An elite group of less than a billion people now take more than 80 per cent of the world's wealth. — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Journalists don't sit down and think, "I'm now going to speak for the establishment." Of course not. But they internalize a whole… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Who are these evil ones? In 1984, the evil one was called Goldstein. Orwell was writing a grim parody. But these people… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
I'm absolutely convinced of that. Israel is the representative of the United States in that part of the world. Its policies are… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Private Manning is the world's pre-eminent prisoner of conscience, having remained true to the Nuremberg principle that every soldier has the right… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
This is total war. We are fighting a variety of enemies. There are lots of them out there. All this talk about… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
If development was measured not by gross national product, but a society's success in meeting the basic needs of its people, Vietnam… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
“Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what George Orwell called the 'official truth'. They simply cipher and transmit lies.… — John Pilger Copy Share
Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. — John Pilger Copy Share
In the sublime days before 11 September 2001, when the powerful were routinely attacking and terrorising the weak, and those dying were black or… — John Pilger Copy Share
Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East. — John Pilger Copy Share
Bill Clinton persuaded some people that he was really a civilized character and his Administration had the best interests of humanity at heart. These… — John Pilger Copy Share
Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. They… — John Pilger Copy Share
The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance. — John Pilger Copy Share
Since September 11, the Mirror has reached back to its roots, and decided, it seems, to be something of its old self again. I… — John Pilger Copy Share
Private Manning is the world's pre-eminent prisoner of conscience, having remained true to the Nuremberg principle that every soldier has the right to 'a… — John Pilger Copy Share
The Mirror has become an important antidote to a media that is, most of it, supportive of the establishment, some of it quite rabidly… — John Pilger Copy Share
In Western Australia, minerals are being dug up from Aboriginal land and shipped to China for a profit of a billion dollars a week.… — John Pilger Copy Share
Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war. — John Pilger Copy Share
In these surreal days, there is one truth. Nothing justified the killing of innocent people in America last week and nothing justifies the killing… — John Pilger Copy Share
Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days. — John Pilger Copy Share
