I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERA 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.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing 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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The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
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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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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
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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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There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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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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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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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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I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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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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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.
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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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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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