As Noam Chomsky pointed out in “Power and Terror: Post 9-11 Talks and Interviews” and elsewhere, the idea that the federal government is waging a “war on terror”, if you can even call it that, is ludicrous.
The recent assassination of Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is a good example of this as the White House came very close to endorsing the action full-heartedly.
Yassin was killed by means of an aerial attack, something which Israel was only able to do with the helicopters they have been recieving from the US government (see the Chomsky book above for details).
This is yet more proof that George Bush is not interested in ridding the world of terrorism and that it is merely one big pretense and cover up for his imperial intentions.
That being said, if you have never seen or listened to a full speech on terrorism related topics by Noam Chmosky you should consider doing so as he has some of the best insight into the larger issues invloved here that I have seen in a long time.
