Noam Chomsky on the war against ISIL | UpFront
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- In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to the renowned American academic Noam Chomsky about his public spat with the Turkish president, the war against ISIL and Russia's annexation of Crimea.
We also look at the ramifications of the Saudi Arabia-Iran feud, and debate the state of Egypt five years after the Arab Spring.
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Dude .... stop interrupting Chomsky, I'm sure he's perfectly capable of speaking articulately.
+Ali Dakmar Good trolling ha.
+A. M. Goudarzi articulately, perhaps. Truthfully or accurately, not a chance.
superNowornever
could you give a few examples (or highlighted one example) about Chomsky being untruthful and inaccurate ?
+A. M. Goudarzi Obnoxious interview by Mehdi Hasan.
MARCELO ARIAS SOUTO
I agree, actually Chomsky's ideas often require laying some ground before hitting the point. Mehdi Hassan ruins Chomsky's scaffolds before he gets to the point.
I wish you would stop interrupting guests to argue with them. It looks immature and confrontational.
+spillett7475 yea it is really frustrating
+Azamspazam91 They should have made the interview a special.
+spillett7475 every Oxbridge educated presenter seems to have the exact same style. So boring to watch
he only has a certain amount of time. I love Noam but he does get long winded, Medhi has to drill down to the basic arguments to keep the flow of the conversation going.
Yes
Mehdi Hasan is conducting an interrogation, not an interview of Noam Chomsky.
Mehdi does not allow Noam Chomsky to answer questions, before he pounces on Noam.
This interview does not seem like an exchange more like an attack by Mehdi Hasan.
Nome can handle it.
Of course, Noam Chomsky took Medhi Hasan on and went the distance. Still Noam Chomsky is a teacher and to me it was a missed opportunity because of Medhi Hasan interview style towards NC.
Allowing Noam Chomsky to answer while you machine gun questions to him, is not pandering, it is common courtesy.
+TheDAT573 It wasn't so bad, and Chomsky can (& did) handle himself just fine. It was annoying that the interviewer got distracted over the semantics of Russia's conflict with the Ukraine, though. The definition of imperialism has no bearing on the Syrian crisis, and neither does the annexation of Crimea, right or wrong. Stay focused Mehdi...
+TheDAT573 it was shameful to watch, made me cringe
I just wish to listen to your guests finishing their thoughts. appalling interruptions.
Call me crazy, but I much prefer interviewers that ask questions and then they let the guest answer the question.
I want Noam to slowly take off his glasses, look the interviewer in the eyes and calmly say "shut the @#$% up".
Can anybody imagine anything more patronising than the suggestion that young male Muslims who are "disaffected" and subject to "peer pressure" have little recourse but to resort to beheadings, crucifixions and the taking of sex slaves to fulfill their psychic needs?
+Joshua Lord
Yeah, the problem is that people from the west have stopped asking this question: "compared to what?"
For example, the christians in pakistan are systematically mistreated, discriminated, burning alive, confined in ghettos, raped, subjugated by islamic blasphemy laws, taken from them opportunities of social and economic advancement and many other sad things. And you dont see them doing some kind of "christian jihad" and starting to killing people.
But in the other side you see a pakistani living in london and he dont have a job, see that some news papers have headlines like "islamic terrorism" and people criticizing islam and also some people make to him bad looks in the streets, then he realise that the the more logic reaction is to start to behead people, to rape women and children, persecute yazidis, to rob from the infidels, fighting to implement sharia law worldwide and committing suicide martyrdom operations to earn a pass to heaven and his new 72 virgins.
And people from the west see that reaction in the muslims and say: that make sense because he has being "radicalized online".
Get out of here !!!
Are you familiar with Dylan Roof?
Brilliant interview. The interrupting is not distracting at all; it is a tactic that provides specificity.
I like Chomsky but I think the interviewer was good, it's good to see people pressed on their answers
Let Chomsky Speak!
US and Uk as most evil? suuuure...
/sarcasm off
+Rok Adamlje Free your mind, and you'll come to understand that they unquestionably are...One need only to do a very basic empirical study of criminal acts and unlawful killing perpetrated by both at the whim of elitist power structures to see this as pretty obvious. Has always been this way, and I'm afraid if you tried to rebut Chomsky on this front, you'd end up dreadfully embarrassed in the process.
