Shank Interview with Chomsky

I've been reading the Michael Shank interview with Chomsky on Feb. 9th. I've always loved and admired Chomsky's candor in talking about US policies towards such countries as Iran, North Korea... especially Third World countries. I like his method of comparing the United States system and policy to the mafia's system.
"The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn’t pay his protection money. You have to have obedience otherwise the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders and it can spread to important places."
Chomsky absolutely speaks the truth and it's downright refreshing. he says that United States issue with these countries is their independence, US has problems with countries that assert their independence because it will prove to be a model used and adopted by other countries who will witness the country's prosperity, or at least their pride in controlling and ruling autonomously.