I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERI don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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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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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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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 don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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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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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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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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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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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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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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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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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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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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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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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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