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In May 2013 Hedges resigned from PEN America when it appointed former State Department official Suzanne Nossel to run it. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state, including on Julian Assange.
By Chris Hedges
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PEN America, once an important defender of
PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel, abandoned its mission, destroyed its credibility and provoked a revolt among its members. By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Its refusal to condemn the 
PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of former State Department official Suzanne
The writers advocacy group is seeking to conciliate critics over its silence on the murder of writers, journalists and artists in Gaza by the Israeli regime.