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March 4, 2010ABC Radio Australia
Cambodia will today conduct a multiple missile test but the move has raised a number of eyebrows. It comes as tensions with neighbouring Thailand continue and in the wake of Prime Minister Hun Sen's recent tour of military units on the shared border. But Hun Sen, his defence spokesman and analysts have played down the rocket launch, saying it's not intended as a show of force.
Presenter: Bo Hill
Speakers: Chhum Socheath, Cambodia's defence spokesman; Hun Sen, Cambodia's Prime Minister; Dr Christopher Roberts, Asian studies and international relations specialist from the University of Canberra
(SFX) HILL: 200 rounds of Russian-made BM21 rockets to test Cambodia's launch capabilities. Cambodia's defence spokesman, Chhum Socheath has told Radio Australia's Khmer service it's the first live munitions test in a long time for Cambodia.
CHHUM SOCHEATH: (Khmer) This will be the first time we're testing live BM21 munition since the time of military integration after the end of the civil war in 1998.
HILL: The first live munitions testing in more than 20 years... and all at a time when tensions with neighbour Thailand are at boiling point. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen says it's a routine military drill.
HUN SEN: (Khmer) Soon we will use 10 BM21 in an exercise. But can I assure the Cambodian people this is not intended to show off Cambodia's military muscle.
HILL: Dr Christopher Roberts, an Asian studies and international relations expert from the University of Canberra, says it's important not to read too much into the military test.
ROBERTS: I tend to think that Hun Sen, if anything else, is primarily going about with daily business, and the way it was announced, just at the military academy, it may have been in the back of his mind how Thailand might react etc, but certainly the location is not provocative.
HILL: The rockets will be fired in Kompong Chhnang Province - very close to the capital Phnom Penh - nowhere near the Thai border, or the disputed Preah Vihear temple.
ROBERTS: At most there might be some deterrent value. For example, around the Preah Vihear temple they have purchased, or there's been reports of purchasing other land-to-air missile systems and laying landmines as well around the temple. In the worst case scenario, Hun Sen may be sitting there saying, you know, we are building up a deterrent factor, but at the end of the day, the two militaries are incomparable.
HILL: Southeast Asia specialist Dr Christopher Roberts says it's yet another case of Cambodia, like Thailand, using the political tensions to boost support amongst voters at home. For many Cambodians, however, the military test may not spur nationalistic fervour - but, instead, prompt the question, where did the estimated quarter of a million dollars needed for these rockets come from?
ROBERTS: That's a very good question. It doesn't have a lot of wealth, it shouldn't be in a position to be spending this sort of money on this type of weapons system, but unfortunately the military are often what brings legitimacy to the leaders in power, and so they get prioritised.
Presenter: Bo Hill
Speakers: Chhum Socheath, Cambodia's defence spokesman; Hun Sen, Cambodia's Prime Minister; Dr Christopher Roberts, Asian studies and international relations specialist from the University of Canberra
(SFX) HILL: 200 rounds of Russian-made BM21 rockets to test Cambodia's launch capabilities. Cambodia's defence spokesman, Chhum Socheath has told Radio Australia's Khmer service it's the first live munitions test in a long time for Cambodia.
CHHUM SOCHEATH: (Khmer) This will be the first time we're testing live BM21 munition since the time of military integration after the end of the civil war in 1998.
HILL: The first live munitions testing in more than 20 years... and all at a time when tensions with neighbour Thailand are at boiling point. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen says it's a routine military drill.
HUN SEN: (Khmer) Soon we will use 10 BM21 in an exercise. But can I assure the Cambodian people this is not intended to show off Cambodia's military muscle.
HILL: Dr Christopher Roberts, an Asian studies and international relations expert from the University of Canberra, says it's important not to read too much into the military test.
ROBERTS: I tend to think that Hun Sen, if anything else, is primarily going about with daily business, and the way it was announced, just at the military academy, it may have been in the back of his mind how Thailand might react etc, but certainly the location is not provocative.
HILL: The rockets will be fired in Kompong Chhnang Province - very close to the capital Phnom Penh - nowhere near the Thai border, or the disputed Preah Vihear temple.
ROBERTS: At most there might be some deterrent value. For example, around the Preah Vihear temple they have purchased, or there's been reports of purchasing other land-to-air missile systems and laying landmines as well around the temple. In the worst case scenario, Hun Sen may be sitting there saying, you know, we are building up a deterrent factor, but at the end of the day, the two militaries are incomparable.
HILL: Southeast Asia specialist Dr Christopher Roberts says it's yet another case of Cambodia, like Thailand, using the political tensions to boost support amongst voters at home. For many Cambodians, however, the military test may not spur nationalistic fervour - but, instead, prompt the question, where did the estimated quarter of a million dollars needed for these rockets come from?
ROBERTS: That's a very good question. It doesn't have a lot of wealth, it shouldn't be in a position to be spending this sort of money on this type of weapons system, but unfortunately the military are often what brings legitimacy to the leaders in power, and so they get prioritised.
34 comments:
Ah chkaeh Sen jap pderm chkourt again.
Cambodia Town
Long Beach, Ca
Way to go Samdech Techo Hun Sen, thus we need more heat seeker missiles.
