John Pilger, a controversial figure, has been criticized for his views on various geopolitical issues. He has been accused of denialism of Serbian genocidal actions in Bosnia & Kosovo, and denialism of Chinese colonialist & genocidal actions towards Uyghurs. His documentary 'Palestine Is Still the Issue' examines the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Pilger's hypocrisies and controversies have been highlighted, including his personal conduct. In 1999, he reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West.
"Are we really going to let the Blairs and Battles and Lloyds and Cooks get away with their cynicism and complicity, applied in our name?" In 1999 the late John Pilger reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West 👇 https://t.co/fYOZZxylfX
More on #Pilger, #JohnPilger, an awful man & propagandist: "Pilger... helped himself to a number of... logs without any permission... Pilger... made no effort to pay for the logs & from that day onwards the farmer & Pilger never spoke to each other again" https://t.co/bPetITTQie https://t.co/11keWvW2Ae
John Pilger's hypocrisies anticipated the Michael Moores, who would preach about the iniquities of capitalism while also not paying his contractors https://t.co/3thskd4pB6
John Pilger’s 2002 documentary 'Palestine Is Still the Issue' poignantly examines the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and ends with a resonating question: "The occupation of Palestine should end now …or is history to witness the consequences of yet another silence?" https://t.co/3i9nPoGCiF
1/n Let's be clear about Pilger. John Pilger claimed Obama was "a glossy Uncle Tom who would bomb Pakistan". Pilger pushed denialism of Serbian genocidal actions in Bosnia & Kosovo, & denialism of Chinese colonialist & genocidal actions towards Uyghurs https://t.co/qNXP4K3cz6