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Thread #36802   Message #511058
Posted By: Gervase
20-Jul-01 - 04:43 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Maddy Prior track on Pilger docu
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Maddy Prior track on Pilger docu
Martina and okthen - many thanks!
And, for those who missed the programme, check out the link that Roger's given. Pilger is an exasperating but wonderfully honest journalist.
Towards the end there was some selective editing which detracted a tad from its objectivity - but the basic message was unassailable however, and there was a wonderful moment when Pilger put the deputy director of the World Bank right on the spot.
The way the guy went from smarmy charm to furious blinking and a clear inability to hide his anger and embarrassment at being asked straight questions about supporting dictatorships was a classic piece of TV.
And the good thing was, it was on ITV at a reasonable hour, so plenty of people could have seen it and maybe made to think. One can only hope.