by Noam Chomsky
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In Acts of Aggression, Noam Chomsky and Edward Said examine the background and ramifications of the conflict providing an in-depth analysis of U.S.-Arab relations, the contradictions and consequences of U.S. foreign policy toward "rogue states," and how American military actions abroad often conflict with U.N. resolutions and international law.
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What constitutes the behavior that gets a nation labeled a "rogue state"? If, Noam Chomsky suggests, we consider a state to be acting in an "outlaw" fashion when it refuses to heed the articles and resolutions of the United Nations, then the United States is as much a "rogue state" as Saddam Hussein's Iraq--if not more. Chomsky presents a brief outline of America's attempts--once the cold war was over--to reconstruct Iraq as an enemy after years of turning a blind eye to Saddam's activities and even supplying him with aid. He also considers how the broader "war" on terrorism fits into this post-cold-war strategy. Noted commentator on Middle Eastern affairs Edward Said supplements Chomsky's argument with a consideration of the severity of U.S. sanctions against Iraq and what he views as a growing disregard for the interests of other Arab nations in the region. And Ramsey Clark offers a brief coda on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Chomsky himself delivers a more elaborate consideration of this theme in another book in the Open Media series, The Umbrella of U.S. Power. --Ron Hogan
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Insightful and New To Me, 2003-06-27
This is like one of my first times reading a book like this and It was very insightful and I am very much looking forward to reading more from choamsky in the future. If you don`t agree with the positions taken you will definitely get some interesting facts and I was actually impressed that the issue of Islam religion verses Jews and Christian religion is not really mentioned at all here and by the subject matter you might have thought that that would carry the whole discussion. Very much looking forward to hearing more from this guy.
21 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
Cuts through sophistry and double-speak., 2002-01-30
From the time I read Chomsky's devastating demolition of B.F. Skinner, I have been impressed by his low tolerance for sophistry and Orwellian double-speak. This book is no exception. Chomsky's arguments are exceptionally rigourous and detailed. His contention that the U.S.A is a terrorist state may sound strange to paid servants of state or corporate power, but is, sadly and simply, a matter of fact. As Chomsky points out, the U.S. stands condemned by the World Court for its terrible terrorist atrocities in Nicaragua. As in Nicaragua, so in country after country, the U.S. has pursued its own economic and strategic interest to the detriment of democracy and human rights. Israel and the U.S. may be "constitutional democracies" but that has no bearing whatever on questions concerning the legality of their foreign policy. If you have your house bulldozed, your infrastructure ruined etc, then it it is scant consolation to be told that the perpetrator had a certain electoral system . Israel's occupation of the West BAnk and Gaza, as Edward Said points out, is an outrage and an illegality regardless of Israel's internal political system...
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
 It is Worth reading, 2001-09-18
For somebody who is looking for a short summary or brief information then this book worth to read. It touches the core politics and decision making of Capitol Hill on Middle East Issues based on unbalanced approach. I like the essays.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant, as usual, 2001-02-14
You COULD read a book by the war criminal Henry Kissinger. You COULD listen to Pentagon thugs on PBS, the "public" broadcasting system. But this is the best introduction to the real world of US foreign and military policy. It's not a matter of "paranoia" to point out the truth: i.e., arms policy is meant to enrich the military industrial complex (concept courtesy of paranoid Eisenhower); Israel is just an off-shore military base for the US (pretty much universally recognized in the Israeli press); and the US sponsors death and destruction on a truly heroic scale throughout the world. These are simply the facts - you can even collect the data from The New York Times. But what some willfully ignorant folks won't acknowledge: all these sorts of conclusions are available in the European press. Chomsky is only as radical as reality, no more than the center-left in Europe. Read and see what everyone else has known for two generations!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Great Introduction to US-Arab relations, 2001-01-17
This book is a great intro to the media-obscured arab-american relations. The major topic here is u$-Iraq, but Chomsky also gives relevant examples from other areas to support his arguments. The parts by Clark and Said are also well written but rather short. They serve mainly as an introduction and a short recap of the book. The language is very clear and concise (except for Said, who displays furious poetry in an elegant manner). Appropriate for all ages as a general introduction to Chomsky's style and also to "america and it's junior partner britain's" flagrant violations of laws that they ironically claim to strive for. One can also appreciate how he points out various contradictions in the words of various us government officials (including the presidents). An amazingly razor-sharp analysis, his intellectualism is rather impressive. The us-Iraq relations are covered in fair detail, and one can come out with a strong case for ending sanctions and also with a rage against the system of a down.
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