Iran; "We are being led towards perhaps the most serious crisis in modern history as the Bush-Cheney-Blair 'long-war' edges closer"; The sailors' ordeal was a diversion from the bigger danger. The US and UK identified their new enemy long ago and are prep
Who's afraid of Michael Moore?; He stands accused as a polemicist and self-promoter, but the spirit and humanity of his film-making shames the supine American media, writes John Pilger, New Statesman, 22 October 2007, pp. 30-33.
Left for dead by New Labour, liberal Britain must urgently fight back; Blair and his cult have wrecked the very beliefs millions thought they were voting for. The time for direct action is now, The Guardian, 18 December 2007, p. 29.
Afghanistan; America's great game; The US and Britain claim defeating the Taliban is part of a "good war" against al-Qaeda terrorism. Yet there is compelling evidence that the 2001 invasion was planned even before 9/11 , New Statesman, 14 January 2008, p.
Our model dictator; The death of Suharto is a reminder of the west's ignoble role in propping up a murderous regime, The Guardian, 28 January 2008, p. 26.
Days of sunshine and grace; Sep was tall, hansome and languid, with a laconic half-smile like Errol Flynn's. On Saturdays he would show us slick dives off a Bondi bogie hole. John Pilger on a star that the world never new. , New Statesman, 13 October 2008