NS cover story; The Death of Freedom; The rights of ordinary people to speak out against an unjust war and atrocities unleashed in their name are being crushed. Fascism is at the door. Who else, asks John Pilger, will fight it?, New Statesman, 09 January
John Pilger; Turn on the television and there they are, night after night, intoning not so much their love of war as their sales pitch for it, New Statesman, 27 March 2006, p. 27.
Out of Eden; This Indian Ocean paradise was once home to more than a thousand contented British subjects. In 1966, Harold Wilson's government sold it to the US in a secret, illegal deal and terrorised the population into leaving. John Pilger reports on th
The war on children; The most vulnerable people in Gaza are suffering the worst acute mental and physical trauma as a result of Israel's actions: almost half the population is under 15, New Statesman, 19 June 2006, pp. 32-34.
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.