Genocide
Russia has kidnapped and indoctrinated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children and openly wishes for the end of the Ukrainian state. Republicans don’t care.
Azerbaijan is starving and freezing thousands of Armenians through a blockade. And yet, the U.S. seems to care more about non-Russian energy options than human suffering.
The United States has a long history of inaction on genocide, while offering hollow statements like “Never Again.” It is time for that to change.
“I read these statements from world leaders that say ‘never again.’ What exactly are they saying never again to?” Tapper asked the national security adviser on Sunday.
Russia’s indiscriminate murder of civilians, including women and children, demands a global humanitarian response.
The 29-year-old Iraqi reportedly passed out in the courtroom after being found guilty, in the world’s first genocide conviction in the group’s barbaric attack on the Yazidis.
The first step toward fixing a problem is naming it.