John Pilger and the Great Australian Silence

John Pilger has weighed into the Sri Lankan asylum-seeker debate with this thought-provoking piece in the Fairfax press.

Standout quote

"Are we not fed up with this kind of hypocrisy? The use of the term ''illegal immigrants'' is both false and craven. The few people struggling to reach our shores are not illegal. International law is clear - they are legal. How ironic; the people in those leaking boats demonstrate the kind of guts Australians are said to admire."

What do you think?

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