History: The Commando Raid On Ponchentong, Jan 22, 1971
The presence of North Vietnamese forces inside supposedly neutral Cambodia had been a contentious issue for as long as the
Read MoreThe presence of North Vietnamese forces inside supposedly neutral Cambodia had been a contentious issue for as long as the
Read MoreLast week we celebrated Victory over Genocide Day, with 7 January, 1979 being the day that the Vietnamese military overthrew
Read MoreChristopher LaPel’s father was a Brahman priest serving Cambodia’s king in his role as the earthly incarnation of the god
Read MoreI want to make one thing perfectly clear: under no circumstances will I mention Cholon Duck. Never. I know why
Read MoreHere is the big question: how and why did a Buddhist nation produce one of the 20th century’s worst genocides,
Read MoreWhen we come to the place there are twenty of us, they have our names. The chief of the Pol Pot talks to us, he says the Organisation will provide us each a white suit today. I know this means a cloth for the dead. They start to call us in to the room, one at a time. They don’t want anyone to see, they not want anyone to know. They kill with the ax and the knife.
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