Breaking news this morning as we’re seeing reports that Secretary of State John Kerry will declare that ISIS — also known as the JV team — has committed genocide against Christians in Iraq and Syria:
Long after everyone else, Kerry boldly pronounces ISIS committing genocide against Christians, will do nothing. https://t.co/FQWNjccoa2
— Razor (@hale_razor) March 17, 2016
FOX NEWS ALERT: John Kerry to announce ISIS is committing genocide against Christians and others in Iraq, Syria.https://t.co/5RhwcCoNwu
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) March 17, 2016
He’ll make it official at 9 a.m.:
At 9am, @JohnKerry will give his official assessment that #ISIS /Da'esh has committed genocide against minority groups.
— margaret brennan (@margbrennan) March 17, 2016
Flashback: Just last week, President Obama referred to ISIS as the Joker from Batman comics:
ICYMI ==> ‘Comic book diplomacy’: Obama elevates ISIS from ‘JV team’ to Joker from ‘The Dark Knight’ https://t.co/yP7di0IB6P
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 10, 2016
Today’s expected announcement comes after the State Department said yesterday that they’d need more time before labeling the genocidal maniacs of ISIS as literal genocidal maniacs:
State Dept. to miss deadline to call ISIS violence against Christians 'genocide' https://t.co/CvSwUISNmX pic.twitter.com/0r486W28Qb
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) March 16, 2016
From Fox News:
“Determining these kinds of legal definitions such as genocide, crimes against humanity, requires a very detailed, rigorous legal analysis,” spokesman Mark Toner said.
“He just wants to be able to make or base his decision on the best evidence available and he has requested additional evidence, information in order to [make that decision],” Toner said.
The House passed a unanimous resolution on Monday saying that ISIS had committed genocide, so it looks like it was a PR decision on Kerry’s part rather than any new information had become available between yesterday and today that made the administration come to this conclusion:
Kerry announcement follows unanimous House Resolution Monday that ISIS committing genocide. https://t.co/HGrrIUjgyH https://t.co/Yzf558iwZJ
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 17, 2016
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