There are nuclear-weapons-free zones in several parts of the world already, except that they're not implemented fully, because the U.S. won't allow it.Noam Chomsky
Armed attack has a definition in international law. It means sudden, overwhelming, instantaneous ongoing attack.Noam Chomsky
Colombia has been the leading western recipient of U.S. arms and training as violence has grown through the '90s.Noam Chomsky
In the 1960s, there was a point, 1968, '69, when there was a very strong antiwar movement against the war in Vietnam. But it's worth remembering that the war in Vietnam started - an outright war started in 1962.Noam Chomsky
I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable.Noam Chomsky
It makes sense for Japan to pursue a more independent role in the world, following Latin America and others in freeing itself from U.S. domination.Noam Chomsky
There was unprecedented elite condemnation of the plans to invade Iraq. Sensible analysts were able to perceive that the enterprise carried significant risks for U.S. interests, however conceived.Noam Chomsky
Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It's minuscule, few percent.Noam Chomsky