Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Hun Sen Rapped as 'Wimp' to Thais' Demand To Withdraw Troops from Preah Vihear

01 Aug 08
Samleng Yuveakchon Khmer (Voice of Khmer Youth)
Translated from Khmer by Anonymous

"Today's Comment"

Following the 12-hour meeting from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. on 28 July, the Thais won another round over Hun Sen's diplomacy of dragging his feet behind Thailand. This means that Cambodia again has agreed to another Thai demand from the meeting between Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (Cambodia) and Tej Bunnak (Thailand) in Siemreab.

Cambodia announced that it has agreed to withdraw Cambodian troops from Cambodian territory in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple occupied by Thai troops and even from Preah Vihear temple itself, which was recognized as an ancient Khmer shrine by The Hague International Court of Justice on 15 June 1962. Any Cambodians with conscience and good judgment would be concerned and surprised why Hun Sen ordered Hor Namhong to agree to the demand of the Thais to pull Cambodian troops from Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple. What does this mean? What is its purpose?

All this shows that the diplomatic stance of Hun Sen and his government is extremely weak in the face of the incursion and violation by Thailand's armed forces. Just agreeing to withdraw Cambodian troops from the patch of Cambodian land at Kev Sekkha Kiri Svara pagoda, also known as Prasat Preah Vihear monastery, which has been held by more than 500 Thai troops, already shows a big and ugly diplomatic and strategic blunder of the Hun Sen administration, let alone agreeing to pull out our troops from the compound of Preah Vihear temple proper.

During the meeting of the senior Cambodian-Thai military officers of Tie Banh (Cambodia) and Bunsang Niampradit (Thailand) in Aran, Sakev province, Thailand, on 21 July the Thais already imposed so many conditions on the Khmer side. This was topped by the remark of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who said that Thailand would not withdraw from the territory in which hundreds of Thai troops had been deployed because, according to this Thai prime minister, it belongs to Thailand.

This infuriated Hun Sen and made him announce that he would put the problem on the table of the UN Security Council. However, just a few breathers later, it turned out that what Hun Sen said was just an empty threat. This is because right after Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said that Cambodia should not bring the complaint to the United Nations, Hun Sen listened to the Thais again. The fact that Hun Sen has been obeying the biddings of the Thais all along is the cause of the big problem in which hundreds of Thai soldiers have been sent in to occupy Cambodian territory near Preah Vihear temple.

As a matter of fact, the Thais referred to the map of the Preah Vihear temple compound newly drafted by Hun Sen's Cambodian Peoples' Party [CPP] government and given to the Thais in early June 2008 when they said that Cambodia inscribed only the temple with just a 30-meter periphery in the list of World Heritage Sites. Therefore, the Thais claimed that the land outside the fence 30 meters from Preah Vihear temple, including the land at Prasat Preah Vihear monastery, was recognized by Cambodia as territory jointly owned by Cambodia and Thailand. This was why the Thais sent their troops in and set all the conditions to strangle the Cambodians, using Hun Sen's flaccid hands.

Now after the Thais had committed such a glaring aggression against Cambodia, they still demanded that Cambodia withdraw all Cambodian troops from the Cambodian monastery and from Preah Vihear temple itself, which the Thais have recognized as belonging to Cambodia; and Hun Sen's CPP government again complied with the Thais' request. If we keep obeying the Thai orders like this, in the future when they want to pressure Cambodia to do something for them, the Thais would only need to send hundreds of their troops to occupy Cambodian land in any other locations and impose conditions on Cambodia to withdraw its troops. In this way, will Cambodian territory not keep shrinking?

Concerning the Thai troops agreeing to pull back and Hun Sen's CPP government telling the Thais that it also agreed to withdraw troops even from Preah Vihear temple, although no date has been fixed yet, it would be better if Hun Sen just smarts up. This is because the Thais are afraid because they have sent troops to brutally invade and occupy Cambodian territory; they are afraid that the UN Security Council would look into this case. Therefore, Cambodia should take a position in which we must put pressure on the Thais to pull back their troops from Cambodian territory. It should be the Thais who must withdraw their troops, not Cambodia withdrawing its troops from Preah Vihear temple. Hun Sen must wise up and listen to the message of King Father, the former King of Cambodia. On Saturday the ex-King said that he thanked Thaksin Shinawatra (Hun Sen's buddy) for planning to spend billions of dollars to develop Koh Kong province and the Preah Vihear temple region that the Thais have always dreamed of grabbing from Cambodia. Hun Sen should stop being a strongman only with his fellow Cambodians but a wimp before the Thais.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Land crabbing all around Cambodia can't even help his citizen to solve
(Hun buy out by his business men,women) Now it turn to Thai ,is not Hun Sen sold his hallow 'head to Thai ready? Why Hun Sen murmur ,whining by using the tacts delaying times? Every one know this guy not afraid to sell his head out for his prime minister for ever.Don't worry all Cambodian voter what was we vote for him that is it.

