Quotes By Bianca Jagger

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.

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.

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.

Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.

I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.

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.

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.

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.

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.

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

The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

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

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.

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

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.

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

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

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.

I feel great identification with the developing world.

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.

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.

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?

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.

The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.

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.

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

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.

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.