[spinestein]

[It routinely happened in medieval warfare, though, and even later, in Thirty Years war.]


Genocide by starvation also occurred in the Soviet Union, and more recently in Somalia and Ethiopia, and even at this moment, in Sudan.

It's actually quite common for tyrannical governments to do this, because it's a good way to wash your hands of responsibility.

[spinestein]

Oh, and I forgot Iraq under Saddam Hussein.