuse of a 'change of
course, ' which is used to wipe out the memory of atrocities and
repression on the grounds that this was an unfortunate episode, now
corrected. The record, he argues, show a continual pattern of
violence and disregard for democracy."
--Manchester Guardian Weekly "Closely argues, heavily documented .
. . will shake liberals and conservatives alike."
--Publishers Weekly
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