Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have tha….

More terrorists are given training and sanctuary in the United States than anywhere on earth. They include mass murderers, torturers, former and futu….

I'm absolutely convinced of that. Israel is the representative of the United States in that part of the world. Its policies are so integrated with Am….

Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East..

Private Manning is the world's pre-eminent prisoner of conscience, having remained true to the Nuremberg principle that every soldier has the right t….

It's only when journalists understand the role they play in this propaganda, it's only when they realize they can't be both independent, honest journ….

It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surr….

The people who died in the Twin Towers in that terrible crime mattered. The people who were bombed to death in dusty villages in Afghanistan didn't m….

Many journalists become very defensive when you suggest to them that they are anything but impartial and objective. The problem with those words "imp….

It is time we recognized that the real terrorism is poverty..

If development was measured not by gross national product, but a society's success in meeting the basic needs of its people, Vietnam would have been ….

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days..

If those who support aggressive war had seen a fraction of what I've seen, if they'd watched children fry to death from Napalm and bleed to death fro….

Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job: who push back screens, peer behind façades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge ….

If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and Animal Farm, because then….

The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, ever….

Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what Orwell called the official truth. They simply cipher and transmit lies. It reall….

Official truths are often powerful illusions..

There isn't a war on terror, there is a war of terror..

The Palestinians don't have oil. If they were the Saudis, they wouldn't be in the position they are now. But they have the power of being able to ups….

In Western Australia, minerals are being dug up from Aboriginal land and shipped to China for a profit of a billion dollars a week. In this, the rich….