The New Rulers of the World

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John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. In this fully updated collection, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. In this book he looks behind the picture postcard of his homeland, Australia, to illuminate an enduring legacy of imperialism, the subjugation of the First Australians. He also examines Indonesia, and 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 dies as the price for being the World Bank's 'model pupil'. In a shocking chapter on Iraq, Pilger allows us to understand 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.

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John Pilger's work has been a beacon of light in often dark times. The realities he has brought to light have been a revelation, over and over again, and his courage and insight a constant inspiration. -- Noam Chomsky
What makes John Pilger a truly great journalist is his conscience and bravery. -- Martha Gellhorn
John Pilger is fearless. He unearths, with steely attention to facts, the filthy truth, and tells it as it is. I salute him -- Harold Pinter
Pilger [has a] gift for finding the image, the instant, that reveals all. He is a photographer using words instead of a camera -- Salman Rushdie
A first-rate dissident journalist -- Robert Hughes

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John Pilger is one of the world's most renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. His other books include Heroes, Distant Voices and Hidden Agendas.