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title: "2 Blair Quotes By John Pilger"
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> [The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-british-labour-party-has-always-had-a-very-strong-atlanticist/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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> [The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-british-labour-party-has-always-had-a-very-strong-atlanticist-2/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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## Other authors on Blair

## More by John Pilger

> [“Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what George Orwell called the 'official truth'. They simply cipher and transmit lies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/many-journalists-now-are-no-more-than-channelers-and-echoers-of-what/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/israel-is-the-american-watchdog-in-the-middle-east-and-that-s-why-the/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In the sublime days before 11 September 2001, when the powerful were routinely attacking and terrorising the weak, and those dying were black or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-the-sublime-days-before-11-september-2001-when-the-powerful-were/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/vietnam-was-as-much-a-laboratory-experiment-as-a-war/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/certainly-until-there-is-justice-for-the-palestinians-there-will/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Bill Clinton persuaded some people that he was really a civilized character and his Administration had the best interests of humanity at heart. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/bill-clinton-persuaded-some-people-that-he-was-really-a-civilized/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/israel-is-the-american-watchdog-in-the-middle-east-and-that-s-why-the-2/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-censorship-is-such-on-television-in-the-u-s-that-films-like-mine/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Since September 11, the Mirror has reached back to its roots, and decided, it seems, to be something of its old self again. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/since-september-11-the-mirror-has-reached-back-to-its-roots-and/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/private-manning-is-the-world-s-pre-eminent-prisoner-of-conscience/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [The Mirror has become an important antidote to a media that is, most of it, supportive of the establishment, some of it quite rabidly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-mirror-has-become-an-important-antidote-to-a-media-that-is-most/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In Western Australia, minerals are being dug up from Aboriginal land and shipped to China for a profit of a billion dollars a week.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-western-australia-minerals-are-being-dug-up-from-aboriginal-land/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/two-increasing-themes-which-appear-to-dominate-our-listening-reading/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In these surreal days, there is one truth. Nothing justified the killing of innocent people in America last week and nothing justifies the killing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-these-surreal-days-there-is-one-truth-nothing-justified-the/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/orwell-is-almost-our-litmus-test-some-of-his-satirical-writing-looks/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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