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On May 12, 1996, Albright defended [[UN sanctions against Iraq]] on a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' segment in which [[Lesley Stahl]] asked her "We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" and Albright replied "we think the price is worth it."<ref name=MandA>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9RnakB6HbUwC&pg=RA1-PA55&dq=%22the+price,+we+think,+the+price+is+worth+it%22 |title=The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=978-0060892586 |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> | On May 12, 1996, Albright defended [[UN sanctions against Iraq]] on a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' segment in which [[Lesley Stahl]] asked her "We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" and Albright replied "we think the price is worth it."<ref name=MandA>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9RnakB6HbUwC&pg=RA1-PA55&dq=%22the+price,+we+think,+the+price+is+worth+it%22 |title=The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=978-0060892586 |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> | ||
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Contents
Career
Albright was appointed US Ambassador to the United Nations, her first diplomatic post, shortly after Bill Clinton was inaugurated.
Memorable Quote
On May 12, 1996, Albright defended UN sanctions against Iraq on a 60 Minutes segment in which Lesley Stahl asked her "We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" and Albright replied "we think the price is worth it."[1]
A Document by Madeleine Albright
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Russia is a Bangladesh with missiles | article | 22 April 2016 | Serbia Russia Madeleine Albright Crimea Yugoslavia | Insulting comments by Madeleine Albright about Vladimir Putin and Russia, responded to in kind by Eduard Limonov |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Storm | 14 January 2005 | 14 January 2005 | New York US | A scenario designed to mimic a summit of transatlantic leaders forced to respond to a bioterrorist attack. Recommended militarization, vaccination and stockpiling drugs. Held January 2005. |
| Brussels Forum/2010 | 26 March 2010 | 28 March 2010 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2018 | 8 March 2018 | 10 March 2018 | Belgium Brussels | Annual 3 day spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and German Marshall Fund. Discussed the "Fight for Economic Equality". |
| Munich Security Conference/2010 | 5 February 2010 | 7 February 2010 | Germany Munich Bavaria | An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability." |
| Munich Security Conference/2015 | 6 February 2015 | 8 February 2015 | Germany Munich Bavaria | "400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts." |
| Munich Security Conference/2017 | 17 February 2017 | 19 February 2017 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 53rd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2019 | 15 February 2019 | 17 February 2019 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events." |
| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Russia is a Bangladesh with missiles | article | 22 April 2016 | Madeleine Albright Eduard Limonov | Insulting comments by Madeleine Albright about Vladimir Putin and Russia, responded to in kind by Eduard Limonov |
| Document:Twenty Years On, We’ve Learned Nothing From 9/11 | Speech | 17 September 2021 | Ron Paul | 20 years on from 9/11, Ron Paul says that The Establishment in the United States has learned nothing since the attacks. |
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References
- ↑ The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060892586. Retrieved 2010-09-09.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
