Osama bin Laden’s Death: There is Much More to Say
Common Dreams / Noam Chomsky
24-May-2011 (4 comments)

After the assassination of bin Laden I received such a deluge of requests for comment that I was unable to respond individually, and on May 4 and later I sent an unedited form response instead, not intending for it to be posted, and expecting to write it up more fully and carefully later on. But it was posted, then circulated.That was followed but a deluge of reactions from all over the world. It is far from a scientific sample of course, but nevertheless, the tendencies may be of some interest. Overwhelmingly, those from the “third world” were on the order of “thanks for saying what we think.”  There were similar ones from the US, but many others were infuriated, often virtually hysterical, with almost no relation to the actual content of the posted form letter. That was true in particular of the posted or published responses brought to my attention. I have received a few requests to comment on several of these. Frankly, it seems to me superfluous. If there is any interest, I’ll nevertheless find some time to do so.

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Iran 2050

Paykar, As usual,

by Iran 2050 on Thu May 26, 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Paykar,

As usual, communists (Peykar?? Why don't you just call yourself Lenin) like you engage in personal attacks.

how do you know I haven't read his works? because I disagree with your view of him? This is the level of intellectuality (lack of it) you present? Explain that if "you" want to be taken seriously.

Sahar,

I heard him thousand times apologize for the rapist regime. You know that as well as I do. However, for the far left, apologizing for Fascist regimes is completely justified as long as they portray an anti American image, correct?

 


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Paykar

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by Paykar on Thu May 26, 2011 10:37 AM PDT

There is no one as knowledgeable as Chomsky both in the field of linguistics, and U.S. foreign policy. The Media is deathly afraid of him, that is why you never see him on any program*.

For anyone  who might interested in his work, I suggest starting with Understanding power: The Indispensable Chomsky.

 

* As a matter of fact MSNBS had this policy: if any of their producers were to ever have him on, there should be at least three others there to oppose him.

 

P.S. Iran 2050: I second what Sahar said. If you want to be taken seriously, have at least the ability to demonstrate you actually read the man, instead of posting nonsense.


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Sahar Naaz

Noam Chomsky

by Sahar Naaz on Thu May 26, 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Iran 2050,

In the interest of fairness and truth, you need to read and understand Chomsky before you comment on his views. He is neither a conspiracy theorist nor a supporter of IRI.


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Iran 2050

Conspiracy theorism is a sign of social illness

by Iran 2050 on Wed May 25, 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Sahar,

Don’t take this the wrong away, but are you a conspiracy theorist communist?

I believe there is injustice, but what people like Chomsky say that there are “some secret groups” and “invisible people” controlling our world and that everything is a CIA conspiracy is absurd. History has proven how wrong these people are. Chomsky was, and after the June 2009 uprising of the Iranian people, to a lesser extent, is still an avid supporter of the Fascist regime in Iran. He admits that. How can we trust someone like him and how can anything he says should be taken seriously?

 

This whole conspiracy theorism that many Iranians believe in is a sign of a social illness. Its result of 2500 years of tyranny. There is no truth to them.

 

These are outdated ideologies.


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