“The censorship is such on television in the US that films like mine don't stand a chance.”

— John Pilger

(2002) [author, http://www.sprword.com/mustwatch.html, Must Watch - Sprword.com - Spread the Word, Sprword.com, 2007-02-13, 2010-01-14]

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