I always say that the difference between the United States and Australia is that US settlers were on a mission from God whereas Australian settlers w… - John Pilger

Since Chavez’s death in 2013, his successor Nicolas Maduro has shed his derisory label in the Western press as a 'former bus driver' and become Saddam Hussein incarnate.... As the journalist and film-maker Pablo Navarrete reported this week, Venezuela is not the catastrophe it has been painted. 'There is food everywhere,' he wrote. 'I have filmed lots of videos of food in markets [all over Caracas] … it’s Friday night and the restaurants are full.'

Pilger: You waste my time because you have not prepared for this interview, as any journalist does, and I've done many interviews. The one thing is to prepare for them and this interview, frankly, is a disgrace.
Hill: What preparation would you have cared for, Mr Pilger?
Pilger: To read. Read. It takes time.
Hill: It's a pity you wasted a lot of your time tonight, Mr Pilger. I was looking forward to ...
Pilger: No, I haven't. I'm quite pleased with my answers. I hope you broadcast them as I've given them.
Hill: We broadcast you exactly as you are. It's been interesting to speak with you.

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