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:I've got to remove the Bosnian reference as genocide. The definition given in the article versus that of the World Court aren't the same, and, as I'm sure you know, we have a tendency to be a bit skeptical of those bodies (I.E. -- Their verdict alone does not make it true genocide). The key is government sponsored, whereas in the link that you provided it specifically says the government was not to blame. Quite honestly that is an atrocity, not a genocide. Genocide is a large scale systematic effort to eliminate another group. The definition of genocide has been watered down, but it appears Andy wishes to uphold a higher standard -- and personally I am in agreement. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 02:36, 12 December 2007 (EST)
:I've got to remove the Bosnian reference as genocide. The definition given in the article versus that of the World Court aren't the same, and, as I'm sure you know, we have a tendency to be a bit skeptical of those bodies (I.E. -- Their verdict alone does not make it true genocide). The key is government sponsored, whereas in the link that you provided it specifically says the government was not to blame. Quite honestly that is an atrocity, not a genocide. Genocide is a large scale systematic effort to eliminate another group. The definition of genocide has been watered down, but it appears Andy wishes to uphold a higher standard -- and personally I am in agreement. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 02:36, 12 December 2007 (EST)
So, Learntogether, you disagree with the [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|legal definition of genocide]]? It's not a 'watering down', it's a way of recognising, both legally and generally those who've been victims of attempts to destroy all members of their ethnic group, and haven't been seen as worth news or academic coverage - just because people don't get them doesn't mean that they haven't been victims. --[[User:JOwen|JOwen]]