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...ethnic cleansing of Gaza’s citizens, but rather a shift in the average age of their population with the intention of, in his opinion, benefiting them in the long run. Considering the content of Kramer’s speech, labeling his policy as “genocide?? is unfair, and steers the debate away from his actual argument...
Nworah B. Ayogu ’10, the first class marshal, said that Amanpour’s reporting on events that have taken place during the lives of the graduating class—such as the Persian Gulf War and the Rwandan genocide??reverberate especially deeply with the Class...
...Word choice here is certainly very important. To label the acts “genocide?? would put the late Ottoman government in the company of Nazis in Germany, Hutus in Rwanda, and other perpetrators of genocide. But no matter how powerful the label of “genocide?? may be, insisting on its use should never come before the priority of accurately describing what happened. While a debate over the precise terminology may be useful for international lawyers, for activists and ordinary citizens, studying the actual historical events and their lessons is far more relevant...
...word “genocide,” despite its overwhelming castigation of the events in all other ways. Never mind Bush’s accusation that their forebears had executed a campaign of forced deportation and mass murder; as long as the word “genocide?? was not mentioned, they believed that they...
...Similarly, at times Armenian activists have allowed their fixation with the word “genocide?? to trump their respect for historical fact. In attempts to convince the world that genocide took place, activists rely at times on inflated death tolls and disputable sources to prove their points. Armenian activists must realize that the accusation of genocide is grave and that using any source or figure that is even remotely disputable is an irresponsible act that only undermines their cause. Carelessly spreading inaccurate information insults both the Turkish and Armenian peoples, slandering the Turkish nation for crimes...