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.

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

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.

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

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

President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.

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.