James Carr Hmm thats a pretty good description of Saddam right there.
+Rok Adamlje No, of course not! We all live in a shining city on the hill, right?! It's just a shame all those poor, dead souls in third world nations couldn't appreciate the freedom our invasions & coups brought them.
+Rok Adamlje The U.S has engaged in over 75 military interventions since WW2, and financially supported military dictatorships. So yes, the U.S is by far the biggest terrorist state.
+Rok Adamlje Do some reading, mate and plug off the TV. The US and the UK are responsible for millions of deaths and there's no denying the facts.
this is a great interview thanks
Watching Chomsky stumble over Crimea was hilarious.
Hasan's style gave us a chance to see Chomsky thinking in his feet, and responding to common counterpoints. This was a real interview with critical prodding but not bullying. Not meant to be a lecture podium for Chomsky. It was great, and I thought he batted back nicely.
Mehdi is a terrible interviewer
+Nermin Mamedova He's a terrible journalist and a snake-handling fundamentalist.
Why is the audio volume so low? If this was uploaded by Al Jazeera, they should know better.
Love how Chompsky was covering everything - very well said, obviously brilliant and obviously knowledgeable on the topics he was discussing. Mehdi, there is a difference between talking with someone where you are trying to corner (a politician, company, someone trying to hide something from you) and an expert (where you are trying to get information and context). The expert is there to answer and will answer freely (as he was) so just let him talk, you and I are no more qualified to 'corner' someone like him than to corner Stephen Hawking on physics. And if you somehow managed to what did you gain? He isn't a decision maker, isn't running for office, isn't receiving public funds, so... yea. Love that you got the interview, loved hearing Chomsky's take, but please stop interrupting him if you talk with him in the future - just direct him toward what you actually want clarifications on.
Medhi has got to give some time for the interviewee to complete an argument.
What's up with the dislikes?!? It was a good interview, despite interruptions.
The audio is so low on this video, I could barely hear a thing. Please increase the volume so it's easier to hear what's being said. Thanks!
Did you notice how nervous Mehdi got when Noam brought up Qatar's clear support for the Al-Nusra Front? Al Jazeera wants no part of that discussion LOL
It boggles my mind that Chomsky is a highly-regarded intellectual.
+mugdays Yea, imagine that Kanye West isn't, right? ^
Adi G
Huh?
+mugdays That's ok. It doesn't boggle mine.
Agree, he's incredibly overrated
+mugdays It is quite interesting. When I entered college I was told that Chomsky was a sort of Stephen Hawking of history, insanely brilliant. Then you get to know him and a theme emerges. It doesn't quite seem to make complete sense BUT, who am I, just a impressionable young college student. Years latter you realize the theme is not that intelligent or thought provoking and at the same time your realize why he's so highly regarded. Unfortunately, the shaming of America is a central theme in higher education. Unfortunate because its not nuanced thinking and doesn't help us understand the world.
I really love this guys programs
Where's part 2?
Mr chomsky blames erdogan for the killings in the 1990s,for his information erdogan was in power in 2002,infact since his rule til 2014 Turkey never had great clashes or teror atacks from the PKK,
+Masoody Khan care to explain?
+Erhan Kater Probably says more about the PKK abandoning Marxism-Leninism and their strategy of violently overthrowing the state, in favour of more peaceful revolutionary tactics, than Mr Erdogan.
+Erhan Kater "... reconstituting policies which in the '90s were totally horrendous ..."
Got it? Erdogan is reconstituting policies from the '90s.
Fane Manelistu the 90s. was an pretty horible decade for kurds.
not only killing's execution torture was in order by the goverment .
speaking kurdish was forbiden by law.
İ couldnt name my children name an kurdish name.
kurdish video CD'S were illegal.
how Can you compare Erdoğan with the 90s.?
Hasan is good for taking pinning done slippery interviewees. Chomsky is known (Noam 😉) as a great intellectual and clear thinker because he *takes his time to think*. He doesn't need pinning down, just ask the questions and he will give you an answer. To be fair to Hasan, he's typically put in front of British MPs whoms style is... less considered
+Thomas Harle
He's mostly known as a great intellectual because he has a voice that sounds profound :-)
+gary wood, Ha! Yes, it's important to oooze graavitaaaas.
