Modu, Chávez waved a copy of Noam Chomsky's book "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Domination," and recommended that everyone read it precisely becaue Chomsky is such a well-known critic of US foreign policy. And the fact that he's a native-born US citizen and respected American linguist gives weight to argument. It's a critique of The Great Satan from within the belly of the beast. Whether or not you agree with anything Chomsky writes, the fact is that he's an American intellectual who is basically in agreement with the sorts of folks likely to vote against any country that the US recommends for the seat on the council.
I know who he is. Been exposed to his work (both linguistic and political) over the years. He is a socialist though (we have them in the US). Actually, he says he's a "libertarian socialist," and is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, which is a backer of various leftist labor parties.
Chomsky lives off 40 year old success and cannot accept that the world has moved past him since then.
