Noam Chomsky: U.S. directly responsible for ‘unremitting brutality’ of Ariel Sharon
Noam Chomsky: U.S. directly responsible for ‘unremitting brutality’ of Ariel Sharon
By Scott Kaufman
Monday, January 13, 2014 15:30 EST
Speaking to Amy Goodman on Democracy Now today, renowned linguist and political scientist Noam Chomsky spared no barb in his estimation of the life of recently deceased former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
“[T]here is a convention that you’re not supposed to speak ill of the recently dead, which unfortunately imposes a kind of vow of silence because there’s nothing else to say–there’s nothing good to say,” Chomsky said.
“He was a brutal killer,” Chomsky continued. “He had one fixed idea in mind, which drove him all his life: a greater Israel, as powerful as possible, as few Palestinians as possible.”
According to Chomsky, Sharon’s career was “one of unremitting brutality, dedication to the fixed idea of his life. He doubtless showed courage and commitment to pursuing this ideal, which is an ugly and horrific one.”
More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/13/noam-chomsky-u-s-directly-responsible-for-unremitting-brutality-of-ariel-sharon/
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