Donald Trump just threatened to commit genocide

The following article written by Ben Kiernan, A. Whitney Griswold Professor of History and Founding Director of the Genocide Studies Program at the MacMillan Center, and David Simon, Senior Lecturer, Political Science and Ethics, Politics & Economics and Co-Director of the Genocide Studies Program, appeared in the Washington Post on September 26, 2017:

President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly last week was noted for its aggressiveness, bellicosity and emphasis on U.S. sovereignty over multilateralism. Whatever one thinks of that approach, that wasn’t the most notable aspect. The speech made an open and outright threat to commit genocide: “The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”   Read full story.