Original report from Washington
17 September 2008
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US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte warned Thailand and Cambodia against border violence in a continued military standoff, saying bilateral negotiations were the best way to resolve the crisis.
"We think that [bilateral negotiation] is the most effective way of dealing with this problem," Negroponte said, following a three-day visit to Cambodia this week. "And we think it's important that the use of force or coercion has to be avoided at all costs, because that would risk undermining some of the progress that has been achieved in the region in terms of peaceful economic development."
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he will approach the UN Security Council and other multilateral avenues to solve a continued military standoff that began in July.
The visit of Negroponte, who is the second-highest ranking official in the US State Department, capped several years of warming relations between the two countries.
Negroponte said the inclusion of an FBI team in the investigation of slain opposition journalist Khim Sambor was another "positive" step.
"I think it's a welcome development, and we want to be as helpful as we can," he said.
Khim Sambor was shot dead with his son in Phnom Penh in July, just two weeks ahead of national elections. He is the 12th journalist to be murdered since 1993, and his killers have not been found.
"We think that [bilateral negotiation] is the most effective way of dealing with this problem," Negroponte said, following a three-day visit to Cambodia this week. "And we think it's important that the use of force or coercion has to be avoided at all costs, because that would risk undermining some of the progress that has been achieved in the region in terms of peaceful economic development."
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he will approach the UN Security Council and other multilateral avenues to solve a continued military standoff that began in July.
The visit of Negroponte, who is the second-highest ranking official in the US State Department, capped several years of warming relations between the two countries.
Negroponte said the inclusion of an FBI team in the investigation of slain opposition journalist Khim Sambor was another "positive" step.
"I think it's a welcome development, and we want to be as helpful as we can," he said.
Khim Sambor was shot dead with his son in Phnom Penh in July, just two weeks ahead of national elections. He is the 12th journalist to be murdered since 1993, and his killers have not been found.
2 comments:
Keep in mind, the Siamese are criminals. They did not have any land of their own to begin with when they started the wars to invade the Khmer Empire.
The Khmers had lost a great portion of their land to the invaders, the Siamese. Even if the Khmer can claim what now in the dispute the Siamese would have lost "nothing".
But the Siamese aggression is for every thing to gain, then and now. The Khmers ought to kill these two legged animals that continue to disturb the peaceful living in the land of "the Khmer Empire remnant".
These are shameless two legged animals of the lowest kind in all species, and they should be destroyed. No civilized negotiation is feasible.
It's like trying to pull a piece of raw meat from the mouth of a hungry hyena. Forget about the dumb bilateral talk that causes so much annoyance.
Take the lingering stupid dispute to the World Court and the U.N. now and stop all aggression once and for all. Welcome friends but shoot to kill the arrogant invaders.
This "hot and bitter language" is the only language understood by the arrogant but stupid invaders. Once you bleed their mouth they will have consideration for you when they see you any where. Keep backing down and you'll be bullied.
Dare it. Fight it. Kill it if you must. It is an animal of the worse kind.
Why Hun Sen forget that Thaksin is Thai?
Even though Thaksin administration signed positive agreement over the Preah Vihear. However, Thaksin also want to have good name in Thai history as well, not just money.
So, his 99 lease on Koh Kong province $1 billion development project will be another disaster.
Even Thailand has only 45 years maximum leasing while Vietnam has 49 years maximum leasing.
Wake up Hun Sen!
Because of Preah Vihear dispute in 1962 and South Vietnam's border encroachment forced King Sihanouk to get away from SEATO's U.S. umbrella.
U.S. always gave biased favor to Thailand and South Vietnam, King Sihanouk had to go communist allies especially China, which even provoked U.S. anger that lead to 1970 coup d' etat.
How could thousand royal family members that ruled the mindset of Cambodia for two thousand years surrender easily?
Then, civil war broke out and over two million tons of bombs fell on a small country like Cambodia for over 5 years, which was much more than World War II, according to William Showcross.
Miserable life of Cambodians and false monarchy support lead to the uprising of communist Khmer Rouge.
The whole world is just run by the law of jungle. The stability of weak countries depends on superpowers.
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Congratulation to Samdech Decho Hun Sen for having his name in the new 2007 Britainica book.
However, please check the content again! I feel so pity to Hun Sen for leaving such name in the World History.
In 2000, he said he wanted to stay in power for 10 more years.
On September 17, 2008, he said that he is still strong at 2013 and he will continue forever.
Imagine, how would Britainnica Encyclopeadia will describe Hun Sen, then?
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