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A number of analysts have observed that although bin Laden was finally killed, he won some major successes in his war against the U.S. ‘He repeatedly asserted that the only way to drive the U.S. from the Muslim world and defeat its satraps was by drawing Americans into a series of small but expensive wars that would ultimately bankrupt them,’ Eric Margolis writes. ‘“Bleeding the U.S.,” in his words.’ The United States, first under George W. Bush and then Barack Obama, rushed right into bin Laden’s trap… Grotesquely overblown military outlays and debt addiction… may be the most pernicious legacy of the man who thought he could defeat the United States—particularly when the debt is being cynically exploited by the far right, with the collusion of the Democrat establishment, to undermine what remains of social programs, public education, unions, and, in general, remaining barriers to corporate tyranny.
Excerpt from the new preface of the 10th anniversary reissue of Noam Chomsky’s 9-11: Was There an Alternative?. (via prshnth)
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Notes: 96 9/8/11 — 10:08pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZFGFJy9IwYtg Filed under: #Noam Chomsky  #terrorism  #history  #bin Laden 
ibirds: Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought Author:Noam Chomsky Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date:February 2009 Product Description In this extraordinarily original and profound work, Noam Chomsky discusses themes in the study of language and mind since the end of the sixteenth century in order to explain the motivations and methods that underlie his work in linguistics, the science of mind, and even politics. This edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. It has been made more accessible to a larger audience; all the French and German in the original edition has been translated, and the notes and bibliography have been brought up to date. The relationship between the original edition (published in 1966) and contemporary biolinguistic work is also explained. This challenging volume is an important contribution to the study of language and mind, and to the history of these studies since the end of the sixteenth century. Book Description Tracing the development of linguistic theory from Descartes to Wilhelm von Humboldt, Chomsky’s book is one of the most original and profound studies of language and mind ever written. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. ISBN:0521708176

ibirds:

Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought

Author:Noam Chomsky

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date:February 2009

Product Description

In this extraordinarily original and profound work, Noam Chomsky discusses themes in the study of language and mind since the end of the sixteenth century in order to explain the motivations and methods that underlie his work in linguistics, the science of mind, and even politics. This edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. It has been made more accessible to a larger audience; all the French and German in the original edition has been translated, and the notes and bibliography have been brought up to date. The relationship between the original edition (published in 1966) and contemporary biolinguistic work is also explained. This challenging volume is an important contribution to the study of language and mind, and to the history of these studies since the end of the sixteenth century.

Book Description

Tracing the development of linguistic theory from Descartes to Wilhelm von Humboldt, Chomsky’s book is one of the most original and profound studies of language and mind ever written. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century.

ISBN:0521708176

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High-res Notes: 8 3/9/11 — 12:40pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZFGFJy3VEyWG Filed under: #linguistics  #history  #noam chomsky 
Considering the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, it’s not the worst example. It was given to him before he had the time to commit many war crimes
Noam Chomsky in a September 13 New Statesman interview when asked, “What did you think when he was given the Nobel Peace Prize?” (via principialuis)
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Notes: 5 9/17/10 — 8:46am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZFGFJy13o-MO Filed under: #nobel prize  #war crimes  #obama  #noam chomsky  #history 
There’s a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much
by Noam Chomsky (via tonibellver)
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Notes: 4 6/24/10 — 4:12pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZFGFJyhelg8 Filed under: #noam chomsky  #history