John Pilger We Can't Keep Eating Like This Review

: In the 1970s, the U.S. General Accounting Office found that a majority of American food aid was directed toward "politically acceptable" regimes rather than the hungriest nations.

The title "" refers to the investigative work of the late Australian journalist John Pilger , specifically his 1975 documentary and accompanying reportage titled Zap! The Weapon is Food . john pilger we can'T keep eaTing like This

In his signature crusading style, Pilger argued that global hunger is not a "natural" disaster or a simple matter of scarcity, but a calculated geopolitical tool used by powerful nations—predominantly the United States—to control weaker regimes. The Core Argument: Food as a Weapon : In the 1970s, the U

: Countries like Sierra Leone, which consistently voted against U.S. interests at the UN, were denied aid despite desperate need. The "Personal View" Controversy The Weapon is Food

: Pilger highlighted how cutting food aid was used as a weapon to help dismantle the democratically elected Allende government in Chile .