Noam Chomsky: “We Reserve the Right to Bomb the N******” – the New World Order Part 4 (1991)
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November 23, 1991 www.amazon.com Watch the full lecture: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 US-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of just over 100000 located 100 miles (160 km) north of Venezuela, triggered by a military coup which ousted a brief revolutionary government. The successful invasion led to a change of government but was controversial due to charges of American imperialism, Cold War politics, the involvement of Cuba, the unstable state of the Grenadian government, and Grenada’s status as a Commonwealth realm. The invasion was criticized by the United Kingdom, Canada and the United Nations General Assembly, which condemned it as “a flagrant violation of international law.” It enjoyed broad public support in the United States as well as in some sectors in Grenada who viewed the post-coup regime as illegitimate. October 25 is a national holiday in Grenada, called Thanksgiving Day, to commemorate this event. Additionally, on 29 May 2009, the Point Salines International Airport was officially renamed in honour of the slain pre-coup leader Maurice Bishop by the Government of Grenada. The American invasion of Grenada was the sole case in the history of the Cold War of a Communist state successfuly rolled back into a Democratic Capitalist nation before the Revolutions of 1989. The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), commonly referred to as the Gulf War …
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September 30th, 2010 at 3:41 am
@gtonehimself Did you watch the video? He is quoting the British Prime Minister (1916-1922) David Lloyd George. Chomsky says this in the video. He uses the quote in order to illustrate the attitude of those in power. In the example, the Arab “democracies” or “fiefdoms” are free to operate under their own control as long as they follow the will of the British Empire. This is why a disarmament agreement would be unacceptable, because the BE “reserves the right to bomb the niggers.” U.S.=B.E.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:59 am
@gtonehimself i think he said it was some british lloyd george
September 30th, 2010 at 4:46 am
@ainemacdermot no, i heard Noam say it im worderin when did Bush say it.
September 30th, 2010 at 5:05 am
@gtonehimself He said it at 7:37
September 30th, 2010 at 5:25 am
when the fuck did he say that?!