By Hang Oddam
Moneakseka Khmer
Translated from Khmer and posted online
While Hun Sen, a man with an insatiable taste for power, remained completely mute concerning British Prime Minister Tony Blair's declaration that he would resign from power on 27 June 2007, Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy said that the British prime minister's decision could be a way for him to copy in giving up power.
At the same time, Sam Rainsy clearly underscored, "We must not cling to power for life. Just a period of more than 10 years is already too long."
This very popular opposition party leader further said, "Tony Blair has been an outstanding prime minister of the United Kingdom. He said that his 10 years in power is more than enough. In particular, this period is enough for him and also for the country."
It should be recalled that on 10 May British PM Tony Blair declared that he would step down from the prime ministerial post on 27 June 2007, which will be a little more than 10 years after he acceded to power in what was thunderously acclaimed as a new beginning for the UK. However, his policy was somehow stained by the decision to join the war in Iraq.
Nevertheless, Cambodia's opposition party leader Sam Rainsy still considered the period of more than 10 years of Tony Blair's term in office a testimony to his great leadership. And the resignation declaration made by Tony Blair could also become a path for him to give up power as well, because no one should cling to power all his life.
Sam Rainsy went on to say that at the same time, in Malaysia, a country close to Cambodia, we know that Mahathir resigned from his premiership 4-5 years ago after he ruled as prime minister for 22 years. Believing that 22 years in office was far too long, Mahathir agreed to step down in order to open the way for a new leader to replace him.
Sam Rainsy Party President Sam Rainsy underscored, "Any man who knows by himself is a man who truly respects the will of the people."
Concerning PM Tony Blair's decision, it is observed that Cambodian People's Party [CPP] MP Cheam Yiep arrogantly said that the resignation from power is a final decision to end an impasse in the crisis of a country. But Cheam Yiep forgot that his boss Hun Sen is facing the problem of holding on to an age-old prime minister's post.
In reality, PM Hun Sen has been clinging to power most resolutely because even inside the CPP there is a written resolution that makes Hun Sen the only one fit for the post of prime minister, which is tantamount to say that no one but Hun Sen can be prime minister.
Hun Sen used to make it public that even if he went out of the country for a foreign visit he still had special communications tools that would allow him to see what happened in Cambodia at all time. If anyone had the bad idea of staging a coup d'etat, like the one that toppled the Thai prime minister, he should consider himself very unlucky, he said.
Hun Sen's warning in this manner could lead to speculation that the interior of the CPP was wracked with explosive problems, especially the power grab by the Hun Sen faction itself, which had greatly angered the Chea Sim group and other members of the party old guard.
It was said that this internal conflict in the CPP was on the verge of erupting on many occasions; but thanks to the intervention of the Vietnamese leaders, including the police, military, and top government officials, the critical situation in this party has been contained to these days.
However, analysts at various coffee shops said that Hun Sen's mysterious momentary disappearance from public view was quite puzzling at the time when the Vietnamese leaders took turns coming to Cambodia.
When Hun Sen reappeared in public, he made a very strange remark by complaining that the premiership made him a very pitiable man because he could not visit modern shopping malls or go to coffee or noodle shops like other people, and if he wanted to go there, it would be big news.
Further still, Hun Sen said that he might live for another 30 years but he could not say that he would be prime minister throughout these other 30 years.
In these new remarks concerning his prime ministerial post, it seems that Hun Sen wanted to say he was not sure this post would remain his in 2008.
Sam Rainsy clearly maintained that no one should cling to power for life, pointing out that 10 years may already be too long. If a person has a clear conscience and resigns from power by himself, he can be considered a man who respects the will of the people, the masters of the power.
At the same time, Sam Rainsy clearly underscored, "We must not cling to power for life. Just a period of more than 10 years is already too long."
This very popular opposition party leader further said, "Tony Blair has been an outstanding prime minister of the United Kingdom. He said that his 10 years in power is more than enough. In particular, this period is enough for him and also for the country."
It should be recalled that on 10 May British PM Tony Blair declared that he would step down from the prime ministerial post on 27 June 2007, which will be a little more than 10 years after he acceded to power in what was thunderously acclaimed as a new beginning for the UK. However, his policy was somehow stained by the decision to join the war in Iraq.
Nevertheless, Cambodia's opposition party leader Sam Rainsy still considered the period of more than 10 years of Tony Blair's term in office a testimony to his great leadership. And the resignation declaration made by Tony Blair could also become a path for him to give up power as well, because no one should cling to power all his life.
Sam Rainsy went on to say that at the same time, in Malaysia, a country close to Cambodia, we know that Mahathir resigned from his premiership 4-5 years ago after he ruled as prime minister for 22 years. Believing that 22 years in office was far too long, Mahathir agreed to step down in order to open the way for a new leader to replace him.
