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If I, as a working journalist, say that I disagree with some of what Pilger says, I can be painted as part of this evil elite spreading propaganda. Which really fucks me off.
On the Ukraine thing I think he's watched too much Russia Today. Yes, there has been too much uncritical reporting of the post-Yanukovich government. But denying the Russian military involvement is just bonkers. Also, he seriously misrepresents the case for believing separatists were responsible for the Malaysian airplane shoot down. And the NATO buildup in Eastern Europe has been well reported, and it could be argued was a response to Russia's more aggressive posture in Ukraine. Certainly the Poles and the Balts are very worried about the new Russian posture, and wanted a larger deployment than they ultimately got.
But hey, I'm just a government shill in Pilger's world, dutifully regurgitating propaganda to the masses. WAC