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
John Pilger on Australia's collusion with state terror
- 21 October 2002
For 40 years, Australian governments have colluded with state terrorism in Indonesia. Now, the Bali outrage allows John Howard to distract attention from his hypocrisy
World Affairs
John Pilger on fanatics who threaten murder
- 07 October 2002
The Palestinians are no longer alone; Israel, despite the craven intimidation of some of its supporters, has ceased to be immune from truthful media criticism
Politics
John Pilger reveals how the Bushes bribe the world
- 23 September 2002
If you want to know how George W Bush will go about getting international support for war, look at how his father did it 12 years ago
Politics
When the whirlwind blows
- 09 September 2002
11 September - John Pilger finds cause for optimism as the world awakens to the true rapacity of US power and detects, even in America, the beginnings of a new rejection
World Affairs
John Pilger gives David Hare a piece of his mind
- 29 July 2002
David Hare and other writers who enjoy a public platform should listen to Desmond Tutu: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"
Society
John Pilger on a not-so-free press
- 15 July 2002
"Freedom of the press" is a phrase that sounds well. But in the world of George W Bush and Enron, freedom is not meant to be that free
Society
John Pilger on Israel and the media
- 01 July 2002
If you got your news only from the television, you would have no idea of the roots of the Middle East conflict, or that the Palestinians are victims of an illegal military occupation. John Pilger reports
Society
John Pilger takes on Martin Amis
- 17 June 2002
Martin Amis represents a problem: that some of the most acclaimed and privileged writers in the English language fail to engage with the most urgent issues of our time
World Affairs
John Pilger sees Israel denying its past
- 03 June 2002
Ethnic cleansing attended the birth of Israel but, more than 50 years later, the country is still in denial about its bloody past. Those who speak out risk their jobs
Politics
John Pilger on Clare Short's treatment of Ghana
- 06 May 2002
Clare Short's true commitment is to western capital. In Ghana, her department has made aid money conditional on the privatisation of water
