Noam Chomsky argues that contrary to popular perception, the real
"rogue" states in the world today are not the dictator-led developing
countries we hear about in the news but the United States and its
allies. He challenges the legal and humanitarian reasons given to
justify intervention in global conflicts in order to reveal the West's
reliance on the rule of force. He examines NATO's intervention in
Kosovo, the crisis in East Timor, and US involvement in the Middle East,
Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Chomsky relies on both historical
context and recently released government documents to trace the paths of
self-interest and domination that fuelled these violent regional
conflicts. Throughout, he reveals the United States' increasingly open
dismissal of the United Nations and international legal precedent in
justifying its motives and actions. Characteristically incisive and
provocative, Chomsky demonstrates that the rule of law has been reduced
to farce.