In this episode, Empire looks at how al-Qaeda is perceived in the Muslim world. Does the US’ so-called ‘war on terror’ serve only to alienate Muslims, driving them into the arms of extremist groups? Can the US reverse the tide of military intervention in the region and instead try to reach political solutions that involve all political parties, including repressed Islamic parties? We will also discuss whether the Arab world has an answer to the al-Qaeda challenge.
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Highly regarded Pakistani journalist and analyst, Hasan Nisar, offers a strong defense of US bombing of Pakistani territory in the “war on terror”. He explains how terrorism is a serious global problem and that Pakistan’s notion of sovereignty should take a back seat to America’s help in the fight against terrorism.
Noam Chomsky – 2006 @ United Nations – - – Noam Chomsky has been writing on terrorism for 25 years, ever since the Reagan administration came in 1981 and declared that the leading focus of its foreign policy was going to be a war on terror. A war against state directed terrorism which they called the plague of the modern world because of their barbarism and so on. That was the center of their foreign policy and ever since Chomsky has been writing about terrorism. ” … But what I write …
Last part of Volker Pispers’ program “Bis neulich” (2004), dealing with American foreign policy, 9/11 and the war on terror in general. Part 5/5, english subs 1: www.youtube.com 2: www.youtube.com 3: www.youtube.com 4: www.youtube.com 5: www.youtube.com