Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
BIANCA JAGGERIn 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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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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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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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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Bradley Manning is an American hero.
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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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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 think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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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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I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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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 feel great identification with the developing world.
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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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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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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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