Some Ron Paul supporters have been saying that these comments attributed to Chomsky are fake or a hoax. I think znet is generally regarded as reputable source in this respect, but Chomsky seems to have enough problems with misrepresentation, so I wanted to be absolutely sure. I e-mailed Prof. Chomsky to see if he could officially confirm whether the comments are authentic:

Hello Prof. Chomsky,
Some comments regarding Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul that have been attributed to you are circulating the internet. They are posted on numerous websites, but no one seems to be able to find an official source. I've included them at the bottom of this e-mail. Can you confirm if these are you're statements? I thought they were, but some Ron Paul supporters are saying it's a fake or a hoax. Is it OK if I post your response to this on my website, AnarchismToday.org? Thanks for your time.

Response:

Write an awful lot of letters, maybe 6-7 hours a day (usually night), so can't be sure, but it looks like a response of mine to questions raised on a Znet forum. Original is presumably there, but I suspect it is the same. I don't know how Znet deals with re-posting, but I'd personally have no objections.

Noam Chomsky

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