Tag Archives: John Pilger

John Pilger – Sydney Peace Prize lecture

Posted on 10 December, 2009 by

Last month Australian journalist John Pilger, recipient of the 2009 City of Sydney Peace Prize, delivered his prize address, The Great Australian Silence (transcript). Pilger focuses here on issues of both Australian and international import, from Iraq to Palestine and … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka: Distant Voices, Desperate Lives – John Pilger

Posted on 22 May, 2009 by

The Sri Lankan government used Israel’s actions in Gaza as their model for slaughter, Pilger writes. In the early 1960s, it was the Irish of Derry who would phone late at night, speaking in a single breath, spilling out stories … Continue reading →

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Obama's First 100 Days: The 'Mad Men' Did Well

Posted on 30 April, 2009 by

Beyond Brand Obama, John Pilger proffers an alternative appraisal of the Obama administration’s vaunted first 100 days. Also have a look at Jeremy’s Scahill’s Obama’s Iraq: The Picture of Dorian Gray and the laudable 100 Days Campaign. The BBC’s American … Continue reading →

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Breakfast With War Criminals

Posted on 15 April, 2009 by

Why do Bush and Blair continue to escape indictment for war crimes? Serbs and Sudanese dictators are far more likely to face a political court set up by the West, writes John Pilger. These are extraordinary times. With the United … Continue reading →

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