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WAS KATYŃ GENOCIDE? Polish officers were killed [237]
No, it doesn't change the fact that a certain class was targetted and done away with. What you must understand is that there must be an
actus reus, coupled with the
mens rea to constitute genocide. Yes, in all likelihood they wanted to destroy the Polish nation but the natural defence to that is war crimes determine that. Katyń was outside of the war at that time and thus merits special treatment. I take your point about the prevailing political climate but it doesn't change the fact that the
actus reus was only carried out on a specific class. Seriously, please read up on mass murder and refute the contention that Katyń was exactly that. See if you can come up with sth good.