I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERPresident Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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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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The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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I didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
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When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
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I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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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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The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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Bradley Manning is an American hero.
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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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