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.
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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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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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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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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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 think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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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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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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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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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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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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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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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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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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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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