'The World' according to Washington by Noam Chomsky

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA
'The world' according to Washington
According to Anglo-American rules of discourse, "the world" is the political class of Washington, London and their allies of the moment. For an example, take the recent killing of Hezbollah doyen Imad Moughniyeh, one of "the most wanted militants in the world". But, if "the world" adopted the perspective of the real world, other criminals would be worthy of the epithet "wanted the world over". - Noam Chomsky (Feb 27, '08)

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