Administration Quote by Noam Chomsky
“The Obama administration is dedicated to increasing terrorism. In fact, he is doing it all over the world. Obama is running the biggest terrorist operation that exists, maybe in history. The drone assassination campaigns - which are just part of the special forces operations and so on - all of these operations are terror operations.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Public Lecture on U.S. Foreign Policy, 2008
The speaker claims U.S. counterterrorism actions under Obama amount to terrorism, suggesting policy contradictions and moral hypocrisy.
In simple terms: U.S. anti‑terror actions are portrayed as terrorism.
Key Takeaway
Question policy motives and outcomes.
Themes
politics
terrorism
ethics
foreign policy
power
Mood
critical
skeptical
concerned
Type
analytical
political
When to use this quote
- academic debate
- policy analysis
- media critique
- public protest
- human rights advocacy
Key Concepts
state violence
moral hypocrisy
propaganda
counterterrorism
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we define terrorism versus counterterrorism?
- What evidence supports or refutes this claim?
A Different Perspective
The claim may overlook complexities of international security and differing definitions of terrorism.
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