We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of humanity is threatening, or wretched, or expendable. Our memory is struggling to rescue the truth that human rights… — 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
