I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERI think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERThe death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
BIANCA JAGGERI 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.
BIANCA JAGGERI don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
BIANCA JAGGERI feel great identification with the developing world.
BIANCA JAGGERGeorge W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
BIANCA JAGGERWhen 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.
BIANCA JAGGERSaddam 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.
BIANCA JAGGERGandhi 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.
BIANCA JAGGERToday, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
BIANCA JAGGERPeople appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
BIANCA JAGGERAmericans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
BIANCA JAGGERGeorge 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.
BIANCA JAGGERBradley Manning is an American hero.
BIANCA JAGGERThe killing of innocent people is always wrong.
BIANCA JAGGERPeople in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss.
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