Sam Rainsy Party President Sam Rainsy underscored, "Any man who knows by himself is a man who truly respects the will of the people."
Concerning PM Tony Blair's decision, it is observed that Cambodian People's Party [CPP] MP Cheam Yiep arrogantly said that the resignation from power is a final decision to end an impasse in the crisis of a country. But Cheam Yiep forgot that his boss Hun Sen is facing the problem of holding on to an age-old prime minister's post.
In reality, PM Hun Sen has been clinging to power most resolutely because even inside the CPP there is a written resolution that makes Hun Sen the only one fit for the post of prime minister, which is tantamount to say that no one but Hun Sen can be prime minister.
Hun Sen used to make it public that even if he went out of the country for a foreign visit he still had special communications tools that would allow him to see what happened in Cambodia at all time. If anyone had the bad idea of staging a coup d'etat, like the one that toppled the Thai prime minister, he should consider himself very unlucky, he said.
Hun Sen's warning in this manner could lead to speculation that the interior of the CPP was wracked with explosive problems, especially the power grab by the Hun Sen faction itself, which had greatly angered the Chea Sim group and other members of the party old guard.
It was said that this internal conflict in the CPP was on the verge of erupting on many occasions; but thanks to the intervention of the Vietnamese leaders, including the police, military, and top government officials, the critical situation in this party has been contained to these days.
However, analysts at various coffee shops said that Hun Sen's mysterious momentary disappearance from public view was quite puzzling at the time when the Vietnamese leaders took turns coming to Cambodia.
When Hun Sen reappeared in public, he made a very strange remark by complaining that the premiership made him a very pitiable man because he could not visit modern shopping malls or go to coffee or noodle shops like other people, and if he wanted to go there, it would be big news.
Further still, Hun Sen said that he might live for another 30 years but he could not say that he would be prime minister throughout these other 30 years.
In these new remarks concerning his prime ministerial post, it seems that Hun Sen wanted to say he was not sure this post would remain his in 2008.
Sam Rainsy clearly maintained that no one should cling to power for life, pointing out that 10 years may already be too long. If a person has a clear conscience and resigns from power by himself, he can be considered a man who respects the will of the people, the masters of the power.
13 comments:
What is stupid idiot (Ah Sam
Nazi)? No one works their ass off
to get re-elected only to step
down thereafter. Think, think,
think, you motherfucker. LOL, and
the stupid ass (Ah Sam Nazi) wants
to run Cambodia, hahaha, LOL,
hahaha, ROFLMAO, .... .
Cambodia should look at China, Vietnam, these two countries are communists but they have already changed their leaders many times, and Thailand too.
Wake up all Khmers!! It's time for Ah Samdech Fake Hun Kwak to go home and have a new leader to rule the country. Just look at China, Vietnam and Thailand.
10:49, when we got a better leader,
we will changed also, just like
Vietnam and China. Okay?
Good leaders, they will not hold power in their hand longer than the necessary need of the nation...
When they come to power with their self-sacrifice, they will step down with their self-sacrifice, so their name will be forever inscribed in the page of the nation.
Look at current Cambodian leaders, all the above quality are zero. This caused by their ignorance in leadership and future comprehension....
It is pitiful for present conceited Cambodian leaders...
Wrong, good leader will not
transfered power to idiot to
destroy their country.
Good leaders will try to strenghten the law system and social order...when all these are in a good condition, they will step down to hand position over to other more capable leader/young leader...
Well, our law system need a lot
of works and our social order is
in quite good shape, and when we're
done with it and the right
candidate come along, we will step
down.
How can you flately say that you are fully clothed? We see you are wearing shirt but not your pants. Mua!!!
2:15PM
I don't see current government is worrying about strenghtening law and social order.....they just try to create more chaos in order to prolong their control....so it is opposite..
Wrong, 2:15, our social order is
in great shape, not as good as
Singapore yet, but it's at where we
wanted it to be. For a poor
country, with many wild dogs, I
have to salute our government for
their great works.
As for the law, we are no expert
in this area, we used to relied
on moral value to resolve most
of our disputes. Thus, we are
learning as we go. I prefer our
own people learn to manage our
country instead of relying on
Ah Khmer-EU with nothing but
poor track records.
BTW, guys, how many of you think
that Tony Blair worked his ass off,
wasted millions of dollars in
a campaign to get re-elected, only
to step down a short time afterward
because he think it is for the good
of the UK. I am just curious.
Yep, just as I thought. Ah stupid
Sam Nazi can't think for himself,
and how he's expected to think
for our country is beyond anyone
comprehension. The guy is nothing
more than a loud mouth idiot.
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