Quotes of John Pilger - somelinesforyou

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ We gently suggest that perhaps they may wish to go to a different restaurant in the future. ”

- John Pilger

“ We gently suggest that perhaps they may wish to go to a different restaurant in the future. ”

- John Pilger

“ Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates. ”

- John Pilger

“ 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 American policies that they use the same language. ”

- John Pilger

“ The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance. ”

- John Pilger

“ Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war. ”

- John Pilger

“ Nothing more vividly sums up the horrific situation in Iraq than what happened on Wednesday of this week when American helicopters attacked a wedding party in the west of Iraq killing 40 mostly women and children, a massacre. How long is the world going to stand for this? When I say the world I'm talking about civilized humanity. ”

- John Pilger

“ Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates. ”

- John Pilger

“ 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 American policies that they use the same language. ”

- John Pilger

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

- John Pilger

“ It's very clear that the Bush Administration is out of control. It contains some truly dangerous people. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ Democracy is not one obsessed man using the power of kings to attack another country in our name. Democracy is not siding with Ariel Sharon, a war criminal, in order to crush Palestinians. Democracy is this great event today representing the majority of the people of Great Britain. ”

- John Pilger

“ I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog. ”

- John Pilger

“ 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 American policies that they use the same language. ”

- John Pilger

“ We have an extreme rightwing government in this country, although it's called the Labour government. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ The attack on Iraq has been long planned. There just hasn't been an excuse for it. Since George H.W. Bush didn't unseat Saddam in 1991, there's been a longing among the extreme right in the United States to finish the job. The war on terrorism has given them that opportunity. ”

- John Pilger

“ Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war. ”

- John Pilger

“ 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 they'd begin to understand the world we live in. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war. ”

- John Pilger

“ Today a taboo has been broken. We are the moderates. Bush and Blair are the extremists. The danger for all of us is not in Baghdad but in Washington. ”

- John Pilger

“ The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance. ”

- John Pilger

“ Official truths are often powerful illusions. ”

- John Pilger

“ 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 they'd begin to understand the world we live in. ”

- John Pilger

“ I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog. ”

- John Pilger
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