Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice

by Chomsky,Noam

• ISBN13: 9781594513138
• ISBN10: 1594513139
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-10-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This expanded paperback offers new material on topics that will deeply affect the Middle East and the course of future U.S. Policy in the region. The new coverage offers fresh analysis of the U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq, intensifying divisions among Palestinian factions, the deepening crisis in Lebanon, the U.S warmongering toward Iran, and the effect of a new U.S. presidential administration on the Middle East.

Author Biography

Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics at MIT, is the author recently of 9-11 (a national bestseller) and Failed States (2006). One of the most widely cited scholars in history, he revolutionized the contemporary study of linguistics. His political essays are widely read throughout the world Gilbert Achcar, an internationally acclaimed political analyst, grew up in Lebanon before living in Paris, Berlin, and London, where he is now Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. He is the author of several books on contemporary politics, including The Clash of Barbarisms (Paradigm 2006) and The 33-Day War (Paradigm 2007). His books have been translated into fourteen languages

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Terrorism and Conspiracies	p. 1
Defining Terrorism	p. 1
The Terrorist Threat	p. 6
Responding to Terrorism	p. 10
9/11 Conspiracies	p. 12
Saddam Hussein's Invasion of Kuwait	p. 17
Fundamentalism and Democracy	p. 27
Fundamentalism	p. 27
The Saudi Kingdom	p. 35
Democracy in the Middle East	p. 39
Fundamentalism and Democracy	p. 46
Democracy Since the Iraq Invasion	p. 51
Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East	p. 53
Oil	p. 53
Israel, the Israel Lobby, and U.S. Policy	p. 60
Israel and U.S. Interests	p. 65
Wars in the "Greater Middle East"	p. 71
Afghanistan	p. 71
Responding to 9/11	p. 75
Afghanistan Today	p. 79
The United States and Iraq, 2003	p. 83
Other Major Powers and Iraq	p. 90
The Current Situation in Iraq	p. 95
The Iraqi Insurgency	p. 103
U.S. Policy in Iraq Today	p. 110
What Should the Antiwar Movement Be Calling For?	p. 115
Will Withdrawal Lead to Civil War?	p. 118
The Kurds in Iraq	p. 120
The Kurds in Turkey	p. 123
Secession, Self-Determination, and Justice	p. 128
Syria	p. 131
Iran	p. 136
The Israel-Palestine Conflict	p. 143
The Legitimacy of Israel	p. 143
Palestinian Say in Any Settlement	p. 148
Going from a Settlement to Lasting Peace	p. 157
Palestinians Within Israel	p. 158
Mizrahim	p. 162
The Palestinian Refugees	p. 163
Efforts to Achieve Peace	p. 166
The Palestinian View of a Settlement	p. 176
Zionism and the Palestinians	p. 179
Israeli Politics	p. 184
Palestinian Politics	p. 188
How Can We Support Justice in Israel/Palestine?	p. 191
Boycotts, Divestment, and Other Tactics	p. 195
Anti-Semitism	p. 199
Anti-Semitism in Western Europe	p. 204
Anti-Arab Racism and Islamophobia	p. 211
Epilogue	p. 215
Gilbert Achcar: The Situation in Iraq	p. 215
Hamas in Power	p. 221
Noam Chomsky: The Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon Conflict	p. 225
The Israel Lobby	p. 229
The United States and Iran	p. 230
Hezbollah	p. 235
Confrontation with Hamas and Hezbollah	p. 237
Postscript: Two More Years of Crisis	p. 243
Gilbert Achcar: The Iraq "Surge"	p. 243
Lebanon and Israel	p. 250
Palestinian Developments	p. 256
Noam Chomsky: The U.S. Elections and Iraq	p. 261
Iran	p. 267
Israel-Palestine and the United States	p. 271
Notes	p. 279
Index	p. 307
About the Authors	p. 319
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