Noam Chomsky 
Pirates and Emperors, Old and New 
International Terrorism in the Real World

Pirates and Emperors, Old and New constitutes a collection of extended essays written between 1986 and 2001 which explore how ‘selected incidents of terrorism’ are used as a cover for Western violence across the globe. Topics covered include the Lockerbie Bombing, the Second Palestinian Intifada and the attacks on the World Trade Centre. For those who want to understand the roots of American military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, recent interventions in Libya, and the on-going destruction of Palestine this collection remains invaluable.



This edition first published 2002

Table of Content

Preface to the New Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Introduction

1. Thought Control: The Case of the Middle East

2. Middle East Terrorism and the American Ideological System

3. Libya in U.S. Demonology

4. The U.S. Role in the Middle East

5. International Terrorism: Image and Reality

6. The World after September 11

7. U.S./Israel-Palestine

Notes

Index

About the author

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.