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The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.

Bianca Jagger

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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Different Forever Men
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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Believe Genocide Ongoing
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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Commitment Human Issue Rights War
I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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Lasts Rights Years
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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Believe Interview Lobbying Share Views
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
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Forget Marriage Media Want
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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Country Models Philosophy Role
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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Law Rights World
I feel great identification with the developing world.
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Feels Identification World
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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Chaos Civil International Law Liberties State
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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Country Government Thinking
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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Community Hussein People
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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Believe Help Innocent People Voice Voiceless
There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
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Government Justice People War
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Members Privileged Suffering
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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Effort Hype Media More Nation Point

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