Every journey John Paul II made had a purpose. He travelled to confront communism, he spoke out against unbridled capitalism, dehumanizing globalism, & rampant consumerism. His odyssey seemed, in a way, a series of family visits, calling on the world's one billion Catholics & countless members of other faiths. This book/CD celebrates him. ...

Talks about John Paul Jones, a talented young captain, who became an invaluable figure in America's fight for independence when he offered his sailing skills to the Continental Navy. In his barely seaworthy vessel, the Bonhomme Richard, he harassed British ships & commandeered their cargo, including desperately needed ammunition & uniforms. ...

12 documentaries from the campaigning journalist John Pilger, exposing the West's continued exploitation of the Third World, criticising the military interventions of western governments, & attacking the influence & power of multinational corporations. The documentaries included are: ' To Know Us Is to Love Us', ' Pilger in Australia', ' The Search for Truth in Wartime', ' The Timor Conspiracy', ' An Unjustifiable Risk', ' Cambodia: Year One', ' Cambodia: Year Ten', ' Cambodia: Year Ten Update', ' War By Other Means', ' Cambodia: The Betrayal', ' Cambodia: Return to Year Zero' & ' The New Rulers of the World'. ...

Twelve documentaries from the campaigning journalist John Pilger, exposing the West's continued exploitation of the Third World, & criticising the military interventions of western governments, from Cambodia to Iraq. The documentaries included are: ' Year Zero
- The Silent Death of Cambodia'; ' Nicaragua
- A Nation's Right to Survive'; ' Burp! Pepsi vs Coke in the Ice Cold War'; ' Flying the Flag
- Arming the World'; ' Vietnam
- The Quiet Mutiny'; Death of a Nation
- The Timor Conspiracy'; ' Inside Burma
- Land of Fear'; ' Welcome to Australia'; ' Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq'; ' Palestine is Still the Issue'; ' Breaking the Silence: Truth & Lies in the War on Terror'; & ' Stealing a Nation'. Also included is interview footage with Pilger from the 2006 Guardian Hay Literary Festival.





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Definitive collection of ground-breaking documentaries from award-winning journalist, John Pilger. Specialising in drawing attention to issues that our leaders would rather keep hidden, Pilger charts the plight of oppressed peoples around the globe. His documentaries, scathing attacks on the injustices of the day, have centred on the major social & political issues of the past 40 years. ...