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?
BIANCA JAGGERGeorge 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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Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war.
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I feel great identification with the developing world.
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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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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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 believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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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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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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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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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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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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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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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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