World Orders, Old And New/Mohamed Karbal Introduction and review

Chomsky points to Winston Churchill's view of the new world order: The government of the world must be entrusted to satisfied nations who wished nothing more for themselves than what they had. Chomsky concludes that the guidelines for the new world order accord- ing to Churchill could be seen as follows: the rich men of the rich societies are to rule the world, competing among themselves for a greater share of wealth and power and mercilessly suppressing those who stand in their way, assisted by the rich men of the hungry nations who do their bidding. " The cold war has also helped the United States to continue its old concurring policies by choosing a new enemy to replace the Soviets. According to Chomsky, the dangerous outcome as a result of the cold war's demise is the ability of the United States and Britain to mobilize a vast force throughout the world without being challenged: In plain English, U. As a result of this victory by the workers, the business establishment waged campaigns to mobilize the public against "outsiders" preaching "communism and anarchy" and seeking to disrupt the communities 280 Book Reviews of sober working men and farmers, housewives tending to their families, hard-working executives toiling day and night to serve the people=-" Americanism," in which all share alike in joy and harmony. Chomsky points out that out of the 116 sanction cases used since the Second World War, 80 percent were initiated by the United States against Third World countries.