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.

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

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.

Live interviews are more difficult to distort.

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

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