U.S. House accuses Iran of genocide

"In the past, dictators often tell us what crimes they will commit long before they strike," said Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, the Illinois Republican who wrote the bill with Rep. Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey Democrat.

WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding the U.N. Security Council press genocide charges against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for threatening the destruction of Israel.

The resolution, which passed in a 411-2 vote, says the House "condemns, in the strongest terms, [the Iranian president's] offensive remarks, contemptible statements, and reprehensible policies aimed at the destruction of the State of Israel."