John Pilger
John Pilger, renowned investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, is one of only two to have twice won British journalism's top award; his documentaries have won academy awards in both the UK and the US. In a New Statesman survey of the 50 heroes of our time, Pilger came fourth behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. "John Pilger," wrote Harold Pinter, "unearths, with steely attention facts, the filthy truth. I salute him."
Articles by John Pilger
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Politics
We need to be told
- 17 October 2005
When journalists report propaganda instead of the truth, the consequences can be catastrophic - as one largely forgotten instance demonstrates
Politics
John Pilger blames Basra on the British
- 03 October 2005
Is there to be no honest accounting for the events in Basra? Do we simply accept John Reid's customary arrogance?
Politics
Behind America's façade
- 19 September 2005
The destruction caused by Katrina has enabled us to glimpse realities that are usually carefully hidden away. And what we discover is that New Orleans and Baghdad are not so far apart
Society
John Pilger fears for free speech
- 22 August 2005
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If those who seek to understand what drives people to commit terrorist acts are vilified as "just one notch less despicable" themselves, we can say goodbye to freedom of speech
Society
John Pilger hails the Brigaders
- 08 August 2005
The legacy of the International Brigades helps us understand not only the nature of fascism, but that even those who are not fascists have similar goals
Politics
Blair's bombs
- 25 July 2005
Terror and the UK - The senseless repercussions of interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine demand that we renew our anger at our leaders. Our troops must come home. We owe it to all those who died in London on 7 July
Politics
The ghost at Gleneagles
- 11 July 2005
In the orgy of summit coverage something has been overlooked: the two men at the heart of it, telling us how the world should be run, are the men responsible for Fallujah and Abu Ghraib
Politics
John Pilger isn't celebrating victory
- 27 June 2005
Tony Blair's "vision for Africa" is about as patronising and exploitative as a stage full of white pop stars (with black tokens now added)
Society
John Pilger castigates his own trade union
- 13 June 2005
By accepting money from the British government, the National Union of Journalists is undermining its own independence and credibility
Politics
John Pilger reads an expose of aid
- 30 May 2005
As the workings of foreign aid in Cambodia demonstrate, behind the charade of "loans", "assistance" and "partnerships" lies systematic western plunder and corruption