Anonymous said...

Maybe he's tricking Thai?

Anonymous said...

He acted tough before the election, now quiet? What the heck?

Anonymous said...

The game never changes. When siams win they take all, including khmer land, resources etc. When khmers win, they are only even, meaning that khmers are only allowed to go free. Remember the story "Preah ko Preah Keo", It take siams three tries to win. Fisrt the cocq fight, next the bull fight then after loosing with real animals, siams used mechanical bull.

The first 2 times when siams lost, there were no mentioned of khmers gain from the winnings. But, when khmers lost the the mechanical bull, siams captured the bull and the boy.

The moral of the story is that khmer kings are so stupid. Case in point is Sihanouk, the so call khmer king. Even he knew that siams threat to occupy the land, he paid no mind and even drew down the size of the royal arm forces until almos tnon existance.

HIs justification was "don't worry kaun chao, uncle Ho will protect us with the most powerfull vietnamese army".

Now that he shouted about leading khmer into war with siams, khmers should be wondering whose army is it that he wanted to use?

Why did he take claim of the win the world court awarded khmer people then?

Perhap Preah ko left no milk for the deveopment of his brain.

Anonymous said...

bagged dog don't bite

Anonymous said...

According to foreigner news media, foreign political observers, and even some foreign diplomats claim that AH HUN SEN is a very shrewd politician because he had managed to stay in power for 23 years in Cambodia and by far the longest ruling Prime Minister in Cambodia!

What most people didn't know about Hun Sen shrewdness is that Cambodian people let him win for the sake of peace and stability! But even peace and stability has it limitation and Cambodia can't afford to have peace and stability which allow the Thai to step all over Cambodian sovereignty!

Hun Sen is tempting with fate if he doesn't handle the Siam aggression on Cambodia seriously!

Please no more talking about peaceful friendship between Siam and Cambodian army sharing cigarette or joking together! No more talking about the Thai-Cambodian friendship will outlast the border conflict and no more talking about the conflict can never reach arm confrontation!

While the Thai leaders continue to double cross Cambodian leadership and Cambodia has much to lose than to fight for what belong to Cambodia!

I swear to God if I were Cambodian official I will not let the Thai double cross me and I will kill the Thai mother fucker!

Anonymous said...

Ugh, I've had enough of this Hun Sen and his mafia. He is not protecting Cambodia's sovereignty. I call it treason! Off with his head!

Anonymous said...

I am just feeling so bored and tired of hearing more and more encroachment from the thug, thieves Siam. As a Cambodian, I get to realize that the RCG hasn't done enough or not CAPABLE ENOUGH TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION!!!!!!!! NO GOOD PREPATION, NO TACTICS OR STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH THIS APPARENTLY LONG-LASTED GAME WITH SIAM, AND LIKE IN WAR THAT THE ENERMY KNOWS YOU, TRAP YOU AND CAN HUNT YOU DOWN ANYTIME; BUT RCG LEADERS APPEAR TO HAVE NO SKILLS OR DARE NOT SACRIFICE OWN INTEREST-SURRENDER THEIR BODY AND SOUL TO THE ENERMY FOR THE SAKE OF POWER AND CLAN'S INTEREST. THEY ARE DEEMED TO COMMITTING ACTS OF TREASON FOR SURE!!!!!

Yah

Anonymous said...

When you have a weak and uneducated leader like Ah Kwak and his uneducated followers in charge of the country, that's what you deserve. I hope we'll disappear or shrinking one day as Champa II. When that time comes, I don't worry at all because I'm a US citizen. The more I read these gangsters lead the country, the more I don't want to hear or read about Cambodia anymore. I don't want to care because these stupid Khmer leaders and the supporters.

Let the mother land be in charge by the Hanoi and Ah Siem.

We pray for them to succeed Ah stupid Khmer idiot who don't know how to deal with the enemy and let them run their mother fuckers around.

Anonymous said...

Well congratulation to the smart Cambodian people for voting Mr. Hun Sen again to defend their small territory. As always, they got their wish. Its not like they don't know how Hun Sen deals with foreign aggression. Over 20 years now to learn, so of course they knew what they were voting for.

