And, yes, I DO take it personally: Chomsky: If the Obama administration decides they don't like somebody, they murder them

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Friday, May 18, 2012

Chomsky: If the Obama administration decides they don't like somebody, they murder them

from democracy now...

As the United States carries out another deadly drone strike in Yemen, Noam Chomsky compares the counterterrorism policies of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. "If the Bush administration didn't like somebody, they'd kidnap them and send them to torture chambers," Chomsky says. "If the Obama administration decides they don't like somebody, they murder them." Chomsky also praises the whistleblowing activities of WikiLeaks, as well as the ongoing Latin American shift away from Washington's long-running political and economic dominance.