Boston (December 12) - On Thursday, December 14^th, from 4:00-6:00 PM at MIT's Kresge Auditorium, MIT Professor Noam Chomsky will deliver a lecture entitled "The Current Crises in the Middle East: What Can We Do?" The event is free and open to the public. It will be broadcast on MIT-Cable and Webcast live on the Internet from MIT to audiences everywhere.

Noam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist, scholar, and political analyst. Since 1965 he has become one of the leading critics of U.S. foreign policy. He has published several articles and books on this subject including one called "American Power and the New Mandarins" which is considered to be one of the most substantial arguments ever against American involvement in Vietnam. Chomsky's seminal tome on Mideast politics, his book titled "The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and The Palestinians" is a classic in the fields of political science and Middle East affairs.

In this lecture, Professor Chomsky will focus on the US role in the current Middle East conflict. Professor Chomsky will discuss the multiple "Crises" in the Middle East today, particularly those concerning Israel-Palestine. The lecture will focus on US policies in this region and the "special relationship" between US and Israel that has lead to a rejection of a lasting peace in the region. The US role has been, and will continue to be, decisive in shaping the course of events. The human consequences of action, or inaction, are likely to be very great.

This lecture is sponsored by Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia, Arab Students Organization at MIT, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, and Trans-Arab Research Institute.