October 1, 2010

Prosecute Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for Incitement to Genocide

By John Hagee and Joseph Potasnik
The crime of genocide is unlike any other. Genocide does not happen in a moment of passion. It cannot arise spontaneously. Genocide requires groundwork. The victims must be dehumanized and debased. The future persecutors must be filled with hate and resentment and given a justification to resort to barbaric behaviors. The tools of murder must be obtained and readied. In other words, genocide requires incitement and preparation. Since genocide requires incitement, it can be derailed by stopping such incitement.  This insight into genocide is neither new nor controversial. The international community has already recognized both the unique nature of the crime of genocide and the important opportunity this presents for stopping it. Indeed, in 1948 -- in direct response to the Nazi murder of six million Jews -- the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. To date, 140 nations -- including Iran -- have ratified...(Read Full Article)