SPECIAL SITES + Palestine + Globalisation + Iraq + Australia + Burma + Vietnam + East Timor + Print Archive + Contacts April 2006 The real first casualty of war 24 Apr 2006 Censorship by journalism is virulent in Britain and the US - and it means the difference between life and death for people in faraway countries. more The quiet death of democracy 13 Apr 2006 In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes how a bill passing through the British parliament will undermine centuries-old concepts of freedom and human rights - democracy itself. more Archive 2010 September August July June May April March February January 2009 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2008 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2007 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2006 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2005 November October September July June April March February January 2004 December November October July May April March February January 2003 December November September August July June May April March February January 2002 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2001 November October September July June April May March January 2000 December November October August July June May April March 1999 November October September August July June May April March February January