The true pinnacle of this was Milton Friedman. I know absolutely nothing about economics but when I watch a video of him, I believe everything he says.
World class interview.
new journalism relies on short sound bites and we all Noam Chomsky answers are anything but that. I appreciate the interview, interviewer and interviewee.
I think the time has come to put Chomsky in a home.
I'll pay for the home it needed
Chomsky says truths many people can't handle. He doesn't need any help, but you might.
+Matt Smith When someone claims the U.S. and Britain to be the most evil regimes on earth, their attachment to reality really should come into question.
+nxe8500 Noam never says "most evil." He's not denying the many good aspects of the US/UK; Chomsky still chooses & prefers to live in the US.
But in terms of sheer quantifiable *harm* done- from both malice and willful negligence- the centuries-long UK or younger US empire are not without long & very dirty laundry lists of bad deeds. E.g. the Guardian-reported US murder of 1,100+ civilians in drone strikes to target (not necessarily kill) 41 terrorists.
Or the 3rd world war: the war on the 3rd world via many US/UK invasions, coup d'etats, and puppet dictators.
He says that if we want to rank evils, the US and Britain are much higher than anyone else. I think that implies in the modern world, and if not, he really should have made it clear. Yes, Western forces have caused much damage in the past, but what Noam and his ilk really should be focused on is which groups have the most malicious intentions in the present. When considering negligence and collateral damage, "evil" is not an accurate term. Evil should be reserved for groups like ISIS who intentionally kill as many non-Muslims as they can in brutal fashion.
The Six Degrees of Noam Chomski. No matter how obscure a scenario is, he can connect it to Western foreign policy.
Its one degreee: "im american. I must focus on the crimes my country is responsible for"
Is Mehdi the only host on this channel?
"He's not a nice guy,I don't want to have dinner with him"............best comment!!!!
Very poor interview technique. I would have liked to hear more from Mr Chomsky.
US most evil.... omg, this guy has credibility? and the interviewer is unbearable to listen too, let the man speak.
Yes, US And Britain. Maybe the issue Is you Are looking at it only from the view of politics towards Its people - in that case yes, the US And UK arent the most opressive (even though I would argue not the least opressive either). But if you count their foreign policies - He Is undoutably right.
what is "CC" acronym - this guy - Raymond Stock, he uses it all the time? Rise of the CC? Please Explain.
The best of us.
Chomsky's patience with this fool of an interviewer is admirable!
I question Mehdi's motives here.
N.C.: "He's not a nice guy, I don't want to have dinner with him." LOL!
Truth Prevails .. 👍🤨👍
The interviewer is so desrespectfull.
Chomsky getting old.
Chomsky: Russia isn't being imperialistic.
Reporter: How about Crimea though?
Chomsky: Uhm, hm, uhm, well that's another thing completely.
Reporter: Is it imperialism though?
Chomsky: Uhm, hm, uhm, these events are interactive.
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+FifthGear Host asks if a certain action by "x" is imperialism. Chomsky begins to explain why certain action should not be called imperialism. Host interrupts to name a different action by "x." Host did not ask about annexing Crimea. Of course it is another thing completely!
+ FifthGear The people of the Crimea carried out a peaceful referendum on whether they should rejoin the Russian Federation ,after they witnessed the violent coup against the democratically elected Ukraine government backed by vicious ultra nationalist and their Right Sektor Nazi supporters ,who were encouraged by US NEOCON war criminals ,whose policies have turned Middle east nations into hell holes ,..
