Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
 Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann    (diplomat, politician, priest) | |
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| Born | 1933-02-05 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | June 8, 2017 (Age 84) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann was a Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and Catholic priest. He was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2008-2009.
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A Quote by Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
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| "Terrorism" | “Terrorism is not really an '-ism'. There's no connection between the Sandinistas who fought the Contras and Al Qaida or Colombia's FARC and fisherman turned pirates in Africa and Asia, yet they are all called "terrorists". That's just a convenient way for your government to convince the world that there is another enemy '-ism' out there, like communism used to be. It diverts attention from the very real problems.
Our narrow-minded attitudes and the resultant policies foment violence, rebellion and wars. In the long run, almost noone benefits from attacking the people we label as "terrorists", with one, glaring exception:- the corporatocracy. Those who own and run the companies that build the ships, missiles and armoured vehicles, make guns, uniforms and bulletproof vests, distribute food, soft drinks and ammunition, provide insurance, medicines and toilet paper, constructions ports, airstrips and housing and reconstruct devastated villages, schools, factories and hospitals. They, and only they, are the big winners. The rest of us are hoodwinked by that one, loaded word "terrorist". The current economic collapse has awakened us to the importance of regulating and reining in the people who control the businesses that benefit from the misuse of words like "terrorism" and who perpetrate other scams. We recognize today that white collar executives are not a special, incorruptible breed.” | Hoodwinked |
