They don't want to feed an ISIS narrative that there is a religious war between Islam and the Christian West, plus genocide is carefully defined under international law.
Tom GjeltenAs his country crumbled around him, Fidel Castro's stature diminished abroad and at home.
Tom GjeltenState Department lawyers need to have the evidence to back up the charge before they make it. Here's Nebraska Republican Jeff Fortenberry questioning Assistant Secretary of State Anne Patterson at a House hearing.
Tom GjeltenBeing out of the mainstream is entirely consistent with the way Donald Trump is approaching his presidency.
Tom GjeltenWhen ISIS last year called for the destruction of the Yazidi people, President Obama said that would constitute genocide and he ordered U.S. forces to keep it from happening. Human rights advocates say Christians now face a similar threat Nina Shea directs the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute.
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