I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
BIANCA JAGGERThose who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media.
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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
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Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war.
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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
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The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.
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I don’t believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don’t believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.
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A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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