John Pilger

The United States’ military doctrine, as proclaimed by its Department of Defense, is to attain `full-spectrum dominance… in the air, land, maritime and space domains and information environment… without effective opposition or prohibitive interference.’ This is an agenda for global conquest – for an ever-expanding US empire. As America prepares for conflict with Russia and China, wars continue in the Middle East and North Africa, tens of millions are exiled from their homes whilst many more face famine. But there is not only hope for change in the air, there is active resistance. People all over the world are challenging the status quo by taking nonviolent action. Voices for Peace features some of the world’s leading thinkers, journalists and activists, offering insight, inspiration and solutions to the world’s most critical problems: nuclear war, environmental destruction and refugee flows. In the wealth of material presented here, Kathy Kelly talks about the Afghan Peace Volunteers and Standing Rock protesters in the USA, calling for global unity. Bruce K. Gagnon’s piece on space weapons discusses South Korean activists’ opposition to American weapons in their country. Brian Terrell challenges the legality of drone warfare and outlines the grassroots links being forged between US and Russian citizens. Noam Chomsky discusses US policies towards Russia and Syria, as well as South America, trade, ISIS and Ukraine. John Pilger talks about the Trump-Obama naval build-up around China and exposes Britain’s `deep state’ connections to the Manchester terror attack. Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney analyses the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the deep state in recent US history. Ilan Pappé offers an exclusive analysis of Israel’s actions to ethnically cleanse Israel of Palestinians. Finally, Robin Ramsay exposes the unconditional support given to the USA by successive UK governments. Seeking to inform and educate, this penetrating anthology is edited and introduced by author T. J. Coles, who gives a broader framework and context to the individual articles.

John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book, with an updated introduction, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how General Suharto's bloody seizure of power in the 1960s was part of a western design to impose a 'global economy' on Asia. A million Indonesians died as the price for being the World Bank's 'model pupil'. In a shocking chapter on Iraq, he delineates the true nature of the West's war against the people of that country. And he dissects, piece by piece, the propaganda of the 'war on terror' to expose its Orwellian truth. Finally, he looks behind the picture-postcard image of his homeland, Australia, to illuminate an enduring legacy of imperialism: the subjugation of the First Australians.

I filmen Dr Strangelove från 1964 skildrar Stanley Kubrick det kalla krigets yttersta galenskap: ett nukleärt världskrig. Den amerikanske presidenten rekommenderas att slå till först, eftersom det "bara" leder till 10-20 miljoner döda ... Idag tycks en liknande galenskap ha gripit tag om det amerikanska imperiets ledning, hävdar John Pilger i Strange­love-effekten. Efter ­Jugoslavien 1999, Afghanistan 2001, Irak 2003 och Libyen 2011, är det nu de två stora globala - och kärnvapenutrustade - rivalerna Ryssland och Kina som ska konfronteras, till synes till varje pris. I boken tar John Pilger särskilt upp konflikt­härdar som Ukraina, Gaza, Afghanistan och Irak, men fördjupar sig också i mediernas och de intellektuellas roll i den pågående krigs­propagandan. I kapitlet "Beläg­ringen av Julian Assange är en fars", visar han hur djupt involverat Sverige har varit när det gäller att desarmera en av de viktigaste kritikerna av USA:s herravälde. OM FÖRFATTAREN John Pilger är en australisk reporter och doku­mentärfilmare, som rapporterat från konfliktzoner­ över hela världen från 1960-talet och framåt. På svenska har tidigare utgivits Den dolda dagordningen (1999), Det vi inte fick veta (2001) och Friheten får vänta (2007). UR BOKEN Under både Bush och Obama har ett 1800-talsmässigt im­perietänkande genomsyrat alla departement i USA. Den råa militarismen är på frammarsch, medan diplomatin skjuts åt sidan. Nationer och regeringar ses som antingen användbara eller umbärliga, och USA kan välja mellan att muta, hota och bestraffa dem. Den 31 juli publicerade National Defense Panel ett märkligt dokument som manade USA till att vara berett på att utkämpa sex större krig samtidigt. Överst på listan fanns Ryssland och Kina, båda kärnvapenmakter. På sätt och vis har ett krig mot Ryssland redan börjat. Medan världen förfärat iakttog Israels angrepp på Gaza betraktades liknande våldsdåd i östra Ukraina knappt som nyhetsmaterial. I skrivande stund [11 september 2014] är två ukrainska städer med rysktalande befolkning - Donetsk och Luhansk - utsatta för belägring: deras invånare, sjukhus och skolor bombas av en Kievregim som kom till makten i en kupp led av nynazister, stödda och betalade av USA. Kuppen bildade klimax i vad den ryske politiske observatören Sergej Glasjev beskrivit som en tjugo år lång "träning av ukrainska nazister riktad mot Ryssland". Fascismen i Europa har återuppstått, och inte en enda europeisk ledare har uttalat sig mot den, kanske eftersom fascismens frammarsch i Europa är ett faktum, även om fascisterna inte vill acceptera beteckningen fascister.

This book is an anthology of the writing of Wilfred Burchett, perhaps the greatest journalist and war correspondent Australia has ever produced. He was also one of the most controversial figures of the Cold War, both in Australia and overseas. Burchett published more than 30 books, and this volume brings together extracts from most of these, spanning the entire breadth of his career, from before World War 2, through Hiroshima, Eastern Europe, Korea, Russia, Laos, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, Angola, Rhodesia and other areas from which Burchett reported. The book presents these fields of reportage chronologically, and thus serves not only as a significant historical overview of the period, but also as a reader in Cold War journalism.

a base from which they are able to launch attacks against the Middle East. Once again John Pilger gives a voice to the people living through these momentous times and, in gripping detail, shows us the lives behind the headlines.

Da Nelson Mandela ble løslatt fra fengsel i 1990 skapte det jubel både i Sør-Afrika og verden forøvrig. Men for folket hans er virkelig frihet fortsatt en fjern drøm. Et nådeløst økonomisk system skyver store deler av verdens befolkning ut i fattigdom, mens menn på prangende kontorer tvinger gjennom en politisk orden med tariffer og embargoer, kuler og bomber, og forvrenger selve frihetens språk. Pilger rapporterer fra Palestina, India, Sør-Afrika, Afghanistan, og øya Diego Garcia i det Indiske hav. Han gir levende øyenvitneskildringer og avslører våre herskeres hemmeligheter og løgner, og setter samtidig søkelyset på hendelser som har blitt forvist til glemselen. Med menneskelighet, humor og lidenskap hyller han dem som nekter å være ofre og som fortsetter å kreve sin frihet.

Worldrenowned journalist John Pilger looks at five nations (Palestine, Diego Garcia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Africa) that have undergone long and painful struggles for freedom, yet are still waiting for its realization.

The book - a selection of articles, broadcasts and books extracts that revealed important and disturbing truths - ranges from across many of the critical events, scandals and struggles of the past fifty years.

The close relationship between journalist and photographer is considered by John Pilger as he selects work by a wide range of photographers with whom he has worked or who have inspired his writings about trouble-spots both around the world and at home in Britain. Spanning 35 years, the book covers regional locations of SE Asia, Southern Asia, Africa, South America, USA and UK.

The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union;

In this powerful book, journalist and film maker John Pilger strips away the layers of deception, dissembling language and omission that prevent us from understanding how the world really works.

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Expatriate journalist and film-maker John Pilger writes about his homeland with life-long affection and a passionately critical eye. In this fully updated edition of A Secret Country, he pays tribute to a little known Australia and tells a story of high political drama.