TOM HAINES
The Boston Globe
On a rutted road in sun-drenched jungle, a man named Kola thought back 30 years to Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime.
In 1975, at 13, Kola was marched by Khmer soldiers from the capital, Phnom Penh, to the fields.
How did he, who survived to raise a family and fight for democracy, navigate those dark days?
It was simple, he said: He talked to no one. He worked in rice fields. Each morning he saluted his rulers' flag.
"I acted stupid," he said.
To illustrate this prior life, Kola screwed his face into a demented twist, then released it back to a grin.
In 1975, at 13, Kola was marched by Khmer soldiers from the capital, Phnom Penh, to the fields.
How did he, who survived to raise a family and fight for democracy, navigate those dark days?
It was simple, he said: He talked to no one. He worked in rice fields. Each morning he saluted his rulers' flag.
"I acted stupid," he said.
To illustrate this prior life, Kola screwed his face into a demented twist, then released it back to a grin.
1 comment:
This is the result of Civil War!
The result of the breaking down like the story of " Things fall apart" about how U.K. started to colonize Africa.
After breaking down, Cambodia under U.S., then, China, then Vietnam,
now , under many different directions.
Look at Cambodian Law:
We use Japanese law (civil Law) for the fact we knew so little about the Japanese thinking.
We use French law for Criminal Law
Labor Law is so confusing with too many different experts
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