Should we go to war against these children? A compliant press is preparing the ground for an all-out attack on Iraq. It never mentions the victims: the young, the old and the vulnerable, New Statesman, 25 March 2002, pp. 10-11.
John Pilger; The response of Britain's media to the conspiracy in Venezuela provided an object lesson in how censorship works in free societies. The episode was a journalistic disgrace, New Statesman, 29 April 2002, p. 33.
John Pilger; Clare Short's true commitment is to western capital. In Ghana, her department has made aid money conditional on the privatisation of water, New Statesman, 06 May 2002, p. 13.
The Great Game resumed; In his latest book, The New Rulers of the World, John Pilger argues that the "war on terrorism" is a charade, masking an all-powerful oppressor that dares not to speak its name, The Sydney Morning Herald, 03 July 2002, p. 11.
The great charade; As the West prepares for an assault on Iraq, John Pilger argues that 'war on terror' is a smokescreen created by the ultimated terrorist---America itself, The Observer, 14 July 2002, p. 29.
John Pilger; "Freedom of the press" is a phrase that sounds well. But in the world of George W. Bush and Enron, freedom is not meant to be that free, New Statesman, 15 July 2002, pp. 11-12.
Why my film is under fire; John Pilger; The pro-Israel lobby intimidates journalists to ensure that most coverage remains biased in its favour, The Guardian, 23 September 2002, p. 18.
March for Democracy; John Pilger on why we should take to the streets and demand that a great crime is not committed against humanity, Daily Mirror, 28 September 2002, pp. 8-9.