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The Amnesty International Annual Lecture returns with one of the world's sharpest
commentators on international affairs and the struggle for human rights and
dignity. Professor Noam Chomsky surveys the threats and prospects of our early 21st
century (the growing gap between North and South; American exceptionalism - even
under Obama; the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and their aftermaths; the financial
bailouts; the raids by unmanned US drones on Pakistani citizens; the Israeli assault
on Gaza; the terrorist atrocities in Mumbai) - but finds also a hope for the future
of liberty in the 'unprecedented international global justice movements'. Date: Fri
30 October 2009
The Amnesty International Annual Lecture returns with one of the world's sharpest
commentators on international affairs and the struggle for human rights and
dignity. Professor Noam Chomsky surveys the threats and prospects of our early 21st
century (the growing gap between North and South; American exceptionalism - even
under Obama; the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and their aftermaths; the financial
bailouts; the raids by unmanned US drones on Pakistani citizens; the Israeli assault
on Gaza; the terrorist atrocities in Mumbai) - but finds also a hope for the future
of liberty in the 'unprecedented international global justice movements'. Date: Fri
30 October 2009
