I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.

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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a...

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a...

I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a...

I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a...

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early...

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early...

Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war....

Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war....

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My...

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My...

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his...

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his...

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

I feel great identification with the developing world.

I feel great identification with the developing world.

We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have...

We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have...

George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was...

George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was...

The killing of innocent people is always wrong.

The killing of innocent people is always wrong.

Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members...

Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members...

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe...

I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe...

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He...

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He...

Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.

Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.

The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in...

The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in...

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is...

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is...

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S....

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S....

A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it....

A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it....