Noam Chomsky Speech: The U.S. & Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World

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Run time: 15:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcX23O7RqQQ   Posted on YouTube: May 11, 2011 By YouTube Member: mediagrrl9 Views on YouTube: 2449   Posted on DU: May 12, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 2178

 
Speaking at the 25th anniversary of celebration of the national media watch group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky analyzes the U.S. response to the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. Democracy Now! was there to tape his speech. "Across the , the overwhelming majority of the population regards the United States as the main threat to their interests," Chomsky says. "The reason is very simple ... Plainly, the U.S. and allies are not going to want governments, which are responsive to the will of the people. If that happens, not only will the U.S. not control the region, but it will be thrown out."

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