Emails with Noam Chomsky
Events in Libya civil war?
Ala Elmadani
To: Roam@roamagency.com, Admin@chomsky.info
Ala Elmadani
To: Roam@roamagency.com, Admin@chomsky.info
Subject: Noam Chomsky Interview with BBC Newsnight
Dear Sirs,
I hope you are able to forward my request to Mr Noam Chomsky.
Last week on BBC Newsnight program, Mr Noam Chomsky said to Jeremy Paxman the events in Libya was civil war. According to my research and readings of civil war definitions I found nothing to suggest civil war.
Would Mr Noam Chomsky be kind to offer explanation.
Thanks
Best regards
Ala Elmadani
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Anthony Arnove
To: Ala Elmadani elmadani70@gmail.com
Dear Ala Elmadani,
You may reach Prof. Chomsky via his office at MIT:
http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/chomsky.home.html
Best wishes,
Anthony Arnove
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Ala Elmadani
To: chomsky@mit.edu
Dear Sirs,
I hope you are able to forward my request to Mr Noam Chomsky.
Last week on BBC Newsnight program, Mr Noam Chomsky said to Jeremy Paxman the events in Libya was civil war. According to my research and readings of civil war definitions I found nothing to suggest civil war.
Would Mr Noam Chomsky be kind to offer explanation.
Thanks
Best regards
Ala Elmadani
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Noam Chomsky
Reply-To: chomsky@mit.edu
To: "Ala Elmadani (by way of Noam Chomsky
I'm surprised. It is almost universally called a civil war, in the ordinary sense. I don't know what definition you are using
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Ala Elmadani
To: chomsky@mit.edu
Thank you very much for your response. The definition I am using is from Wikipedia, “ A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. The term is a calque of the Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of significant resources.”
Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war
BBC “ Libya crisis: Rebellion or civil war?”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12690713
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UPDATE
Noam Chomsky
Seems to me a good definition, and a pretty good description of what has been taking place in Libya – with the West now openly supporting the rebel side of the civil war.
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Ala Elmadani
By almost all reliable sources, the fighting in Libya is between Gaddafi forces ( made up of army & mercenaries, paid ) against revolutionaries and rebels ( mostly civilian volunteers )
Does that constitute a civil war?
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UPDATE
Noam Chomsky
That seems to be exactly what it is.
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Ala Elmadani
I find your answer amusing. Thanks for your time
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Libya, is it Civil War
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I get so agitated when i hear people say that Libya is in a civil war. it is NOT in a civil war. It is a war of Libyans verses Traitors. Its as simple as that
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