In every country except - industrial country except the United States, the government uses its massive purchasing power to negotiate drug prices. That's one of the reasons prices are so much higher in the United States than in other countries.Noam Chomsky
The United States was seriously defeated in Iraq by Iraqi nationalism - mostly by nonviolent resistance. The United States could kill the insurgents, but they couldn't deal with half a million people demonstrating in the streets.Noam Chomsky
If you destroyed half the pharmaceutical production in the United States, we'd think it's a pretty serious problem. In fact, we'd probably go to war.Noam Chomsky
There is no plausible theory under which the record of the Pentagon Papers can be interpreted as relating to the national defense.Noam Chomsky
The Great Seal was an early proclamation of 'humanitarian intervention,' to use the currently fashionable phrase.Noam Chomsky
Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. There is just too much inspection.Noam Chomsky
There's never been anything like the so-called Vietnam Syndrome: it's mostly a fabrication.Noam Chomsky
