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Solo estaban defendiendo la verdad que les he enseñado.	They were only standing up for what they have been taught to be true.
Pero ellos mismos no sabían qué estaban defendiendo.	But they themselves really did not know what they were advocating.
Estos millones de personas en las calles no estaban defendiendo a Saddam, como esta sosteniendo la Casa Blanca.	The millions were not'defending Saddam', as White House propagandists tried to claim.
Estos millones de personas en las calles no estaban defendiendo a Saddam, como esta sosteniendo la Casa Blanca.	The millions were not 'defending Saddam', as White House propagandists tried to claim.
Hemos actuado correctamente, ya que estaban defendiendo el poder del proletariado contra un puñado de rebeldes deshonestos y traicioneros.	We acted rightly, for we were defending the power of the working class against a handful of dishonest and treacherous rebels.
Hace un siglo, muchos estaban defendiendo que una inflación más rápida tiene lugar a través de la libre acuñación de la plata.	A century ago, many were advocating that a more rapid inflation take place through the free coinage of silver.
Piensen en todos los Americanos, Alemanes, etc. que dieron su vida pensando que estaban defendiendo a sus Países que ni siquiera existían.	Think of all of the Americans, Germans etc. who gave their lives thinking they were defending their Countries which didn't even exist.
Esos prisioneros climáticos estaban defendiendo a la voz del pueblo que no pudo hacerse escuchar dentro del Bella Center, donde las reuniones estaban teniendo lugar.	Those climate prisoners were defending people's voice that could not be heard in the Bella Center where the conference was taking place.
Constantemente me maravillo de cómo se estaban defendiendo los beneficios para la salud de la epigenética y la baja de azúcar durante tantos años.	I constantly marvel at how you were advocating the health benefits of Epigenetics and the downside of sugar for so many years.
Mientras tanto, la televisión estatal difundió amenazas de grupos anónimos que afirmaron que estaban defendiendo la paz contra manifestantes contra el Gobierno, afirmó Human Rights Watch.	Meanwhile, state television aired threats by anonymous groups that claimed they were defending the peace against anti-government protesters, said Human Rights Watch.
Esta fue la pelea entre James DeDale y Badou Jack. Ambos luchadores estaban defendiendo sus títulos y cada uno de ellos derribó a su oponente.	Both fighters were defending their titles and each of them landed a knock down on their opponent.
Piense en todos los americanos, alemanes, etc. que dieron su vida pensando que estaban defendiendo sus países que ni siquiera existían NI UNA LIBERTAD QUE TAMPOCO EXISTIA.	Think of all of the Americans, Germans etc. who gave their lives thinking they were defending their Countries which didn't even exist.
Al hablar en contra del sistema copernicano, creían que estaban defendiendo la verdad bíblica; en realidad, estaban defendiendo la visión pagana del mundo de Aristóteles y Ptolomeo.	In speaking out against the Copernican system, they believed themselves to be defending Biblical truth; in actuality they were defending the pagan world-view of Aristotle and Ptolemy.
Al hablar en la reunión del Consejo de Seguridad, Susan Rice, la representante de EE.UU., afirmó que con la aprobación de esta resolución se estaban defendiendo los derechos democráticos del pueblo libio.	In speaking at the gathering of the Security Council, Susan Rice, the US representative claimed that by passing this resolution they were defending the democratic rights of the Libyan people.
El completo programa espacial secreto fue llamado Solar Warden y los máximos supersoldados fueron aceptados al programa y les lavaron el cerebro con la idea que ellos estaban defendiendo la Tierra de alienígenas negativos.	The whole secret space program was named Solar Warden and top supersoldiers were accepted into the program and brainwashed with the idea that they are defending Earth from the negative aliens.
Los gobiernos, particularmente el gobierno de Estados Unidos, eran los voceros, los que llevaban formalmente las negociaciones, pero realmente los intereses que estaban defendiendo eran directamente los de las corporaciones.	The governments, particularly the United States government, were the spokesmen, the ones who formally carried out the negotiations, but really the interests that they were defending were directly those of the corporations.
En el libro Preguntas sobre Doctrina nuestros dirigentes estaban defendiendo la afirmación de Walter Martin (29) de que los adventistas han sido acusados de enseñar que la expiación no se completó en la cruz.	In Questions on Doctrine, our leaders were defending Walter Martin's assertion (29) that Adventists have been charged with teaching that the atonement was not completed on the cross!
De esta forma, una guerra entre gobernantes fue convertida en una guerra entre pueblos, con cada pueblo saliendo en la defensa de sus gobernantes, bajo la creencia errónea que los gobernantes los estaban defendiendo a ellos.	In this way, a war between rulers was converted into a war between peoples, with each people coming to the defense of its rulers in the erroneous belief that the rulers were defending them.
Estaban defendiendo eso.	They were advocating that.