There are enough Y.T videos of Nazi Right Sektor death squads doing their NAZI torchlight processions ,proudly wearing their Nazi insignia . They have a grim history of ethnic massacre ,that even shocked their wartime Nazi pals
The interview was about the war on ISIL (looking at the title), but the interviewer had to mention 'Russian imperialism' because of what happened in Crimea. What this reporter doesn't understand is that imperialism means you're offensively trying to conquer land (by force or coup), but also try to build up or increase your political/military influence/presence in another country. Russia is not and hasn't acted imperialistisc in Ukraine or Syria; in both countries there already was a Russian military base with the approval of both country's governments. In both countries, Russia has not tried to overthrow any government just to have a puppet regime in favor Russia or used any form of force to destabilize and conquer these countries. Russia secured their military base in Crimea by adding the peninsula to their land, because of the coup that took place on 21st of February on behalf of the Americans (a defensive act). Russia also already had a military base in Syria, nothing imperialistisc about this because this was approved by the Syrian government (which wasn't first overthrown so that the next government would approve it). The US, UK, Saudi Arabia, Turkey (and because the US is all of NATO is) on the other hand ARE imperialistisc, but you didn't say they aren't, so I'm not going there.
Hasib _
Its good to see a comment that cuts a path through all the propaganda going on out there, for the politically naive ,
Your comments simply and correctly defines what imperialism is all about .
They say Americas most powerful weapon is propaganda , that is .dispensed through a world wide CIA run network , It must be good ,many Americans are not even aware that their nation is the head of an imperial empire ,
They really believe US elites have hundreds of military bases around the world , because they are the worlds "policeman ". And the many -millions of people they kill "doing their police work ",men women and children ,must the bad guys .
The power of incessant propaganda !
moon beam Thank you and I totally agree with what you said.
Also when you think about the results coming home to roost of the many wars and death NATO aligned countries have caused, it would almost be 100% justified if not for one very disturbing fact:
Washington and London have ever since 2002 (Afghanistan and in particular Iraq) been the most guilty parties and most persuasive and militarily active of the entire alliance.
www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tony-blair-apologises-for-mistakes-over-iraq-war-and-admits-elements-of-truth-to-view-that-invasion-a6707776.html
This is also the case in Syria (along with Turkey), as it was in Libya (along with France). But the astounding fact is that the 2 most guilty parties, refuse to take the lead and responsibility on the aftermath of their atrocities or at least even share the responsibility and the burden. The United States and England have taken not even 5% of the total amount of refugees that the E.U. has taken in. Most astounding is the behavior of London, being part of the E.U. and yet make it's own rules and get away with it. While Poland, Slovakia, Czech etc are being sanctioned for doing the exact same: refusing to abide by the refugee quota of the E.U.
On that same note, London also last year refused to pay the full amount to Brussels regarding the contribution each (economically advanced) nation had to pay annually.
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-osborne-idUKKBN0IJ0ZU20141030
Where is the second half?
+Matan Omer Should be up by Friday
we know al jazeera also which side they are serving.
According to Chomsky, the US is the most brutal regime on earth. Let that sink in for a moment. We live in a world with countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran that engage in horrific human rights violations on their own people and export terrorism like it's candy. We have countries like China that treat their own people like slaves to the state. And of course Russia, run by a mob boss that takes out his opposition and anyone that dares to criticize him. Yet in Chomskyland, it's the most tolerant and diverse country in the world with one of the best human rights records that is most brutal?
*yawn* why does anyone take this clown seriously?
Educating Ignorant/Intolerant Kulinski Fans I see someone doesn't understand the difference between foreign and domestic policy.
Educating Ignorant/Intolerant Kulinski Fans and you mention Saudi Arabia? Who is their main source of power again? Oh that's right...
The world's greatest finger pointer, Noam Chomsky, is at it again! Has this man every done anything other than point out mistakes? NO. Has he ever provided a single solution to any of the issues he waves his finger at? NO. In Noam's Utopian fantasy world, all we need to do is drop books from helicopters and once everyone reads these magic books the world will be at peace! Sigh.
Qaboos looks so chill in that picture at @14:40
To look for facts without bias,that is the Noam..we can all learn from him.
What a total slimeball Chomsky is. The way he constantly tries to shy away from any criticism of Russia and constantly focus on USA, UK and Israel is incredible.
+jumpedupchimpanzee He has responded to that accusation many times. As an American it's his job as an intellectual to see through state propaganda and examine and denounce the criminal acts of his own country. USA doesn't seem to need any help from Chomsky denouncing Russia's crimes.
+kovvvas That's bullshit and You know it
David N Why's that?
