copying Nazism’s 'scientific embedding of dehumanization as the intellectual glue that made it easier for ordinary citizens to rationalize their participation in mass destruction' as Dr. Alaa Moussa is accused of crimes against humanity #Koblenz /2
the 'Othering that identifies the enemy 'etc. It includes quote by @YassinHSaleh : 'According to Saleh, the Syrian genocracy established around the Assad family began to develop apparently genocidal tendencies with the violent events in Hama in 1982. /3
“I can’t predict the future but a regime staying in power ,that killed tens of thousands in my twenties and hundreds of thousands in my fifties is bound to kill millions in the next round of conflict” (@YassinHSaleh ) /4
But STILL not officially called ‘GENOCIDE’ . The
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Article I, states: 'The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law /5
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Article I, states: 'The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law /5
WHICH THEY UNDERTAKE TO PREVENT AND TO PUNISH'
Fred Hof @FredericHof explains how 'Alas, the wholesale slaughter of Syrian civilians through state terror could not be squeezed definitionally into mass murder’s most odious subset.... atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasou…
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Fred Hof @FredericHof explains how 'Alas, the wholesale slaughter of Syrian civilians through state terror could not be squeezed definitionally into mass murder’s most odious subset.... atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasou…
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’ the stain of inaction in the face of genocide (or if you prefer, the killing of over 100,000 of Assad’s fellow countryman) is one, like Lady Macbeth’s, that simply won’t come out.’ @washingtonpost 2014 washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-tu… /7
