Chomsky Live Radio Call in Tonight 3/20 5:30pm Pacific 8:30pm Eastern

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Dismantling Empire, Building Democracy
Professor Noam Chomsky, Backbone Cabinet Nominee for Secretary of Peace, State, and Defense
Monday, March 20th, 5:30 p.m. Pacific (8:30 p.m. Eastern)
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This week marks the third anniversary of the misguided and tragic U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. With a burgeoning anti-war and progressive movement here at home, and exponentially growing hatred of the U.S. outside our borders, there is a clear and urgent need for a new national security strategy and safeguards for democracy.

The Backbone Campaign is therefore honored to welcome Professor Noam Chomsky, Backbone Cabinet nominee for Secretary of State, to discuss with us how to end U.S. empire-building and instead create a U.S. democratic republic for the 21st century.

For more than four decades, MIT Professor Emeritus of linguistics Noam Chomsky has been an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, rigorously and incisively challenging governmental and corporate abuse of citizens and communities worldwide. A renowned scholar, philosopher, political/social analyst and media critic, Professor Chomsky is the recipient of honorary degrees from prestigious universities around the globe, and recently was voted the “leading/living public intellectual” in the 2005 Global Intellectuals Poll conducted by the British magazine Prospect.

Chomsky has also written scores of compelling, candid articles and over 70 books on U.S. foreign policy and mass media/propaganda. His latest book, relevant to our forthcoming Conversation, is entitled Imperial Ambitions: Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9/11 World. About this book, Publisher's Weekly said, "... it's hard to dismiss Chomsky's indictment of the damage done by U.S. policies abroad, his scornful dissection of the lies and hypocrisies of those who defend them, his insistence that wealth and class interests dominate American politics, or his uncompromising attack on the thoughtless presumption of America's right to impose its will by force on other countries. A sardonic, meticulous and always bracing critic of the powers that be, Chomsky remains a must-read for any thoughtful citizen."


Listen on VoV radio here
http://www.voiceofvashon.org/index.cfm?loadpage=home.main.cfm&loadside=home.sidemenu.cfm

Backbone Campaign here
http://backbonecampaign.org/index.cfm

links to previous Conversations here (they had Zinn in January!)
http://backbonecampaign.org/conversations.cfm

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[sasha031]

1. thanks for letting us know

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[Bozita]

2. gotta remember this

That's about the time that Olbermann starts covering the tabloid stuff.

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3. Afternoon Kick Reminder

[Bozita]

4. kick until airtime

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5. 20 minute countdown nt

[mom cat]

6. All I am getting is a jazz program.

[mom cat]

11. I got it now. Thanks.

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7. It's on!!!

[Ufomammut]

8. Thanks for the heads up

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9. question - how do we get rid of centuries old idea of empire

USSR and Britain both fell

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10. "Here, we cannot wait for others to dismantle the empire.

That's our job to do from within."

You old rebel! :loveya:

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12. question - hypothetical. You have just been elected sec. of state

which treaties would you have us adhere to, and which new ones would you suggest

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13. Non-proliferation treaty is a good one - critical for the survival of the

species"

Missed the first one he mentioned.

None of the Nuclear states have abided by the treaty, but the US is far and away the worst of them.

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14. "what do you think is stopping people from marching in the streets?"

combination

sense of helplessness
decline in the functioning of substansive democracy
last election for instance. by international standards it was defunct.
only 10% of the voters knew where candidates stood on issues.

PR companies sell candidates, they don't inform.

People are very separated from each other.

25 years ago we had highest wages and lowest work hours in world. now it's reversed

people are frightened, and they should be.

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15. Chomsky is done... follow up discussion now

[CHIMO]

16. Thank You

For the link.

Appreciated Chomsky and the discussion later.

[rman]

17. is this archived anywhere?