Sunday, April 27, 2008

Photos of Sam Rainsy's visit to the USA and Canada

Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008 (All photos: SRP USA)
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008
Public Meeting with Cambodian-Canadian in Montreal, Canada, April 19, 2008
Public Meeting with Cambodian-Canadian in Montreal, Canada, April 19, 2008
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I see a lot position buyers in the pictures, even political monks.

Anonymous said...

being a monk,they may have a profound knowledge and understanding of the sociaty.and they are maybe much better to help
develope the country by telling what is rihgt and what is wrong.
in the past the monks helped to develope the country a lot.
even now they can choose the leader
of the country too.it is good to have monks going to vote and use
their knowledges to elect the leader.it is also their duties.
but all what they do must be with
NONVIOLENT.
as my understanding of buddhism,i don't see that it is wrong that the monks do such works as mentioned above.see other countries
they do the same.

Anonymous said...

Khmer democratic parties will not have a unity. It should happen long time ago. And it cannot happen now.

A few days after the coup the western gave a big support and idea for the 3 main democratic parties to form a UCD (United Cambodian Democracies). They asked Kem Sokha to be a middle person. Son San accepted it. Ranaridh was OK with it. But Rainsy refused. He said the same thing as now "His party will win. His party does not need anyone else". If they united, they would already win the CPP at that time.

After seeing Rainsy's attitute, Son San's team later joined FUNCINPEC.

After staying with FUNCINPEC for awhile Kem Sohka saw no hope that FUNCINPEC would go up but to come down. He then secretly talked to Rainsy to bring about half of FUNCINPEC's team to join Rainsy. But Rainsy refused again.

Later on Kem Sokha throw a Human Rights group organization to gain his own popularity. Seeing and fearing of popularity of Kem Sokha, Rainsy and his wife then secretly met Kem Sokha and offerred him a Vice President at Sam Rainsy Party. But it was Kem Sokha's turn to refuse.

Later in 2006 one of the western country tried to put these two men at a round table in Phnom Penh and asked them to work together. But Rainsy refused again. He said "His tree has grown strong roots. His ship is going toward the goal. His party is OK. He doesnot need anyone."

Again in 2007 after Kem Sokha launched the Human Rights Party, a group of western countries tried to put them together. They arranged for both of them to meet in Switzeland. Kem Sokha showed up, but Rainsy did not. Rainsy and his wife went to Paris instead.

I think it was the final attemp of the western to help these two groups to unite. And I think they will never be together. In their heart they become the enemy now.

They both are now trying so hard to gain votes and seats in order to be a partner with CPP to run the government. But they are wrong again. FUNCINPEC will win a few seats (2 or 3 at least) that will add up to 50+1 with CPP. Then they are still a strong partner for government.

It is too late for Kem Sokha, Rainsy or anyone to call for the unity.