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 doesn't buy the sales pitch of war lovers
- 27 March 2006
- 1 comment
Turn on the television and there they are, night after night, intoning not so much their love of war as their sales pitch for it
Politics
Ghosts of indonesia won't lie
- 13 March 2006
East Timor's history is repeating itself as Jakarta colludes with the west to crush another resource-rich land: West Papua. The world is watching as Australia decides the fate of 43 West Papuans seeking asylum
Society
John Pilger refuses to fly the flag
- 27 February 2006
Americans wrapped themselves in their flag, but not we Australians. This was never part of Australian life
World Affairs
Iran: the next war
- 13 February 2006
- 2 comments
Bush and Blair are gearing up for it, and they are preparing us, too - just as they did before attacking Iraq. But where is the threat?
Society
John Pilger - can't mourn Kerry Packer
- 23 January 2006
Behind the glamour of Australian sport, black footballers, including whole teams, are often dead before 40
Politics
The death of freedom
- 09 January 2006
The rights of ordinary people to speak out against an unjust war and atrocities unleashed in their name are being crushed. Fascism is at the door. Who else, asks John Pilger, will fight it?
Society
John Pilger - recommends the world wide web
- 28 November 2005
If you want to know the truth about Iraq, join the millions who have given up on the silences of the mainstream media
Politics
America's new enemy
- 14 November 2005
Latin Americans have spent the past few years finding their voices. Now they may have the strength to defy their northern neighbour
Society
John Pilger applauds a military refusenik
- 31 October 2005
A British officer is facing court martial because, after two tours of Iraq, he has concluded it would be illegal to return
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
