NBC: Kerry: ISIS Is Committing Genocide Against Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that ISIS has been committing genocide against religious minorities in the Middle East — just the second time the executive branch has used the term in relation to an ongoing conflict.
The formal designation comes days after the House passed a nonbinding resolution by a 393-0 vote condemning ISIS atrocities as genocide.
"Daesh is genocidal by self proclamation, by ideology and by actions," Kerry said in a televised address, using another name for the Sunni militant group. "We must recognize what Daesh is doing to its victims."
"Naming these crimes is important but what is essential is to stop them," he added.
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Kerry declares Islamic State has committed genocide -- Washington Post
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U.S. accuses Islamic State of genocide -- Politico
The Long, Thorny Path to Calling ISIS 'Genocidal' -- Adam Chandler, The Atlantic
4 comments:
I think everyone already figured that out Mr. Kerry.
That will change everything! /s
If the Obolo administration were consistent, then Mrs. R2P would be leading the charge to stop it.
Where is Samantha Powerful anyway?
Mike,
Give Kerry some credit. Realizing that genocide is happening, while the rest of us have known it for years, is fast work for the inbred Brahmin of Boston
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