So I like to congratulate all you Khmer voters again! This is your choice. Your loss.

Anonymous said...

You idiots prolong the time and play in this game, then you idiots are willing to lose more and more. Perhaps you personally gain the power,the title as prime minister, and your clans in your seepeepee live happily and comfortably; But YOUR NAME WILL BE CALLED TRAITORS ALONG WITH YOUR CLIQUES AND CLANS; AND PEOPLE LEARN THIS: WE ARE IN THE CYCLE OF OUR KHMER HISTORY-BECAUSE OF POWER, SELF-INTEREST, POOR ATTITUDE AND SHORT-SIGHTED VISION AS A LEADER FOR THE SAKE OF OWNS, AND NARROW-MINDED TO WISE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICIZM; WE KHMER HAVE FALLEN FROM LIVING IN THE EMPIRE AND SEEMINGLY LIVE AS ALIEN ON OUR MOTHER-EXISTED CAMBODIA LAND!!!!!

"IN FAITH AND GOD WE TRUST".

NY Khmer

Anonymous said...

We Khun Thais understand very well the spirit of your leaders who need only money and Power within kampuchea, he is strong man in Campuchea but weak with khun thais and Khun viet.....
we claim Preah viharn, ta man and others untill we return all to thais belongings and help the strong man in Power for half more century.... we again return Siam Rap to our territory too...

We Khun Thais learned a lot about the tactics, bad tricks of kampuchean administration applied with campuchean people to take over lands and other properties.. so we used this trick/tactics to gain from Campuchia too... and we will win surely and Campuchea Army chief and leaders do not dare to fight with thais,,,,, please be sure sure we guarantee.. remember ...
Campuchea has no opportunity to protect territory they just fight within their country in Power Contest..
You see when just start of StandOff Cam-army has no equipment weapon and food to support army just Collecting fromn people, this is not sustainable...
And why Army Chief and high Rank officials are very Rich...
Campuchea is a most corrupted country so taht we thais can buy any thing including its territory.....



Wichai rungrat
Krung Thep Mohanokorn

Anonymous said...

Drean on you low life bastard Wichai rungrat or Sreetrat!!

Please say it right if you want to say it in Khmer "Krung Thep Mohanokorn" It is Krung Thep Mohanokor" in Khmer.

Bastard stop taking Khmer's word!!

Anonymous said...

because

"Wichai rungrat" is a khmer?

What is your exact nationalities?

Anonymous said...

There is an old trick:

Divide and Rule!

When North-America do not like a country they do not interfere directly. They let other do the job.

Thailand is a friend of the USA. Cambodia is a friend of China.

When the USA destabilize Cambodia through Thailand they hit the interests of China in Cambodia.

If this happen it would be a great chance for Thailand to get a piece of Cambodia.

This conflict is positive for the USA so they will not really interfere as it is in their interest.

There is land, there is oil and there is a weak country.
Cambodia has to be wise now and need a strong leader!

It is most important to understand the Strategy of the Thai People!

If somebody is seriously interested to understand I recommend to read the book
"Art of War" (SUNZI).

In the "old times" it was the duty of every KGB Officer to read this book.

If you do not understand your enemy and do not understand yourself you will lose every battle.

If you understand yourself and understand your enemy you will win every battle.

The wisest General will win without fighting a battle.

Just think about it!!! Thank You

Anonymous said...

Mr. Hun Sen

Read through the Khmer history, I found that Khmer Leaders are very weaked and corrupted. They only do thing for their own interet, family and party. They don't really sacrifice for the Nation (except Kings who buil Angkor during the Khmer empire). Our leader (Mr. Hun Sen) now well known in world as Strong Man of Cambodia, yes he is really strong man of Cambodia because he is strong with his people, but weak with the outsider espacially with VN and Thai. Hun Sen strong of destroying and killing his own people.

Related to Prah Vihea issue anf other border, why Khmer need to talk and baging Thai to draw back since they wanted to have war? Let we fight back, but not only with Thai...must VN too.

Hun Sen is confusing his own people just for his own benifite in order to keep his power...

Why we KHMER still keep talking we are a strong nation since we experienced of lossing such a big land at both sise in the past?

So if we strong enough as what we backing we all (Khmer people) must start to do somethin for our nation.

Anonymous said...

Ah Siam has planned all too-well and determined to play in this game in the long term!!!! Why during election and in the election year?????

