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It is always instructive to read American's premier dissident thinker if only simply to get an alternative take on what constitutes our present day "common sense"--an urgent project he undertakes in 9-11. Chomsky, whose recent hugely prolific political output has made him something of an icon of the American left, began his career as a ground-breaking theoretical linguist. And it is his attention to detail and language which continue to make him such a useful guide through the murky world of power politics and particularly to US Foreign Policy in the Middle East. In grappling with 9-11, a date which has become a noun whose very definition has been consciously moulded by the media and the American establishment, Chomsky is taking on one of the biggest challenges of our time. But this is a very slight book in which to do this. A collection of interviews conducted in the month following the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center Chomsky is here keen to stress the urgency of a response to 9-11 that is not simply reactionary warfaring. It behoves us to discover why 9-11 really happened. In the words of the title of another very useful book: Why Do People Hate America?. In such a small, and sometimes rather repetitive, volume Chomsky can only really encourage us to ask better questions and to seek more carefully and widely for better answers. But if questions are beginning to form then readers could do worse than look to this useful and provocative book. --Mark Thwaite
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In 9-11, Noam Chomsky comments on the September 11th attacks, the new war on terrorism, Osama bin Laden, U.S. involvement with Afghanistan, media control, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad. Informed by his deep understanding of the gravity of these issues and the global stakes, 9-11 demonstrates Chomsky's impeccable knowledge of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and South Asia, and sheds light on the rapidly shifting balance of world power. Speaking out against escalating violence, Chomsky critically examines the United States' own foreign policy record and considers what international institutions might be employed against underground networks and national states accused of terrorism. 9-11's analysis still stands as a measure of how well the media is able to serve its role of informing the citizenry, so crucial to our democracy in times of war.
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64 of 72 people found the following review helpful
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A brief, but well-focussed application of some of the principles applied by Chomsky in a huge variety of contexts - e.g. (i) that we in powerful, relatively free societies should look more closely at what is done in our names and with our money by the states that claim to represent us, (ii) that we should apply the same standards to ourselves as we apply to others, (iii) that because states are not moral agents, and what they do often differs significantly from what we are told they do, we have to look at the facts rather than simply accept what we are told, etc.
One basic point to emerges is that to accuse those who question what the US, UK and their clients are now doing, or who seek to raise broader issues, of condoning terrorism is not only fundamentally illogical and amoral, but also profoundly dangerous in the longer term.
The book is a collection of edited transcripts of interviews conducted with Chomsky in September and October of this year. Although brief, it is a very useful starting point for any serious consideration of September 11 and its consequences.
24 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I just read this book (in fact, the Portuguese translation) and found it to be very unlike-Chomsky. It consists entirely of interviews - some with apparently clueless journalists - and as some questions are repeated, so are the answers. For example, NC mentions Nicaragua so many times in exactly the same way my mind went numb.
Still, there are a few interesting insights that, six months on, have proved quite true. That's the only reason why I'm not giving this book only one star.
Still, there are a few interesting insights that, six months on, have proved quite true. That's the only reason why I'm not giving this book only one star.
26 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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As other reviewers state, a bit repetitive and limited (mainly because the journalists doing the interviews all ask NC the same sort of questions.) But this is important stuff none-the-less and certainly deserves a read - it'll only take you an hour or two. Best bit: how many people in the UK/USA or the west generally realise the extent of the devestation and suffering caused by Clinton's cruise missile attack on one pharmaceutical factory (the Al-Shifa factory) in Sudan? NC helpfully catalogues the horrendous outcome of that ill-advised and brutal attack, which is sadly all but forgotten now.
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Not entirely fair
In this diminutive book, world renowned linguist Noam Chomsky responds to questions posed by journalists (many foreign) following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dennis Littrell
9-11
Due to the nature of the book i.e a series of interviews post 9-11 it is quite repetitive but still very informative. Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by B. Gill
Interesting
It's an interesting book, with nice views on the causes and consequences of 9-11. But for people who read for example "Understanding power" it brings only few new things. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2008 by Ovidiu Tesileanu
Challenges stereotyping
Chomsky�s credentials in analysing terrorism and international politics are unimpeachable. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2006 by Stephen A. Haines
Good if you like this sort of thing
The problem is that books of this nature are phrased as beginners politics rather than expert analysis of the situation. Read more
Published on 23 May 2004 by John
Interesting little number
I picked this up whilst travelling through the Pacific Northwest, thinking it would sustain me for a few hours on the coach to Vancouver. Read more
Published on 5 May 2004
Another typically distorted version of events from Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is not so much a bold faced liar as an author who distorts the facts to emphasise his arguments, and who omits facts that are relevant to the case he is making but... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2004 by "syzygy1"
Essential Reading Regardless Of Your Political Stance
Chomsky should be required reading for every person willing to be world weary, regardless of political affiliation. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2003 by Martin A Hogan
Informative yet slightly unrewarding
I have to admit that about halfway through this book I got very bored. For the first half there are some eye-opening facts, although it seems that Chomsky has a habit of not... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2003 by E Parry
Oppurtunity missed
As a fan of Chomsky's writtings i felt excited at the prospect of a critique of the events of 9/11 and this book seemed as first to go some way to deliver the alternative view. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2003 by J. Maher
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