Chomsky and Perle mix it up in foreign policy debate

No video, but check out the audio of the debate (which took place at Ohio State in 1988), which discusses America’s foreign aid policies, human rights record and dealings with assorted foreign dictators and terrorists in Latin America and East Asia:

Part I is just an intro and isn’t worth listening to . . .
Part II can be listened to here . . .
Part III is here . . .
Part IV is here . . .
Part V is here . . .
Part VI is here . . .
Part VII is here . . .
Part VIII is here . . .
Part IX is here . . .
Part X is here. . .

You can find parts XI through XVIII pretty easily by following this link, but be forewarned that unfortunately, the audio quality drops considerably after Part X.

If you are interested, you can buy the complete audio on either CD or MP3 here. (And unfortunately, after scouring the web for awhile, I haven’t been able to locate a transcript which would really be invaluable.)

As you might reasonably expect, I think Chomsky soundly drubs the Prince of Darkness throughout, but regardless of who you think won the debate, there is lots of intriguing (if depressing) historical background in these audio files.

Go check it out.

Update: This editorial by Perle in The Guardian (UK) on the eve of the Iraq war – celebrating the “death” of the UN Security Council, should haunt him for the balance of his natural life.