Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Terrorism and Conspiracies Defining Terrorism The Terrorist Threat Responding to Terrorism 9/11 Conspiracies Saddam Hussein's Invasion of Kuwait Chapter 2: Fundamentalism and Democracy Fundamentalism The Saudi Kingdom Democracy in the Middle East Fundamentalism and Democracy Democracy Since the Iraq Invasion Chapter 3: Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East Oil Israel, the Israel Lobby, and U.S. Policy Israel and U.S. Interests Chapter 4: Wars in the Greater Middle East Afghanistan Responding to 9/11 Afghanistan Today The United States and Iraq, 2003 Other Major Powers and Iraq The Current Situation in Iraq The Iraqi Insurgency U.S. Policy in Iraq Today What Should the Antiwar Movement Be Calling For? Will Withdrawal Lead to Civil War? The Kurds in Iraq The Kurds in Turkey Secession, Self-Determination, and Justice Syria Iran Chapter 5: The Israel-Palestine Conflict The Legitimacy of Israel Palestinian Say in Any Settlement Going from a Settlement to Lasting Peace Palestinians Within Israel Mizrahim The Palestinian Refugees Efforts to Achieve Peace The Palestinian View of a Settlement Zionism and the Palestinians Israeli Politics Palestinian Politics How Can We Support Justice in Israel/Palestine? Boycotts, Divestment, and Other Tactics Anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism in Western Europe Anti-Arab Racism and Islamophobia Epilogue Gilbert Achcar: The Situation in Iraq Hamas in Power Noam Chomsky: The Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon Conflict The Israel Lobby The United States and Iran Hezbollah Confrontation with Hamas and Hezbollah Postscript: Two More Years of Crisis Gilbert Achcar: The Iraq Surge Lebanon and Israel Palestinian Developments Noam Chomsky: The U.S. Elections and Iraq Iran Israel-Palestine and the United States

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. Gilbert Achcar teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Stephen R. Shalom, author of the Preface, is a professor at William Paterson University.

Reviews

“During their in-depth and riveting discussion, Chomsky and Achcar review the modern history of the U.S. involvement in the Middle East and discuss many of the nuances that are left out of the sound-bite loving news cycle."
—Foreword