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Noam Chomsky: Emerging Framework of World Power
April 23, 2002
Noam Chomsky professor, linguistics, MIT

Noam Chomsky discusses the war on terrorism, US involvement with Afghanistan, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad. Exploring the repercussions of the attacks on September 11, 2001, Chomsky talks about the war on terrorism, US involvement with Afghanistan, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad. His extensive knowledge of American foreign policy in the Middle East and South Asia sheds light on the new contours of world power while posing important and troubling questions about our country's role in international affairs.

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