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To: Fred Levine who wrote (68582)	3/12/2003 3:42:29 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

> I feel that fits well within the definition you provided. No it doesn't and it is not my definition but Webster's. The reason it doesn't fit has to do with the motivations. Saddam did not engage in a policy of destroying Kurds out of racial or religious hatred. He did so because they were fighting against him. He is an equal opportunity butcher. If you move against him he'll kill you and your family. The more accurate word to describe these crimes is massacre. It should not be surprising that the Kurdish leadership uses the most emotionally charged language they can, despite its inaccurate usage. BTW, I sympathize with the Kurds. But our discussion was about UN mandates and the word "genocide". Main Entry: 1mas·sa·cre Pronunciation: 'ma-si-k&r Function: noun Etymology: Middle French Date: circa 1578 1 : the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty Sun Tzu