Hidden Agendas by John Pilger5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pilger also writes with an engaging flair. Moreover, most of Pilger's work benefits from his witnessing these events first hand, while citing provocative sources. Since then, East Timor has regained its independence, and no doubt many of its freedom fighters would credit Pilger's work with keeping a spotlight on their plight and thus contributing to their liberation. The work in Hidden Agendas on under-reported events, such as Indonesia's illegal invasion of East Timor (with western complicity), and mis-reported events, such as the US action and legacy in Vietnam, were long overdue when he published them in 1998. ![]() ![]() He has won many prestigious honors, including British journalism's highest award, Journalist of the Year (twice) France's Reporter sans Frontieres as well as an Academy Award and an Emmy. Unfortunately, the previous reviewer did not read, or has chosen not to follow, Amazon's "review guidelines" so, to remedy that, interested readers should know that John Pilger is an internationally highly respected journalist and documentarian. Pilger's Magnus Opus of investigative journalism ![]()
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