in his acceptance of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, Harold Pinter spoke about a „manipulation of power worldwide, while masquerading as a force for universal good, a brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of hypnosis.“ But, said Pinter, „it never happened. Nothing ever happened. Even while it was happening it wasn‘t happening. It didn‘t matter. It was of no interest.“

Pinter was referring to the systematic crimes of the United States and to an undeclared censorship by omission – that is, leaving out crucial information that might help us make sense of the world.