Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
BIANCA JAGGERBush 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.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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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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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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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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During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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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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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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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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We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don’t our world will further descend into a state of chaos.
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I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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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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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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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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What is being said in media in other parts of the world is very different from what we’ve been told in this country throughout these years between September 11 and today.
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