Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.Edward S. Herman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. A media analyst with a speciality in corporate and regulatory issues, as well as political economy, he collaborated with Noam Chomsky on a number of books, including The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (Pluto, 2015) and After the Cataclysm (Pluto, 2015).

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• Preface to the 2015 EditionPrefaceA Prefatory Note by the Authors on the History of the Suppression of the First Edition of This Book1. Introduction: Summary of Major Findings and Conclusions2. The Pentagon-CIA Archipelago3. Benign Terror4. Constructive Terror5. Bloodbaths in Indochina: Constructive, Nefarious and MythicalNotesIndex