The United States has formally determined that the Burmese military committed genocide against the Rohingya in a “widespread and systematic” manner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. Blinken said in a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that “beyond the Holocaust, the United States has concluded that genocide was committed seven times.” “Today marks the eighth, as I have determined that members of the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya,” he said. Blinken said the determination on Burma’s military was based on “a factual assessment and legal analysis prepared by the State Department, which included documentation by a range of independent, impartial sources, including human rights organizations” and fact-finding. “The attack against Rohingya was widespread and systematic, which is crucial for reaching a determination of crimes against humanity,” he said. “The evidence also points to a clear intent behind these mass atrocities—the intent to …