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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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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
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
Photography speaks a universal language that does not need translation, and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image.
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Freeze Leaving Photography Translation Written
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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Government Law People
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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Citizens Class House
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 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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George 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.
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Country Hussein World
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
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Hippie Liberty Needs
I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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Want Wears Women
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
People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
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I feel great identification with the developing world.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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States Terrorism Today
People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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Appreciate Courage Oppose People Politician
The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
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Innocence Innocent People Person
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Members Privileged Suffering
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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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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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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People 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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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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I’ve enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer’s program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O’Reilly. I will do it any time.
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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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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.
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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
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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