+David N "That's bullshit and You know it"
It's not. What responsibility does Chomsky bear for the actions of Russia?
David N He's not. Your comment is about as infantile as I would have expected on CZcams.
#regressiveleft
gurp chirp rubin report fan ?
let him speak, Mr. Mehdi!
Love you Noam...
Chomsky is either ignorant or flat out lying here. Sectarian conflict 'barely existed' in Iraq according to him. Nonsense. Does he not know about the Al-Anfal Campaign against the Kurds, or foreign agression against Iran (both times including the use of chemical weapons), enfuriating the Shia population? Incredible how selective he is to back up his argument.
+abelmaster little bit of both, he is ignorant ideolog
*"Let's deal the world as it exists" and then claiming "Crimea was handed over to Ukraine by Khrushchev" well, Libya was handed over to Italy and Kuwait, Iraq to British Empire by the Ottomans. that's really very cheap argument, although he has some handful fanatics!.*
+Mike limited hhhhh you caught the devil in a different cover who's trying to fool us, thanks to you and to Mehdi Hasan.
That's his point! Crimea wasn't really annexed by Russia, it's full of Russians. Just as Iraqis couldn't annex Iraq from the British, it's their country.
not sure if prof chomsky is too soft-spoken or this audio is low, speakers at 10 are usually loud , at 55 now , barely hear the man...
Is someone in that studio holding a time clock for the interviewer?
He’s not letting the viewers to benefit from the Chomsky’s analysis.
Mahdi, please calm down.
this shows the graciousness of Chomsky...patiently responding to a
journalistic provocateur
I love Chomsky's writing, it is super engaging. But his live interviews could put an insomniac to sleep.
Kurds are the saviours of that region. Ocalan needs to be freed and we need to support the Kurds in their fight against extremism.
Noam's spot on about the UK and US
it's a real shame he never debated harris Chomsky would have shut down harris fans for good!
So true that he'd shut them down good. I generally like Sam when it comes to philosophy, science, and religion. But when it comes to politics, he has proven again and again he doesn't really know what he is talking about.
Chomsky flatly declined the offer for a debate with Harris for good reason. Harris would mop the floor with him.
@@SuperSpeedMonkeylol harris attempted to debate chomsky over email and the ensuing exchange-later published on harris’s website bc sam didn’t follow chomsky’s comments sufficiently to grasp what an L he was posting 😂-revealed harris to be kind of a dimwit. basically, harris didn’t know enough about the basic recent history of US foreign policy to understand a straightforward argument chomsky kept restating as his reason for not wanting to further engage with harris on the topic of foreign affairs, so he keeps totally missing the point and doubling down on his initial argument while chomsky’s patience and interest in the correspondence dropped off precipitously. it makes for pretty cringe-inducing reading
british political conversations tend to be a lot more confrontational in nature. mehdi, looking also at his past interviews, i see him being a lot more polite and respectful than normal. chomsky does veer off course sometimes, so it honestly didn't bother me.
This interview is like a cat batting a vinyl record on the turntable
"But where does he stand on US airstrike against ISIL?"
Lol, seriously man, you are talking to Noam Chomsly, you know exactly what he's going to say!
Sometimes I think the only person Mehdi Hasan really wants to interview is Mehdi Hasan...
This guy reading facts from a paper, likely has an ear piece
Chomsky recalling the finest of detail from memory
Asking Chomsky if he's "depressed about his lack of influence" is absurd. He's not a Hollywood celebrity, who needs to talk about his "feelings".
I love Chimpski, he is the like a living political cartoon. Great hilarious entertainment!
If you know Chomsky, you know that he has complete, well thought out positions. Now, you may or may not agree with those positions and that's fine. That's actually good, because then it means there's ideas to be explored.
What irritates me, is when interviewers invite Chomsky onto their show. Because they get the "buzz" and "hype" surrounding the Chomsky name and then interrupt and nit pick every out of context detail. Let them man speak, completely, because that's how he does his thing. Then you can respond or ask questions. Don't interrupt, that's silly.
I'm not saying Chomsky is always right. What I'm saying, is know who you're interviewing and give them the appropriate time to respond and let them clarify their positions.
