I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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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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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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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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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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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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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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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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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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 often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
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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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Bradley Manning is an American hero.
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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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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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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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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 don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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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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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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People in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss.
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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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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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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
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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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