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SamKnause

(13,106 posts)

4. I get it.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 06:06 PM

Dec 2014

You don't like John Pilger.

No where in the video does he say President Obama worked FOR the CIA.

Maybe you should watch the video you posted.

I found nothing untruthful in the video.

I think criticism of the president is what ruffled your feathers.

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John Pilger, "one of the worst journalists writing in the English language," smears Obama [View all] uhnope Dec 2014 OP

He only said he was hired by a known CIA front company I believe /nt jakeXT Dec 2014 #1

Sorry but most of that was incoherent. Who is this man and why should I care? n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #2

Vietnam is so far away jakeXT Dec 2014 #3

Here's another piece of Pilger's work swilton Dec 2014 #5

because a vid by him is on the DU videos now, putting him forward as a legit progressive uhnope Dec 2014 #6

See post 7. I so disagree with you. madfloridian Dec 2014 #8

Thanks for post 7. delrem Dec 2014 #9

As do I, and most other it seems. Hidden agendas should be more carefully hidden.... Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #11

watch any one of his 58 documentaries Agony Dec 2014 #19

Pilger is a brilliant journalist fighting against evil. Evil hates him. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #25

I get it. SamKnause Dec 2014 #4

Repost from 2002. Pilger's Squeezed to Death. A sad image of Iraq after decades of war. madfloridian Dec 2014 #7

But apparently he "hearts" Putin and therefore is the devil incarnate. Why do I doubt that? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #10

Just because he wrote a good article doesn't dilute the point uhnope Dec 2014 #12

Google is your best friend. Also Bing. Or Duck Duck Go madfloridian Dec 2014 #13

oh, so no reply to the points made. Fine. uhnope Dec 2014 #14

Just did. madfloridian Dec 2014 #16

FYI I found a link to the Rachel Doc Hubris. I think it still works, or most of it does. madfloridian Dec 2014 #15

that's it? you're right uhnope Dec 2014 #17

Who's word you going to take? newthinking Dec 2014 #23

... 20score Dec 2014 #18

There you go opening up another can of worms! freshwest Dec 2014 #20

this post made my day uhnope Dec 2014 #29

John Pilger is a very highly respected journalist -- and you're smearing him! onwardsand upwards Dec 2014 #21

The OP is on a personal Crusade - Reminds me of RW cold war ideology newthinking Dec 2014 #22

Pardon my ignorance, but ... onwardsand upwards Dec 2014 #24

Original post. madfloridian Dec 2014 #26

Short for "Original Poster" newthinking Dec 2014 #30

as opposed to your collective crusade of whitewash and agitprop for Putin? uhnope Dec 2014 #28

how wrong U R! Pilger does NOT have a Pulitzer!!!! uhnope Dec 2014 #27

Since you quote "Criticism" of Pilger lifted out of Wikipedia.... KoKo Dec 2014 #31

you're right, anti-Americanism bias is just as bad as pro-Neocon or pro-Putin bias uhnope Dec 2014 #32