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Noam Chomsky impersonator endorses Western Sahara campaign

Free Western Sahara Network | 11.09.2009 17:28

Renowned Chomsky look-a-likey, Brian Peebles, has posed for photographs and added his voice to the campaign to free Western Sahara from 34 years of illegal occupation.

Noam Chomsky impersonation
Noam Chomsky impersonation


Brian Peebles, world famous Noam Chomsky impersonator, has thrown his support behind campaigners calling for an end to the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco. On Tuesday Peebles, from Langton Matravers Dorset, made a Chomsky-esque speech about the political situation in the former Spanish colony. After a half-hour soft-spoken address Peebles posed for photographers and signed autographs.

Peebles who has been runner-up three times in the World Chomsky Impersonator Championships admits that he hadn't heard much about the Western Sahara since the early 1990's after the ceasefire was agreed.

"I was surprised to hear that the Saharawi's are still living in refugee camps in the desert" said Peebles. "To be honest didn't know much about the political situation out there but as with any cause that I'm asked to impersonate Chomsky for, I did some research and was shocked by what I found".

(Peebles will be impersonating Chomsky talking about language aquisition in Bovingdon Town Hall this Saturday)

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This has to be a wind-up

12.09.2009 00:57

Come on, this has to be a hoax post. A Google for "World Chomsky Impersonator Championships" returns no results, and one for '"Brian Peebles" "Noam Chomsky"' only gets this story.

I know there are some crazy people in the world, but this smells like a joke post to me.

And please people, RESIZE YOUR GODDAMN PICTURES!!! Or better still, Indymedia do it automatically.

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