"It was widely assumed that those atrocities [of 9/11], which may have had a
greater instant toll than any comparable ones in history, would have
far-reaching consequences. That was reasonable expectation. The target in this
case was not Cuba, or Haiti, or Nicaragua, or Lebanon, or Chechnya, or one of
the other traditional victims of large-scale state terror extending back over
many centuries, but a country of unprecedented power to shape the future. The
choices made by [U.S.] leaders, and tolerated by its citizenry, are sure to
have a major impact on what lies ahead, including the travail of the Middle
East with its intricate problems and complex strands and roots." --back cover

Half the chapters are a reprint of a 1974 book. The other half are recent writings, largely about the unrelenting injustice of US support for the Zionist Outlaw Entity.

Chomsky often doesn't seem like the most organized of writers, but his concepts and ideas shine through even the most scattered of chapters. ( )