Chomsky's "911"

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This paper discusses and reviews Noam Chomsky's book, "911." It provides a biography of the author and the lead up to his writing the book. The paper then summarizes "911" and discusses Chomsky's view of past, present and future impacts of American terrorism and other terrorism world-wide. It also discusses the relevance of Chomsky's views years after 9/11.

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"Chomsky's underlying premise and arguments are arguably more difficult to convincingly refute today than in 2001 or even later. As the Iraq War drags on and everyday Americans continue to doubt what we are still being told about our nation's military and other intentions in Iraq and elsewhere, this may become more difficult still. Today, it is far easier to believe than in October 2001, that America's own acts of terrorism against other groups and nations, for reasons of economic world domination, actually led up to and caused 9-11. The result, instead of our having felt free as a nation, or in many cases even individually, to move on nationally (and in individual everyday life) from the awful day of the terrorist attacks (as a healthier, more confident and more secure society might have done) is that the specter of 9-11 hobble us still - psychically, culturally, and even physically (e.g., through intrusive surveillance; airport searches, etc.). Should American military and economic strategies and actions continue as they are, this will continue in the future."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barsky, R. (1997) Noam Chomsky: A life of dissent. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
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