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.
John Pilger; Kosovo - the site of a genocide that never was - is now a violent "free market" in drugs and prostitution. What does this tell us about the likely outcome of the Iraq war?, New Statesman, 13 December 2004, pp. 15-16.
ns cover story; The other Tsunami; While the sea may have killed tens of thousands, western policies kill millions every year. Yet, even amid disaster, a new politics of community and morality is emerging, New Statesman, 10 January 2005, pp. 10-12.
John Pilger; Australia, once the land of the "fair go", has collaborated with Guantanamo more closely than any other western government and is guilty of human rights abuses of its own, New Statesman, 07 February 2005, pp. 23-24.
John Pilger; From the BBC's capitulation to the Israeli government, to the rush to eulogise a deeply reactionary Pope, pressure on the media is leading to insidious new state propaganda, New Statesman, 11 April 2005, pp. 21-22.
John Pilger; As the workings of foreign aid in Cambodia demonstrate, behind the charada of "loans", "assistance" and "partnerships" lies systematic western plunder and corruption , New Statesman, 30 May 2005, pp. 24-25.
G8 Cover Story; The Ghost at Gleneagles; In the orgy of summit coverage something has been overlooked: the two men at the heart of it, telling us how the world should be run, are the men responsible for Fallujah and Abu Ghraib, New Statesman, 11 July 2005
cover story; Terror and the UK; Blair's Bombs; The senseless repercussions of interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine demand that we renew our anger at our leaders. Our troops must come home. We owe it to all those who died in London on 7 July, N