Bianca Jagger Quotes
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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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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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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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The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.
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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 U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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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 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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Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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I think the difference between El Salvador and Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua you had a popular insurrection, and in El Salvador you had a revolution.
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The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.
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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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George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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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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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war.
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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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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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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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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.