The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led many people to use a very strong word as they discuss, debate, and protest: that word is ‘genocide. ‘
One of the strongest voices for human rights in our time is former UN ambassador Samantha Power A former war correspondent who then entered public service, Power has been a champion of the rights of the oppressed.
She’s written several books, the first of which was a 2002 volume called A Problem From Hell. It was a study of how the United States responded to genocides around the world in the latter half of the 20th century.
And even though this is an interview From more than 20 years ago, its relevance to today’s events cannot be overlooked .
So here now, from 2002, Samantha Power.
Samantha Power is 53 now. She is currently the administrator for the US Agency For International Development.