As the protests continue in Egypt, coverage is spotty at times and the meaning of it all can be elusive to those of us living in western cultures, where we believe we understand both Democracy and the ways in which our foreign policies implement those ideals we take for granted. We also tend to ignore the ramifications of our economic colonialism and the warnings that have been forgotten over and over again. This lack of context between the diplomatic and economic actions we take in other countries, and the "blowback (intelligence)" which eventually follows, leaves us rattled, confused and wondering "why do they hate us?"

Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow has been reporting on Egypt since the protests started on January 25th after the successful democratic revolt in Tunisia that took place the week before. With Egyptian-born and Senior Producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous on the ground, DemocracyNow has been one of the few news outlets that have been able to accurately describe what is happening in the streets of Egypt.

Today's show was another hour of historical importance culminating and followed by an extensive interview with the MIT Professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, one of the few remaining true political intellectuals and philosophers left in America.

Anyone wanting to get a clear picture of the modern US economic-driven foreign policy agendas, can find many resources still, but few that can more clearly articulate in the everyday language that most people can understand.

Below is the entire interview, preceded by today's DemocracyNow newscast. I highly recommend watching all of it, but certainly the Chomsky interview. I promise you will learn something and find yourslef more enlightened because of it.

Extended interview PART 1: Chomsky links the U.S. military industrial complex to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and it support of the Mubarak government.

Extended interview PART 2: Chomsky discusses the decades-long "campaign of hatred" in the Middle East against the United States for blocking democracy and progressive developments.

Extended interview PART 3: Chomsky discusses the impact of revelations from WikiLeaks on the uprising in Egypt and the consequences of U.S. support for radical Islamism.

Extended interview PART 4: Chomsky says U.S. fear of the Muslim Brotherhood is really a fear of democracy in the Middle East.

Extended interview PART 5: Chomsky examines the role of U.S. corporations in a "stable" Egypt in the Middle East.

Extended interview PART 6: Chomsky discusses what the Egyptian protests mean for people in the United States.