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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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