John Pilger: The War You Don't See!

If you are looking for a reporter who is completely honest, you need to peruse John Pilger's outstanding work: Recently, his film on war and the media: "The War You Don't See" was banned, and there were even credible threats against his life! Nevertheless, John, as a good journalist, was driven to challenge the banning of his outstanding work, in which US and British broadcasters describe the often hidden part played by the media in the promotion of war, notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film has been widely acclaimed in the UK and Australia. If you want to see the trailer and reviews, go to his web site: www.johnpilger.com/. The banning and cancellation were on the personal orders of Patrick Lannan, whose wealth funds the Lannan Foundation, as a valuable supporter of liberal causes. Indeed, John Pilger was invited in 2002 to present a "Lannan Award" to the broadcaster Amy Goodman. The deeply disturbing aspects of the ban is that it happened so suddenly and inexplicably: 48 hours earlier, before David Barsamian and John Pilger were due to depart for Santa Fe, John received a brief e-mail with a 'sorry for the inconvenience' from a Lannan official, who had been telling John just a few days earlier what a 'great honor' it was to have the US premiere of John's film at Lannan, with Pilger himself in attendance.