“Impressions of Gaza”

Our Geneation interview on the "New World Order" and the Origins of His Scepticism, with David Barsamian (September 17, 1990): "The fact of the matter is that for the past twenty years the major reason why the United Nations has not been able to do what is was designed to do is because the United States blocked it. The United States is in the lead in vetoing Security Council resolutions and in voting often in isolation or virtual isolation on General Assembly resolutions on a wide range of issues, including the Middle East, aggression, observance of international law, disarmament, environmental issues, you name it. That is why the U.N. was unable to act. But now the U.N. is more or less -- actually less than we claim -- acting in accordance with U.S. demands, so therefore it is able to act."

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ZNet article Talking Back to Chomsky, by Cynthia Peters (April 27, 2004): "Our social change movements have benefited enormously from the work of Noam Chomsky. The incredible energy he brings to his speaking and writing means that millions have been exposed to his analysis of U.S. foreign and domestic policy. But he has one favorite rhetorical device that always makes me nervous. He'll suggest that something is obvious. Maybe he doesn't realize how much this puts people on the defensive. One can't help but wonder, "But what if it's not obvious to me?"

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Dubay Business Channel interview on Iraq, Israel, and the US Elections, with Simon Mars (April 2, 2004): "It's a very well established fact of economic history that if you eliminate a country's economic sovereignty you will, very likely, cut back development and you will surely reduce political life to a kind a shadow. That's what happens if economic sovereignty is removed."

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The Progressive interview, with David Barsamian (May, 2004): "If you want to find weapons of destruction, you can find them all over the place. Take, say, Israel. There is a very great concern right now about proliferation of nuclear weapons, as there should be. Israel has a couple of hundred nuclear weapons and also chemical and biological weapons. This stockpile is not only a threat in itself but encourages others to proliferate in reaction and in self-defense. Is anybody saying anything about this?"

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