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Michel Collon

Belgian journalist dedicated to uncovering the propaganda ensconced in the mass media. He directs Investig’Action, a team of independent investigative journalists. Last book translated in english: Liar’s Poker: The Great Powers, Yugoslavia and the Wars of the Future.

2 articles

Chilean Miners : What was the TV Show hiding?

by Michel Collon

Brussels (Belgium) | 10 November 2010

Deeply moved, nearly a billion of us looked on. A whole nation—managers and workers, rich and poor—united in a common effort to save 33 Chilean miners, with their President leading from the front. Emotion, suspense, ratings, huge advertising revenues. But what did this TV extravaganza conceal?

Yemen: USA are fighting against democracy, not against Al-Qaeda

by Michel Collon , Grégoire Lalieu

Brussels (Belgium) | 9 February 2010

Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries and a crucial US ally, is beleaguered by an armed resistance and a secessionist movement that are threatening its stability, triggering a possible spillover. The United States is running the risk of losing control of this much coveted region, which (...)