I was in deep, deep, hot, hot water with my editors at The Guardian in London. The paper was facing a ruinous suit by George Bush Sr.’s business buddies because of one of my stories. Then a tall Aussie of dramatic demeanor walked uninvited in my boss’ offices and said, “Yes, Palast is trouble. But he’s good trouble.”
John Pilger’s intervention helped save my sorry behind.
Now he’s saved my stories, and the stories of Seymour Hersh, Eduardo Galeano, Edward R. Murrow, Robert Fisk, the assassinated investigator of the Chechen War, Anna Politkovskaya, and many others in a big, fat — 626 pages! — book of what he says is, “Journalism that changed the world.” It’s called
Tell Me No Lies.
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“Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job: who push back screens, peer behind fasades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge of honor.”
You go, John!
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For the holidays: Peace, good will and the truth.
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