On the Justice of Roosting Chickens

On the Justice of Roosting Chickens
AuthorWard Churchill
Pages309
ISBN1-902593-79-0
OCLC53998572

On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U.S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality is a 2003 book written by Ward Churchill and published by AK Press.[1] The "Roosting Chickens" of the title comes from a 1963 Malcolm X speech[2][3] about the John F. Kennedy assassination, which the rights activist called "merely a case of 'chickens coming home to roost.'"[4]

Churchill used the term "Roosting Chickens" in a short essay, "'Some People Push Back': On the Justice of Roosting Chickens", first published on September 12, 2001. In that article, Churchill claimed that the September 11 attacks against the United States were "acts of war" by the "Islamic East" in defense against the "crusades" waged by the "Christian West" (e.g., Arab–Israeli conflict and The First Gulf War) throughout the late 20th century.[5]

  1. ^ Churchill, Ward (November 1, 2003). On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U. S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality. AK Press. ISBN 978-1902593791.
  2. ^ "speeches > god's judgement of white america (the chickens come home to roost)". malcolm x. 1960-02-05. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  3. ^ "Malcolm X: Chickens Coming Home To Roost". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  4. ^ "Malcolm X Scores U.S. and Kennedy". The New York Times. December 2, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Churchill, Ward (September 2001). ""Some People Push Back": On the Justice of Roosting Chickens". Pockets of Resistance. 20. Archived from the original on 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2005-02-04.