Ah Siam have knowns all too well that CPP want to make its popularity nationwide in Cambodia that's why Ah Siam has been willing to play in the PVs's listed bid for the World Heritage. First Ah Siam with Ah Samak planned to claim only the surrounding area 4.6km, yet it looked stupit coz Ah Thai especailly Ah Thief, thug king of Siam have planned long to claim even the temple!!!!!!!!

-And coz Ah Samak (known as Ah Thaksin's proxy) not favored by Ah Siam King and military has long favored Ah Siam King, so Ah PAD exploits this incident that Ah Samak endorsed our proposal to list PVs as world heritage. As Samak claimed before the PVs has been inscribed as world heritage that Cambodia will legitimately claim the temple, BUT NOT THE SURROUNDING LANDS!!!!!

-And to follow through with Ah Siam king and Ah Siam military, Ah Samak now reveals his secret, cunning plan and ambition with the military deployment to claim the 4.6km CAMBODIA'S LAND SO AS NOT TO BEING LOOKED TRAITOR AND BE OUSTED BY AH KING SIAM!!!!!!

-And Samak has played it right coz RCG with HUN Xen looked to win only the ELECTION, BUT NEGLECT TO SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COUNTRY!!!!

THE QUESTION IS: WHO HAS BEEN TRICKED AND TRAPPED??? HUN XEN'S AND CLIQUES, ABSOLUTELY!!!! YOU WIN THE TITLE AND YOU ARE CAPABLE TO WIN BY ANY MEANS ON YOUR PEOPLE, YET YOU LOOK STUPID, BRAINLESS WITH SHORT-SIGHTED VISIONS OF LEADERSHIP SKILL; ALONG WITH PROTECTION OF YOUR POWER AND CLAN'S WELL-BEING.

-THIS BUNCH OF CURRENT LEADERS WILL BECOME THE BIG TRAITORS IN CAMBODIA HISTORY IN THIS MODERN TIME!!!!!!

UNAM

Anonymous said...

Dear My Strong man & Madam,
you do not dare to strugle against Siams due to your internal weakness so that " Please appeal to Neak Ta Klaing Moeung Army.. to fight against Siams.."
No need to use Margic Spell....
" ..Margic Spell means READY TO SURRENDER "

Excellency Achar Bandit Oknha Knmoy

Anonymous said...

Mr. Hun Sen,
I think now for you to face a new era and prove that you're a good leader. Well the past could not be changed, and future is the way to look forward and by any mean preserve and protect Khmer Pride, Soul and property. You are being laugh at, look at like a loser from your neighbor country.

Anonymous said...

Thais Learned from Khmer's Administration How to Grab Land/property fron its people.."

The same as Khmer Authority do sucessfully to take over land from the Poor..
How to sucessfully grab land from Cambodia.."

BAP KAM
BAP KAM

Anonymous said...

From Prah Viharn to Tamoan...to Siamrap, badambong , nom Penh will belong to Krung Thep Mohanorkorn...
Offer Khmers PM to be PM forever offer some millions dollars.....
Kampuchia will be under Siam+Viet Co-Colonisation

Wichai rungrat
Grand son of Sokumvit

Anonymous said...

To
Wichai rungrat
Sokumvit V/krunmg thep mohanokorn

You are fucking Cambo the funny fake Thai.
In Thai we write
Sukhumvit not Sokumvit
Maha Nakorn not Moho NoKorn
Khon not Khun
Kampucha not Campuchea
Siam raj not Siam rap
Phra Tabong not Badambang
Phra Viharn not Preah Viharn

Anonymous said...

After Cam-election every dispute will be OK...."
50%-50% Co-management of Prah viharn...Tamun...siamrap....
to nom pen....
we thais can do this, sure!!!
"Your leaders will be quiet//" you have no rights to protest...." ok

Khap Khun Kha

wichai/Thailand

Anonymous said...

we have many evidence such as Phd. Theses regarding the Temple easy to prove UN to win prah viharn case... Khom do not have much... they have only Phd. Useless Phd without theses....

campuchia has only Advisors ... excellenciesPhd.& high posts officers without any respetive technical knowledges...
we will submit other temples as world heritages soon....samrap
bateysray...

Anonymous said...

Prah viharn, Prasat Tamuan, Cham sagnam and Koh Kong Halek etc.. de jure and de facto belong to thailand because more percent of thais peoplehave have chance to visit the sites, and all modern infrastructure/raod are well connected from Thailand and mostly constructed and developed by Thailand.
Kham do nothing with those prasats...letf them alone for long time.

Chatchai