He writes as an internationally recognized and award winning journalist and documentarian from Australia. He has written stories from all over the world about people from all over the world for decades.
It is my hope that all those under the influence of what history professor, Howard Zinn described as "election madness" consider being as radical as reality is.
It is my opinion that "local is best" when it comes to democracy and elections in the United States. Whither Obama or McCain comes out on top after next November - it matters not whit, when it comes to you and your neighbors survival.
Since I know most of you won't read past these words I place this quote from Pilger's latest: "... It is time the wishful-thinkers grew up politically and debated the world of great power as it is, not as they hope it will be. Like all serious presidential candidates, past and present, Obama is a hawk and an expansionist. He comes from an unbroken Democratic tradition, as the war-making of presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter and Clinton demonstrates. Obama's difference may be that he feels an even greater need to show how tough he is. However much the colour of his skin draws out both racists and supporters, it is otherwise irrelevant to the great power game. The "truly exciting and historic moment in US history" will only occur when the game itself is challenged." And that game is ending corporate militarism abroad and at home, and American imperialism as a federal government policy.
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