ns cover story; Bush or Kerry? No difference; The man who, after Super Tuesday, is all but certain to become the Democrat's candidate for president is as dedicated as any Republican to the American empire, New Statesman, 08 March 2004, pp. 18-20.
John Pilger; No front pages in the west mourn victims of the enduring bloodbath in occupied Palestine, the equivalent of the Madrid horror week after week, month after month, New Statesman, 22 March 2004, pp. 15-16.
Iraq/the big picture; Get out now; invaders have ripped up the fabric of a nation that survived Saddam Hussein. This is a war of liberation and we are the enemy, New Statesman, 19 April 2004, pp. 11-12.
John Pilger; In its D-Day issue, the Observer presented Blair with pat-a-cake questions. His inane replies were not challenged, but would have been questioned in any secondary school classroom, New Statesman, 14 June 2004, pp. 11-12.
ns cover story; The warlords of America; Most of the US's recent wars were launched by Democratic presidents. Why expect better of Kerry? The debate between US liberals and conservatives is a fake; Bush may be the lesser evil. From John Pilger in Washingt
Not shining, but drowning; In the 1990s, as India opened itself to global capital, its rulers said poverty would be eradicated. Now it is becoming clear that millions were casually betrayed by the privileged few who cashed in. Special report from John Pil
John Pilger; Even before the 2003 war, we were attacking Iraqi civilians with our inhumane economic sanctions. Yet where were the media protesting against this injustice, New Statesman, 04 October 2004, pp. 19-20.
John Pilger; More than 30 years ago, the British expelled the inhabitants of Diego Garcia so the US could establish a military base. Now the government's dirty tricks are being challenged in court, New Statesman, 18 October 2004, p. 22.