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Acts of Aggression: Policing Rogue States (Open Media Series) Paperback – February 9, 1999

by Noam Chomsky (Author), Edward W. Said (Contributor)
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In Acts of Aggression three distinguished activist scholars examine the background and ramifications of the U.S. conflict with Iraq. Through three separate essays, the pamphlet provides an in-depth analysis of U.S./Arab relations, the contradictions and consequences of U.S. foreign policy toward "rogue states," and how hostile American actions abroad conflict with UN resolutions and international law.
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    80 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Seven Stories Press
  4. Publication date
    February 9, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    4.2 x 0.2 x 6.7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1583225463
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1583225462
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"What exactly constitutes a 'rogue' state? If you are a regular consumer of mainstream media, you are probably familiar with the usual suspects the U.S. regularly trots out: Libya, North Korea, Iraq, Iran and Cuba. It looks like they can cross North Korea off the list, now that their nuclear missile 'program' turns out to be an empty tunnel. As the authors of this wonderful concise pamphlet point out, if the concept of 'rogue state' is to be of any use, we have to examine how such concepts further American racist policies around the world, and how hypocritical the U.S. is in pointing fingers everywhere but at itself. Edward Said looks at American attitudes toward the Arab world and the tendency for the U.S. to puritanically punish any state or group that dares to interfere with U.S. interests. Noam Chomsky weighs in with an analysis on how the U.S. constructs the notion of 'rogue states' and at the same time deflects attention from it's own wrongdoing. Special attention is paid to U.S. agression against Iraq. Ramsey Clark examines how the U.S. continues to violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A great pocket guide to foreign policy." —Alternative Press Review

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Born in Philadelphia in 1928, NOAM CHOMSKY is known throughout the world for his political writings, activism, and for for his groundbreaking work in linguistics. A professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1955, Chomsky gained recognition in academic circles for his theory of transformational grammar, which drew attention to the syntactic universality of all human languages. But it is as a critic of unending war, corporate control and neoliberalism that Chomsky has become one of the country’s most well known public intellectuals. The 1969 publication of American Power and the New Mandarins marked the beginning of Chomsky’s rigorous public criticism of American hegemony and its lieges. Since then, with his tireless scholarship and an unflagging sense of moral responsibility, he has become one of the most influential writers in the world. Chomsky is the author of Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (with Edward S. Herman), Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order, and over one hundred other books. To this day Noam Chomsky remains an active and uncompromising voice of dissent.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seven Stories Press (February 9, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583225463
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583225462
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.2 x 6.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Edward W. Said was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Literature and of Kings College Cambridge, his celebrated works include Orientalism, The End of the Peace Process, Power, Politics and Culture, and the memoir Out of Place. He is also the editor, with Christopher Hitchens, of Blaming the Victims, published by Verso. He died in September 2003.

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    Avram Noam Chomsky (/ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/; born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes described as "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy, and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He has spent more than half a century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is Institute Professor Emeritus, and is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to US-Arab relations
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2001
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Peaceful world is a better world
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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I don't need to endorse this book for it to be useful or valuable. Writers of this book are learned men of their times and have expressed their views in an excellent manner. Many revealing thoughts are presented here
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3.0 out of 5 stars trying to find the truth
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2011
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This book helped me to try to answer some questions that were at the back of my mind
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"stephenkentjones"
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, as usual
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2001
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!
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Hamad AL-Maharooqy
4.0 out of 5 stars It is Worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2001
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.
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Arfon Rhys
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2013
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Another good book by Chromsky that is worth reading if you are intersted in issues of war and peace in our modern world.
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