These issues are important and you've got one of humanity's leading intellectuals sitting in front of you. You can't treat this like a game of "Gotcha!"... Complex problems require complex and complete solutions. I wish the interviewer would get that... It's like he's had 5 Redbulls and just wants to far forward to the end... It's silly...
The host won't let Chomsky finish his points.
I know you have a time limit but you can easily post more on the internet. Please let the Chomsky speak, show an approved edit of what you are interested in on TV and post the full interview on the internet.
Thanks.
No one can answer questions this complex in three words. What is with this guy.
This would be a better interview if the interviewer wasn't there, a Chomsky monologue would be far superior.
I think the journalist is a bit in the dark in terms of the difference between an interview and an interrogation.
"...if you wanna rank evils... the United States and Britain are so far higher than anyone else, we can put all the others to the side..." - inimitable Chomskian intellectual ferocity and political integrity.
This man takes no prisoners in speaking truth to power.
You could be forgiven for thinking this is an interview with Mehdi who can't seem to let Chomsky respond without interrupting
Finally some truth on Islam from Chomsky about Saudi's financing and responsibility of Jihadist promoting Madrasa educating thier young in Hateful ideology. This is one of the most honest and concise evaluations of world affairs from Chomsky I have heard in a long time
where did my comment go
ISIS could not ask better ally than Chomsky
the interviewer is not supposed to do most of the talking. if you want answers you have to wait for them
Notice me Senpai Chomsky ... But for real, Noam for Overlord!
I think you guys forget that the interviewer has a set number of questions to ask in a limited amount of time, but yeah, the interruption is a bit annoying
Hasan has an agenda and doesn't want to let Chomsky infringing on it. Chomsky was very patient explaining his position.
See, that's the difference between western medias and pretty much any other medias in the world.
Throughout his career, Chomsky has been interviewed by a countless number of mainstream western medias (BBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Wire, Le Monde, Mail & Guardian, Ha'aretz, just to name a few)
When was the last time Al Jazeera broadcasted an interview of a Saudi or Qatari dissendent ?
The problem with todays journalism and Prof. is that everyone asks him what he thinks; nobody asks why he thinks that. And I think Mehdi has done a wonderful job doing that. Although I believe he should've given more time to answer the questions. The prof. is a kind of person who carries black and white views on a matter, but holds a very vivid opinion about the individuals in question. That's why he needs some time to express his views on an individual over an issue also being very careful. Mehdi's segment is not compatible with the prof. To let him answer Mehdi's questions, I think he would need two hours. Kudos to Mehdi to bring up several issues in such a short period of time. I would stick to one or two issues and hold him accountable for his views.
dude are you even looking for your answers or just want to jump from one question to another!??
Senile linguist will go down in history as the best military strategist in history, hopefully very soon.
WOW. Let the Professor finish a sentence!
Noam Chomsky video recommendations.... please
yeah great i'll watch the second part if you actually let him talk
Chomsky is a lunatic
If you keep trying to end Noam Chomsky's sentences you're gonna miss the point. I wish Chomsky could live another 100 years
no one is perfect wothout divine guidance. ....Chomsky has none
Could we have a video of just Mehdi's opinions so that we can get his ego out of the way then we can get on to a proper interview - you know, one of those occasions where a question is asked and the questioned is allowed to answer the questioner.
I agree Mehdi is a little annoying in his tendency to interrupt but unlike other interviewers at least he tries to have more of a dialogue as opposed to just sitting there and nodding his head.
Chomsky, in 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed, I cried. Russia isn't imperialists, only America and the uk
If he knows he's one of the smartest people alive, maybe he shouldn't be interrupting him all the time :D
dude can you let him get an answer out before you start interrupting him
I am convinced that Noam Chomsky's reputation as being "one of the worlds most important intellectuals" has more to do with his rebellious/anarchist stance and less about his smarts. I feel like more people wish they could speak so freely and not feel ashamed to criticize there own government. The fact that he is part of the academic society yet defies it is what makes him "iconic" You don't have to be a walking history book to see what is happening arounf you. Politics doesn't make much sense today so it's worth avoiding. Ideas are relevant.
I wish more people would mention Saudi Arabia as being partly responsible for ISIS let alone for the general disability in the region.