MASSIVE EXPOSE last night in the UK.

[rjbcar27]

Check out this summary from the Guardian:

ITV1's Breaking the Silence: A Special Report by John Pilger was an astonishing piece of television that should be required viewing in every home, school and office. With facts bristling from his fingertips, Pilger revised the Bush/Blair version of events leading up to the conquest of Iraq to reveal an agenda of unprovoked aggression, excused and obscured by ruthless manipulation of September 11. Mr Blair's cod-Churchillian rhetoric about "freedom and justice" sounded more hollow than ever against images of devastated civilian lives in Kabul and Baghdad. Mr Bush's wild claim that "the United States of America is a friend to the Iraqi people" lacked that ring of truth when we'd seen screaming infants with limbs blown off.

The film's high points came when Pilger confronted the beady-eyed apologists of the Washington regime. One Douglas Feith, an undersecretary of defence, denied Pilger's evidence of civilian casualties, denied the fact that the US and the UK had supplied arms to Iraq, and seemed ready to deny that fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly until he was stopped by a sinister, unseen military minder. Others squirmed under the lash of Pilger's research, but were unshakeable in their faith in America's divine right to be right.

Pilger is good at confrontation; he doesn't lose his cool, and he has the gimlet glare of a man who knows he's right. His arsenal of facts was awesome. We saw footage of Colin Powell in February 2001 saying that Saddam Hussein had not developed weapons of mass destruction, nor had he rebuilt his military power. The US had originally funded and supported the Taliban. There were no links between Iraq and al-Qaida. There was no 45-minute capability. Even a former CIA man admitted the pretext for war was "a charade".

Breaking the Silence ended with a rallying cry. There are only two superpowers left, said Pilger: the USA, and worldwide public opinion. "If we remain silent, victory over us is assured." Perhaps ITV1 would now like to repeat this programme at prime time, and start sharing the burden of the government's hatred with the BBC.



I wish you guys in the US could have seen it, it was absolutley fucking amazing.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. What I wouldn't give to see that on the air here

thanks RJB! :hi:

here's the related LBN story:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=127925

[Bush_has_Parvo]

2. I'm hoping it may be accessible on the web

I know the BBC puts some of it's segments on it's site. Thanks for the Guardian take, man it sounds like it was an eyeopener.

[oasis]

3. When Blair finally goes down, the Bush free fall goes to Mach 2 speed.

[Girlfriday]

4. Thanks for the report rjb,

by the sound of your description though, I'm not sure I could stand to see those pictures.

[WilliamPitt]

5. "The USA and global public opinion"

is EXACTLY what 9/11 Families For Peaceful Tomorrows spokeswoman and amazing human Kelly Campbell said at the Riverside Church on 9/12. It was an incredible moment.

I hope you recorded this thing.

[rjbcar27]

6. Will, no sorry mate I didn't.

Stupid really but it was late and I was :smoke: !

You can see more of his stuff here: http://pilger.carlton.com/

Hope this helps.

[Spentastic]

7. I saw some of it

I had to turn off before I killed something.

Perhaps it's up for repeat on ITV2?

[WilliamPitt]

8. It helps

[dudeness]

9. bravo john pilger..australias greatest export..

:)