02598nim a2200421 a 4500001001300000005001500013007001500028008004100043020001500084028002000099049001700119052001400136056001400150245006300164260003700227300005000264306001100314500001700325505060000342518007900942520055101021650001601572650003001588651004401618700004501662740004001707740003401747740003701781740003501818740003001853740004801883740005501931740005601986740003302042740004402075740004402119950001302163WMU20070001220230414094945sd fsngunmnned071212s2005    us nnn         l    eng    a190259395201aAKA 044CD G70420 lAV838107fSD01a349.42b1  a349.422401a(The)imperial presidencyh[sound recording]/dNoam Chomsky  aOakland, Calif:bAK Press,c2005  a1 sound disc(64:00):bdigital, stereo;c12 cm  a010400  aCompact disc00n1.tHistory and the "second superpower"g(10:26) --n2.tControlling the "great beast"g(4:33) --n3.tRescinding the Geneva Conventiong(10:53) --n4.tDemystifying "pre-emptive war"g(6:24) --n5.tThe principle of universalityg(3:19) --n6.tPolling the "great beast" of public opiniong(6:25) --n7.tThe "threat of terrorism" vs. the real U.S. prioritiesg(4:09) --n8.tWhat the "great beast" wants and why it is deceivedg(5:53) --n9.tWhat is "old Europe" anyway?g(4:40) --n10.tAmerica's messianic vision of democracyg(3:34) --n11.tMaking use of our freedom to fight backg(2:57)  aRecorded November 21, 2004, at the University of Toronto, Convocation Hall  aIn the name of expanding markets and controlling access to key natural resources, we've seen the blatant undermining of democratic practice, contempt for international law, restriction of civil liberties, and the use of state terrorism to further foreign policy objectives. This is not another cataloging of the offenses and blunders committed by George W. Bush, but a lively chronicle of the systematic power plays that have effectively wrenched power from the ordinary people's hands and made the world an increasingly unstable place to inhabit 0aImperialism 0aWorld politicsy1995-2005 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationsy2001-1 aChomsky, Noam,d1928-0KAC2006023194aut02aHistory and the "second superpower"02aControlling the "great beast"02aRescinding the Geneva Convention02aDemystifying "pre-emptive war"02aprinciple of universality02aPolling the "great beast" of public opinion02a"threat of terrorism" vs. the real U.S. priorities02aWhat the "great beast" wants and why it is deceived02aWhat is "old Europe" anyway?02aAmerica's messianic vision of democracy02aMaking use of our freedom to fight back1 aNo price