Chomsky: Hamas Policies Are More Conducive to a Peaceful Settlement than Those of the U.S. or Israel

MEMRI ^ | May 23, 2006 | Noam Chomsky

[oldleft]

No, but according to the Geneva Conventions if someone partaking in armed resistance fails to identify themselves as such then they are using civilians as part of their weapon.

[TheWasteLand]

Kind of like pornography: hard to define, but you know it when you see it.

[Jeff Head]

Well...there you have it. Noam showing more of his true marxist/leftist/revolutionary colors. Radical terrorists efforts are better than legitimate government.

That is because Noam is a radical revolutionary himself who wants to see our form of government, our society, our heritage, and our way of life destroyed.

[Paulus Invictus]

He's a Hamas plant and a far-left commie to boot. Deport him to the Palis and do it now! He's one of the principle anti-Americans with a large voice with the leftist academics and the kook left.

[elfman2]

"The second condition is that Hamas must renounce violence. Israel and the United States certainly do not renounce violence. "

Of course we do. Is he saying the US must renounce violence everywhere in the world before we can require Hamas to renounce terrorism in Israel? So Chompki’s rule is that the most barbaric forms of terrorism are justified until every country renounces every kind of violence?

You're stronger than me for being able to read this crap.

[Dinsdale]

Which controls weather the Geneva convention applies but does'nt determine weather someone is an insurgent or a terrorist.

Not wearing a uniform is not a reasonable definition of terrorist. Were the Jewish resistance fighters of eastern europe (WWII) terrorists? Were the 'Orange Men' any less terrorists because they wore paramilitary uniforms?

Like I said, it's a tricky definition.

[Diogenesis]

Chomsky with his Hamas and Hezbollah masters. How much MIT technology did he give them?

[Harrius Magnus]

Somebody needs to come in here with the "Aw, Not this $hit again," pic.

[elfman2]

You're right. It blows me away that 5 years into the War On Terror, most people can't even define terrorism.

[elfman2]

Chompsky doesn't work with technology.

[Dinsdale]

I'd say that everybody can define terrorism.

But most definitions can be questioned with historic examples that sometimes produce unfortunate answers.

Perhaps 'terrorist' == 'enemy' is the most honest definition.

Chomsky being a linguist will waste months arguing about how many angles can dance on the head of a that particular pin. He's unlikely to accept definitions with obvious 'except us' clauses. Nor should we.

[cake_crumb]

Oh yeah, President Bush sounds JUST LIKE Chomsky </sarcasm>

[LjubivojeRadosavljevic]

I saw him (Chomsky) last night on CSPAN giving a talk at West Point.
Why would a military academy like West Point invite him to give a presentation on "Just War Theory", UN Article 51, etc. given his background??

[atomicpossum]

Ah, the view from the Ivory Tower.

[popdonnelly]

Yeah, when all the Jews are dead or driven out of Israel, it will be peaceful. I wouldn't keep company with this man. In the 1930's, he would have been rationalizing Nazism.

[Rummyfan]

Noam Chomsky and John Murtha should be sharing a cell somewhere, in a just world.....

[webheart]

From the article: ...the policies of Hamas are more forthcoming and more conducive to a peaceful settlement than those of the United States or Israel....

He's right. The appeasement being practiced by the U.S. and Israel is not going to work, but the violence being used by Hamas will. Therefore, the U.S. and Israel will be well served to forget about appeasement, and bring out the decisive force that has been proven throughout history to be effective in gaining peace.

[cake_crumb]

"Chomsky is a large bag of excrement."

You're too complimentary. Excrement at least has a purpose as fertilizer.

[prophetic]

Dan Brown + Chomsky = ALL PATHOLOGICAL LIARS

So ladies & gentlemen why does the MSM continues to be in love with these known liars (plus their liberal/democrat comrades) even when their lies are continually exposed as frauds?

[veronica]

Hitler-like Syndrome is more like it.