[Peace-discuss] Chomsky

Tue Apr 24 15:49:51 CDT 2007

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Chuck Minne wrote:
> I have no desire to get into one of your interminable email 
> exchanges where you fight for the last word, so this will be my last 
> comment on the subject.
>  
> First nobody knows, not even, much to your regret, I’m sure, what is in 
> Chomsky’s mind. That being said, there is no doubt in my mind that 
> Chomsky not only knows, but is convinced that 9-11 was the work of 
> Cheney, Rumsfeld, the smarter Bushes, and others in our government plus 
> those outside our government who pull its strings. (It might even be the 
> work of Chomsky himself - how's that for cospiracy theory?)
>  
> Further, like a whole lot of people in academia, there is no doubt in my 
> mind that a great majority of Chomsky’s work is funded by the defense 
> department. And even further, it has been suggested, and I have no doubt 
> that Chomsky benefits from funding by the CIA, if fact, I think we can 
> take that as a given. I have no great belief that he is actually a CIA 
> mole, but if that were proven, I would certainly not die of disbelief.
>  
> In any event, like most of us, he is not going to bite the hand that 
> feeds him. And since he seems to be on a very long leash, he says many 
> things that are admirable and insightful, although generally 
> solution-less. In this mode he serves any administration well as a 
> shining example of academic freedom and the government’s charitable 
> attitude toward dissidents. If he actually is CIA, he may be one of 
> their best assets, if he is not, I’m sure they love him anyway – just 
> for his attitude on 9-11, and lack of teeth in general, if for nothing else.
>  
> In /Towers of Deception/ Barrie Zwicker devotes Chapter Five to “The 
> Shame of Noam Chomsky and the Gatekeepers of the Left,” but you would 
> call that conspiracy theory. I’m sorry the following graphic does not 
> show up better, but it illustrates how the money flows from various 
> foundations to the voices of the left. Again, a simple case of not 
> biting the hand that feeds you.
>  
>  
> These are my final words on this subject, and I close with the following 
> article. I’m sure that anyone who is interested can Google up more.
>  
> How the CIA Funds Anti-Bush Propaganda 	
> 
> By Bill Gertz <http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/authors.asp?ID=370>
> *The Washington Times | September 14, 2004*
> The CIA's Counterterrorist Center has spent more than $15 million in the 
> past three years funding studies, reports and conferences produced by 
> former Democratic administration officials and other critics of the Bush 
> administration.
> The latest effort was a $300,000 grant by the CIA to the Atlantic 
> Council for a study co-authored by Richard A. Clarke, the former 
> counterterrorism official who wrote a best seller accusing the Bush 
> administration of failing in the war on terrorism by invading Iraq.
> "The products of the [center] have a consistent theme: They criticize 
> the Bush administration and provide ammunition for the Kerry campaign," 
> said one U.S. official who has read the resulting reports and studies. 
>     
> This official said the academic outreach is the Counterterrorist 
> Center's way of "buying off" criticism of the CIA and the intelligence 
> community by providing hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts and 
> conferences.
>  
> continued at: http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15029
>  
> The last word, as always, is yours.
>  
>  
> 
> 
> */C G ESTABROOK <carl at newsfromneptune.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     That's certainly not the case. Chomsky has spent his life writing about
>     the real state of American politics, not taking "the safer and more
>     comfortable course." There's no evidence that he's reversed the habits
>     of a lifetime here. --CGE
> 
> 
>     Chuck Minne wrote:
>     >  Oh, Chomsky knows full well that the people behind Bush were
>     responsible
>     >  for 9-11. Don't ever believe that he doesn't. He just takes the safer
>     >  and more comfortable course, and I can't really blame him. Too
>     bad, though.
>     >
>     >  */"C. G. Estabrook" /* wrote:
>     >
>     >  Of course there are conspiracies. The word means literally
>     >  "breathing together" and refers to a "combination of persons for an
>     >  evil or unlawful purpose" -- such as the invasion of Iraq or the
>     >  domination of Mideast oil. Chomsky's opponents are those who deny
>     >  such conspiracies exist and think that they can refute the arguments
>     >  that they do simply by calling them conspiracies (which, they imply,
>     >  don't exist at all).
>     >
>     >  Chomsky, who knows that there are such conspiracies, simply doesn't
>     >  think that the evidence shows that the Bush administration was
>     >  involved in one to produce the 911 attacks. --CGE
>     >
>     >
>     >  ---- Original message ----
>     >  >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:03:23 -0700 (PDT)
>     >  >From: Chuck Minne
>     >  >Subject: [Peace-discuss] Chomsky
>     >  >To: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>     >  >
>     >  > Chomsky on conspiracy theory:
>     >  >
>     >  > â€™Conspiracy theoryâ€™ has become the intellectual
>     >  > equivalent of a four-letter word: Itâ€™s something
>     >  > people say when they donâ€™t want you to think about
>     >  > whatâ€™s really going on.
>     >  >
>     >  >
>     >  >
>     >  > Chomsky on the idea that 9-11 was a false-flag,
>     >  > inside job:
>     >  >
>     >  > Itâ€™s conspiracy theory.
>     >  >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >  But judge for yourself, don't be afraid, Watch This
>     >  or This
>     >
>     >
>     >
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