Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.Noam Chomsky
States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.Noam Chomsky
If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.Noam Chomsky
Two days after the Boston marathon bombings, there was a drone strike in Yemen attacking a peaceful village, which killed a target who could very easily have been apprehended. But, of course, it is just easier to terrorise people. The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.Noam Chomsky
Egypt is the second-largest recipient over a long period of U.S. military and economic aid. Israel is first.Noam Chomsky
The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa's major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years.Noam Chomsky
Unlike Iran, Israel refuses to allow inspections at all, refuses to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty, has hundreds of nuclear weapons, has advanced delivery systems.Noam Chomsky
American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.Noam Chomsky
The 14th Amendment was recognized right away to be problematic. The concept of person was both too narrow and too broad, and the courts went to work to overcome both of those flaws.Noam Chomsky
The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world.Noam Chomsky
