I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERGovernments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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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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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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I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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George 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.
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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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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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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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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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