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2019-01-07 Southeast Asia

Khmer Rouge fall still dominates Cambodian politics 40 years on

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-07 02:10|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 Around the time that the initial Peace Conference was signed I found amusing one ironic comment that "The members wanted to build a large celebratory bonfire and throw all of the Khmer Rouge delegates on it!" Some acts just can't be forgiven...

Posted by magpie 2019-01-07 13:46|| 2019-01-07 13:46|| Front Page Top

#2 One visit to the Killing Fields Chankiri Tree and i understand the sentiment

one of the most beautiful countries I've ever seen

Posted by Beavis 2019-01-07 13:59|| 2019-01-07 13:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Cambodia is wedged between two dictatorships, one who backed the Khmer Rouge and the other which looked the other way for a couple years before invading and putting a stop to the massacre. Since the second one has withdrawn its forces, they're back in thrall to the first and whoever their running-dogs-of-the-week are, and all they're going to do is get to prosecute the previous set of lackeys and pretend it matters while they're still in thrall to the Emperor (stops to look up current emperor) Pooh-Bear.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2019-01-07 14:33|| 2019-01-07 14:33|| Front Page Top

#4 So it's a major tragedy that's still going on.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2019-01-07 14:34|| 2019-01-07 14:34|| Front Page Top

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