Freedom Next Time
Looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. This book shows us the lives behind the headlines.
Looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. This book shows us the lives behind the headlines.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552773324 (0552773328)
Publish date: July 3rd 2007
Publisher: Black Swan
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
What you need to know about humans is that they are dicks. And if you give them any power their dickness prevails over everything else. John Pilger wrote this book in 2006. It’s about different governments (US, UK, South African, Israeli) being total, complete assholes. If you look up each and every...
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