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Freedom Next Time

Resisting the Empire



John Pilger
May 2007     ISBN: 1568583265

In Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Africa there have been promises of hope, and even of "official" freedom, but in their divided societies, real freedom remains elusive. In Palestine, the world's longest occupation continues with no resolution in sight. And the little-known island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, has become a microcosm of the ruthlessness of great powers. The island--sold by the British to the U.S. military in the 1960s, the indigenous population forced out--remains the United State's third largest military base in the world.

Yet across these places, people find ways to resist. In Freedom Next Time, John Pilger gives voice to the millions affected by imperial adventures across the globe, illuminating in gripping detail, who are the true enemies of freedom, and saluting those who refuse to be victims.

What readers are saying

"Freedom Next Time allows us to hear the personal testimonies of those challenging power. The array of interviews with the voiceless and abused provides an indispensable corrective to the litany of disinformation we are fed by the media, and for this achievement Pilger is surely the most outstanding journalist in the world today."
--The Guardian (London)

"John Pilger unearths, with steely attention, the facts, the filthy truth, and tells it as it is."
--Harold Pinter

"This highly informed, thoughtful and passionate work is an important a thread in the world�s growing tapestry of political counter-narratives as those of Dee Brown or Howard Zinn."
-- Publishers Weekly (STARRED review)

"Pilger draws on meticulous research and interviews to uncover the human cost of the skullduggery of the imperial powers in Diego Garcia as well as Afghanistan, Iraq, South Africa, and Palestine as the U.S. and Britain have heartlessly put their interests ahead of those citizens of weaker nations."
--Booklist

About the Authors

John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist and author who began his career in his native Australia before moving to London in the 1960s. He has been a foreign correspondent and award-winning documentary filmmaker and writes for The New Statesman and the Guardian. His website is www.johnpilger.com.



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