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Noam Chomsky on the Coming War w/ Iraq--October 2002 from the Green & Red Archives (G&R 236)

Jul 10, 2023

Noam Chomsky, renowned American linguist and political activist, delivers a historically driven argument against intervention in the Middle East and exposes the deceitful narratives of the government and media leading up to the Iraq War. He discusses the influence of the military-industrial complex, questions the motives behind changes in US foreign policy, and highlights the effectiveness of fear in the war on terror. Chomsky examines the actions of the Reagan administration, the crimes of September 11th, and emphasizes the importance of critical analysis to bring about change.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Financial Support, Booking, and American Foreign Policy

02:53 • 2min

The Power and Danger of the Military-Industrial Complex

05:13 • 7min

Uncovering the Truth and Questioning Motives

12:13 • 23min

The War on Terror and Historical Examples

35:37 • 17min

Reagan Administration, Nelson Mandela, and US Military Aid

52:37 • 22min

Crimes of September 11th and Global Government Responses

01:14:14 • 3min

Recycled Reaganites and the Importance of Terrifying the Population

01:17:34 • 5min

We've introduced a new feature . . . Green & Red Archives. We're putting out encore episodes of some older talks and events that Scott and I have organized or participated in over the years. Recently, to pay our respects to the great Daniel Ellsberg, we put up a speech he gave in Houston in February 2003 in which he spoke about many things, but in particular warned of the coming war against Iraq in prescient ways, which is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD2PcWHj4Wk Now we're going to stay on that theme and present to you a speech that took place in Houston a few months before that. In October 2002, as the Bush administration was ramping up to invade Iraq, I was honored to organize and introduce Noam Chomsky to an overflow crowd at the University of Houston. Like Ellsberg, Chomsky offered a succinct and historically-driven argument against intervention in the Middle East and discussed the deceitful government and media narratives driving what would become a bloody and consequential war. So enjoy this talk from Noam Chomsky and follow Green & Red on YouTube, on whichever podcast platform you prefer, on social media and on our webpage at https://greenandredpodcast.org/ and you can also find information there on contributing to our scrappy media efforts. And now here's Noam Chomsky talking the US and Iraq in October 2002. -------------------------------------------------------------- Outro- "G&R Blues" by Moody Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ ⁠ +G&R's Website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podast Network:⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast⁠ +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.