Angelika Beer

Overview

Angelika Beer born Kiel, Germany April 24, 1957. Co-founded Green Party, 1980; member of German parliament, 1987-90, 1994-2002. Coordinated international campaign against landmines, 1992-94; co-signed leaders' declaration against nuclear weapons, 1998; chaired European delegation to Iran; supported democratization of UN.

Quotations

On American use of force: "Force breeds more force, terror breeds more terror." (Berlin forum, June 14, 2007; photo Wikipedia)