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.
BIANCA JAGGERThere 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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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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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
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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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In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
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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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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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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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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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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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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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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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