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Hillary Clinton: Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction or attempted destruction, in whole or in substantial part, of an…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction or attempted destruction, in whole or in substantial part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton defines genocide in the context of international law.

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