Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality

2003 · 55 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 517 VOTES · DIR. John Junkerman

Overview

In this remarkable documentary, Noam Chomsky offers a riveting but devastating critique of America's current war on terror arguing, in fact, that it is a logistical impossibility for such a war to be taking place. Professor Chomsky presents his reasoning with astonishing and refreshing clarity, drawing from a wealth of historical knowledge and analysis. ""Only those who are entirely ignorant of modern history will be surprised by the course of events, or by the justifications that are provided...""

Dialogue Timeline — 470 lines

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00:02:13 Thanks I just got back from Brazil where they don't have any fire codes
00:04:04 classes and in church, the famous definition of hypocrite that's given in the gospels.
00:06:16 include myself in 'we', because I have never proposed that our leaders
00:08:05 goals that are political, religious or ideological in nature.
00:11:09 Institution describe the U.S. Contra War against Nicaragua as a model for how to fight a war against terrorism.
00:13:23 their negative vote. It was a paragraph that said that 'nothing
00:15:34 George Shultz didn't entirely agree. He thought that what he called the most alarming manifestation of state sponsored
00:17:42 the bargaining table". He condemned those who "advocate utopian legalistic means, like outside mediation
00:20:15 killing babies in beds and so on and so forth.
00:22:20 diplomatic support, by the United States.
00:24:41 place two days before Shimon Peres arrived in Washington to
00:26:50 The examples that are in the running are, for example, cited in the Current History issue, to which I referred
00:29:23 hypocrites in other words -- then some consequences follow about other acts of retaliation and preemption; but that's too obvious
00:32:05 The U.S. supported both of them, lots of deaths
00:34:40 resolution, calling on both sides to reduce violence and
00:36:32 The International Red Cross, which is the agency responsible for
00:38:37 balance reflects the means of violence available, as it usually does.
00:40:53 of aggression. So we will call it international terrorism. The court ordered the United States to terminate the crimes
00:43:04 We have to carry out cost-benefit analysis and see whether, as he put it, the amount of blood poured in is compensated
00:45:12 Carlos The Jackal or something.
00:47:12 international terrorist network that's ever been known.
00:49:16 who aspires to a career as a taxi driver.
00:51:19 bending over backwards, and it's all off the record, by usual
00:53:23 that are likely to lie ahead.

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Dialogue Record

Lines indexed470
Dialogue density8.5 lines / min
First line00:02:13
Final line00:53:23

Production Record

DirectorJohn Junkerman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes517