Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
BIANCA JAGGERWhat 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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I feel great identification with the developing world.
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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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Bradley Manning is an American hero.
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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 believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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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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I don’t need an overpowering, powerful, rich man to feel secure. I’d much rather have a man who is there for me, who really loves me, who is growing, who is real.
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Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war.
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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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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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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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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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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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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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