The “liberation” of Iraq is a cruel joke on a stricken people. The Americans and British, partners in a great recognized crime,…
August marks another anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan, the ultimate act of terrorism in which 231,920 people have now died,…
In Baghdad, the rise and folly of rapacious imperial power is commemorated in a forgotten cemetery called the North Gate. Dogs are…
Unless we apply the lesson “all governments are liars” to our own leaders, British fighter jets and chemical weapons technology will continue…
America’s two “great victories” since 11 September 2001 are unravelling. In Afghanistan, the regime of Hamid Karzai has virtually no authority and…
SUCH a high crime does not, and will not, melt away; the facts cannot be changed. Tony Blair took Britain to war…
In his latest article for the Daily Mirror, John Pilger argues that the “high crime” of the invasion of Iraq that “will…
In recent weeks, a number of apparently unrelated news reports have, in sum, told a truth that is never reported. According to…
On 8 April, newspapers around the world carried a despatch from a Reuters correspondent, “embedded” with the US army, about the murder…
Last Sunday, seated in the audience at the Bafta television awards ceremony, I was struck by the silence. Here were many of…
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