I first met Noam Chomsky in Laos, where I showed him the devastating effects of U.S. air raids
Forty-two years ago I had an unusual experience. I became friendly with a guy named Noam Chomsky. I came to know him as a human being before becoming fully aware of his fame and the impact of his work. I have often thought of this experience since ? both because of the insights it gave me into him and, more important, the deep trouble in which our nation and world find themselves today. His foremost contribution for me has been his constant focus on how U.S. leaders treat so many of the world?s population as ?unpeople,? either exploiting them economically or engaging in war-making, which has murdered, maimed or made homeless over 20 million people since the end of World War II (over 5 million in?Iraq?and 16 million in Indochina according to official U.S. government statistics). Continue reading “When Chomsky Wept”