Thoughts on Terrorism: Noam Chomsky

[Nefarious]

I was surprised to find out that Bin Laden referred to Chomsky in his latest tape, obtained 3 days before the Petraeus Report was given to congress, and pretty much overwhelming the report. My initial reaction, before I learnt about the Chomsky mention, was how much Bin Laden talked about issues popular with the left and then I thought - oh, so now I know what is going to come next from the right - and sure enough there it is - example:

sayanythingblog.com/entry/osama_bin_laden_praises_noam_chomsky_tells_dems_theyre_not_anti_war_enough/ - 74k -

Friday, September 07, 2007
Osama Bin Laden Praises Noam Chomsky, Tells Dems They’re Not Anti-War Enough, Talks Global Warming
By Rob on September 7, 2007 at 03:30 pm
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This new tape from Osama bin Laden almost sounds like it could have been a video blog done over at the Daily Kos. Or a “special comment” from Keith Olbermann.

“People of America: the world is following your news in regards to your invasion of Iraq, for people have recently come to know that, after several years of tragedies of this war, the vast majority of you want it stopped. Thus, you elected the Democratic Party for this purpose, but the Democrats haven’t made a move worth mentioning. On the contrary, they continue to agree to the spending of tens of billions to continue the killing and war there.”

The rambling transcript also mentions French President Sakozy, which suggests the tape was made after Sarkozy’s election in May.

According to the transcript, bin Laden says there are two ways to end the war:

“The first is from our side, and it is to continue to escalate the killing and fighting against you.”

The second is to do away with the American democratic system of government. “It has now become clear to you and the entire world the impotence of the democratic system and how it plays with the interests of the peoples and their blood by sacrificing soldiers and populations to achieve the interests of the major corporations.”

Bin Laden goes on to call Noam Chomsky “among one of the most capable of those from your own side,” and mentions global warming and “the Kyoto accord.”

Osama (and I’m not joking here) goes on to bash ““neoconservatives like Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Richard Perle.”

I’m not one to suggest that America’s liberals support someone like Osama bin Laden, and I’d be quick to ridicule anyone making such an assertion, but when the left finds itself not only sharing many goals with Osama bin Laden vis-a-vis Iraq but also sharing much of the same rhetoric shouldn’t it be time to re-evaluate?

You’d think, but then again it seems like far too many people in this country are more than happy to act as proverbial “useful idiots” for this country’s enemies in the world.

Not one to suggest - nice disclaimer, before he basically goes on to call the lefties idiots because someone came along and parroted their concerns after the fact of their concerns.

[Guest]

You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything.

[genekelly]

This guy has always bored me and I always refused to even look at his work when at uni.

[honest orator]

[Cambridge]

But it takes more than 6 pennysworth to get into the 6 penny goup, don't you think HO.

[honest orator]

It takes more than 6 penny worth to be in the group you say sir, well thats inflation for you these days. Its pretty obvious to me that you sir will have of course have the appropriate funding for such a group, one instantly recognizes breeding when one sees it, its the cut of the jib, you know.

Good day to sir.

[Cambridge]

It’s all in which tailor you use. Hugo Boss cuts a good suit, don’t you think?

An gd day to you too, sir.

[honest orator]

Hugo Boss you say, the fellow sounds foreign sir, cant be doing with those foreigner dont you know, you cant beat a English suit, ile not be far wrong if i say English suits are there finest in the world, the best bar non.

[Cambridge]

Okay, up on Oxford Streetn.

[honest orator]

Where ever, just as long as its an English Taylor. Or even Scottish.