SPECIAL SITES + Palestine + Globalisation + Iraq + Australia + Burma + Vietnam + East Timor + Print Archive + Contacts December 2008 The good news for 2009, a seasonal wish list 18 Dec 2008 The current New Statesman offers a menu of good news to celebrate in 2009. John Pilger adds his own wish list. more Beware of Obama's Groundhog Day 11 Dec 2008 In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger reckons 'Groundhog Day', the black comedy about time repeating itself, might be a parable for the Age of Obama - as the president-elect's major appointments turn out to be almost totally retro, without a single figure representing those who voted for him. more Kafka has a rival. The Foreign Office lectures us on human rights 1 Dec 2008 In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger describes the black irony of an "open day to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" at the Foreign Office, guardian of rapacious British power and policies that invert the meaning of human rights. 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