The US has financed and harbored Cuban-American  terroists who have blown up
planes, department stores in Cuba, poisoned crops, committed assasinations, etc.
Even when they've known individualss were guilty of these terrorist crimes (abetted
by federal agents), they have protected them from facing justice.


William Meecham wrote:

> Chomsky is absolutely correct.  And there is of course much more.  For the
> US to adopt a high moral tone given its outstandingly violent history
> leaves one agog.  To Noam's list below could be added the deaths of 10's
> of
> millions of Africans, and the US built its wealth in large part on a
> foundation of such slavery.  Further the US is distinguished as a slaver
> even in
> the company of other (sic) European countries (and such distinction is by
> no means easy given the stiff slavery competition.)
>
>  > > In a message dated
> 9/19/2001
> 12:29:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > > If Pakistan
> > >  does submit to U.S. demands, it is not impossible that the government will
> > >  be overthrown by forces much like the Taliban -- who in this case will
> > >  have nuclear weapons.
> >
> > Aside from several other ludicrous statements in this post, this is an
> > incredible leap, as well.  Chomsky seems to be without a hint of common sense
> > and under the impression that the terrorists are omnipotent and that the US
> > is thoroughly guilt-ridden.  Everyone understands clearly that Iraq is under
> > a blockade for the production of biological weapons.  Why can't Noam
> > recognize this.  Then he says,
> >
> > >this is the first time since the War of 1812 that its national
> > >territory has been under attack, even threat. Its colonies have been
> > >attacked, but not the national territory itself. During these years the US
> > >virtually exterminated the indigenous population, conquered half of
> > >Mexico, intervened violently in the surrounding region, conquered Hawaii
> > >and the Philippines (killing hundreds of thousands of Filipinos), and in
> > >the past half century particularly, extended its resort to force
> > >throughout much of the world. The number of victims is colossal.
> >
> > Non of this is true at all. Mere opinion without any fact.  From someone who
> > has delved the paths of deep structures, at least he could get his
> > syntactical agreement
> > and reference together.  This post is stupid.
> >
> > V.
> >