“The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action.” PeopleActionStrongPartyMilitaryPolicyMajorityWingsIraqBritishObsessedBritainLabourOverwhelmingVery StrongComponentsBlairLabour PartyMilitary ActionObsequiousness Author:John Pilger
“The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action. I've never known a situation like it.” PeopleActionStrongPartySituationKnownMilitaryPolicyMajorityWingsIraqBritishObsessedBritainLabourOverwhelmingVery StrongComponentsBlairLabour PartyMilitary ActionObsequiousness Author:John Pilger
“Israel is the representative of the United States in the Middle East. Its policies are so integrated with American policies that they use the same language. If you read Sharon's statements and George W. Bush's statements, they're virtually identical.” IfsStatesUseLanguageUnitedUnited StatesMiddlePolicyIsraelEastStatementsMiddle EastRepresentativesIdenticalIntegratedSharon Author:John Pilger
“The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream, every decency, every hope. The main parliamentary parties are now devoted to the same economic policies - socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor - and the same foreign policy of servility to endless war. This is not democracy. It is to politics what McDonalds is to food.” HumansWarDreamMovingLinesPoorPartyDemocracyRichPlansEconomicPolicyActivityMajorsCapitalismWesternBottomEndlessSocialismForeign PolicyDevotedDecencyBottom LineMcdonaldsDemocracies HaveHuman ActivityEconomic PolicyBusiness PlanParliamentaryCorporatismServilityEndless War Author:John Pilger
“I'm absolutely convinced of that. Israel is the representative of the United States in that part of the world. Its policies are so integrated with American policies that they use the same language.” WorldStatesUseLanguageUnitedUnited StatesPolicyIsraelConvincedRepresentativesIntegrated Author:John Pilger
