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→[[Genocide]]: I've been asked to comment
This seems a fairly straightforward issue to me. I have seen no definition of genocide outside of this site's article that requires that genocide be carried out by a government. The UN has not defined genocide this way, and the State Department states explicitly that genocide occurred in Bosnia. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm] Based on these facts, I think the definition in the article should be corrected, and the Srebrenica massacre should be reinserted as an example of genocide. [[User:SSchultz|SSchultz]] 21:45, 13 December 2007 (EST)
This seems a fairly straightforward issue to me. I have seen no definition of genocide outside of this site's article that requires that genocide be carried out by a government. The UN has not defined genocide this way, and the State Department states explicitly that genocide occurred in Bosnia. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm] Based on these facts, I think the definition in the article should be corrected, and the Srebrenica massacre should be reinserted as an example of genocide. [[User:SSchultz|SSchultz]] 21:45, 13 December 2007 (EST)
: I've been asked to comment, although this is not something that I have an opinion on. According to my Macquarie Dictionary, Genocide is "extermination of a national or racial group as a planned move". I'll add that legal definitions (as mentioned above) can differ from everyday definitions, and following the links through to the source shows that genocide is defined as it is "For the purpose of this Statute", i.e. it may not correspond exactly with other statutes, other administrations, or everyday use. This does not mean, however, that that legal definition should be totally ignored; it's still one to consider. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 00:34, 14 December 2007 (EST)