Interviewer: John Pilger, do you still maintain that the world depends on what you call "the Iraqi resistance" to inflict a military defeat on the coalition forces?

JOHN PILGER: Well, certainly, historically, we've always depended on resistances to get rid of occupiers, to get rid of invaders.

......

Interviewer: Well, you can put it that way and you're making your case but what I'm saying is how can anyone back a resistance which resorts to the killing of innocent people?

How can anyone suggest the world, in fact, depends on such a resistance which resorts to the killing of innocent people, as you say, mostly Iraqis?

JOHN PILGER: A lot of people depended on a resistance movement to get rid of invaders, virtually since the beginning of history.

(see interview here)

 http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1063309.htm


Pilger's radio commentary comes after a recent interview with a left-wing Australian news-sheet 'Green Left Weekly'

Interviewer: "Do you think the anti-war movement should be supporting Iraq's anti-occupation resistance?

Pilger: "Yes, I do. We cannot afford to be choosy. While we abhor and condemn the continuing loss of innocent life in Iraq, we have no choice now but to support the resistance, for if the resistance fails, the “Bush gang” will attack another country. If they succeed, a grievous blow will be suffered by the Bush gang. ..."

 http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2004/568/568p10b.htm


see also;

 http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2004/03/64235_comment.php#64257