[A-List] INSIDE LEBANON: Journey to a Shattered Land with Noam and Carol Chomsky

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INSIDE LEBANON

Journey to a Shattered Land with Noam and Carol Chomsky

Essays by Noam and Carol Chomsky, Irene Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury, Hanady
Salman and others.
Edited by Assaf Kfoury

"This erudite and humane collection, in telling us wisely about
Lebanon's struggle, illuminates brilliantly the true nature of
voracious power."
   ―John Pilger, journalist, author of Freedom Next Time

"A remarkable account of Carol and Noam Chomsky's visit to a Lebanon
devastated by the July 2006 war. It is testimony to the never-ending
suffering and steadfastness of the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
    ―Mariam C. Said

In May 2006, Noam and Carol Chomsky visited Lebanon for the first
time―just two months before Israel unleashed a new military campaign
against both Lebanon and Palestine. During their eight-day trip, they
toured refugee camps and a former Israeli prison and torture compound;
met with political leaders―including the pro-government coalition; and
Noam conducted interviews and gave public lectures on U.S. imperialism
and the imminent crises facing the Middle East

Inside Lebanon documents Noam and Carol Chomsky's journey and situates
it within the tragically altered context of Lebanon and Palestine
before and after the war of 2006. Noam Chomsky's essays provide the
background and framework for understanding the role of U.S. politics,
power, and policies in these conflicts by examining how the United
States wages war and imposes world domination while presenting itself
as the righteous protector of democracy. Ironically, U.S. efforts at
imperial control generate conflict and crises within the region while
undermining the very democracy they claim to promote.

Inside Lebanon also includes essays, diaries, and photographs by Irene
L. Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury, Jennifer Loewenstein, Fawwaz Traboulsi,
Hanady Salman, Rasha Salti, Mona el-Farra, Laila el-Haddad, and Carol
Chomsky. Collectively, their contributions illuminate the region-wide
conflict, of which Lebanon is only one piece.  It serves as a record
of events during the war, while linking conflicts on the ground to the
global order.

About the Editor
ASSAF KFOURY is a mathematician, computer scientist, and political
activist. An Arab American who grew up in Beirut and Cairo, he is
currently Professor of Computer Science at Boston University. His
articles have appeared in Counterpunch and Z Magazine.

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Yoshie