New Phally
I may be a dog, but I am not walking with my tail down in a time when the ennemy is looking down on me!
Yep, Cambodia already deployed many heat seeking missile that can even shoot down F16. If Thai Pilot foolish enough to cross into Cambodian air space, he will be greeted with the missile and other anti air craft weapons.
Cambodia defend is getting stronger each day. If Thai decide to send troop to invade Cambodia again, they will make a big mistake.
Some people can never be satisfy with anything. If the government don't have weapons, they say why don't we build up weapons to protect our nation. Then when the nation have weapons and exercise them to be prepared, they say where did that weapon come from!
Those who are crazy are the ones who sit day and night just to criticize. They wake up early in the morning to criticize and drink coffee to stay up late until morning to also criticize.
I wouldn't be surprised if after this message there will be that type of people calling me a supporter of CPP.
In fact, I am an ardent supporter of SRP. I thought I should voice myself out their so that CPP people do not think that all SRP supporters are mindless critique and nothing more.
I am not against CPP because it gives me something to be critical about, I am against it because it serves foreign interest and unsustainable growth more then it care about Khmer people and responsible development. I am anti-corruption. Not anti-government. If the CPP come out soon and adopt the anti-corruption law and changes its way, I would support them. But they wont.
Cambodian military should build SRP headquarter as a target for testing BM21 rockets.
Why are you calling for another civil war? Are you another foreign agent trying to destroy Khmer society again?
11;56am, you are yuon spy.
11:56 AM,
grow up, kid.
Russia has a very good business and she has more money than the US and has no debt. Because Russia has more oil and build more weapons to sell to the countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, and some Islam countries. Those BM21 were shipped from Vietnam. Because China cannot directly help Cambodia, then it would be so obvious, since Thaksin is also in Cambodia.
See BM21 in action. Watch the video:
http://www.cambodianforum.org/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=560
NO DOUBT HUN XEN'S MILITARY DRILL IS JUST FLEXING MUSCLE AND IS ONLY STRONG ENOUGH TO THREAT ITS OWN POOR CITIZENS. SAD FOR CAMBODIA TO SELECT SUCH A LEADER. BLIND COUNTRY LEAD BY HALF-BLINDED MAN.
Majority of Cambodian people didn't elect Hun Sen but he cheated and kill anyone who didn't cast their votes for him. Also Yuon who wear Khmer clothes did too.
12:39 PM
Yea, the muscle flexing is more than strong enough for make a pussy out of you. That is for sure.
12:50 PM
Those people that voted for Hun Sen at least have a Cambodian citizenship unlike you. How is your adopted country treating you? ;) How does it feel to not be able to vote in Cambodian election?
I think BM21 is the only best weapons Khmer having right now, we need more than just BM21 rockets..? Thailand do have these kind of weapons too.., and powerful military plane F-16, we must do something about our military weaponary ASAP! remembered Thai still have the best weapons...
Yo! Khmers don't need F-16 dude! all we need is missile to take down the fucken Thai F-16 craps! Khmers should buy powerful missile to shoot down any fucken Thais military plane...ya know what i'm saying..?
Regardless how dirt poor Cambodia is and Cambodia must and will have weapon to protect its sovereignty!
There are some issues that I disagree with Hun Sen but the testing of BM12 capability and I do favor much! I mean what is the fucken point of having a weapon system and doesn't know how to use it! As far as I am concerned the BM21 is a mediocre missile system but image converting this system into chemical delivery system and it even better! What Cambodia needs is a long range missile system with multiple warheads!
The cheapest way for Cambodia right now is to modernize their weapon system is to invest heavily in missile system whether it is long range or short range and landmine technology the silent killer!
It is inevitable that we will have WWWIII.
All of these weapons should aim toward ah Youn Yeak Cong country. We need to get our land back.These bastards are not better than us.
Use A10 to kill Soviet Tanks, BM21, and Sam7 sites. Then Use Cluster Bombs to spray all over Cambodia until all Hun Sen and it clans be dead.
Use M1A1 and M1A2 to advance first colum to Battambang, Siem Reap, Kompong Thom, Kompong Cham along HWY 6&7 toward to eastern border.
2nd colum Battambang, Pursat along HWY 5 toward to Phnom Penh.
3rd colum from Sea Kompong Som, Kompot, Takeo, kompong speu along HWY 2,3&4 toward to Phnom Penh. Use B2, B52, F117, Tomahak and Cruise Missiles to strike at Hun Sen's Compond in Takmao, Tuol Krosang and 4,000 Personal Bodygards.
Rule of engagement: shoot to kill!
Capture: all cpp officials (.)
Hahaha, Chkè prous vea min del kham teh! Chheam sraek sbaek hao huey ah niss!
Fuck all of you Cambodians. Your enemy are not the Thai. The Thai are simply obnoxious bullies and won't lay a hand on you. Your REAL enemy are the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese are the ones you currently use your idiot Hun Sen as a proxy to cause trouble with Thailand. Vietnam already has Laos and currently is using Hun Sen to have him hand deliver Cambodia in a basket to Hanoi. Soon, Thailand will be Vietnam's as it tries to economically surpass the Thais by using the Cambodia-Thailand dilemna to create instability within Thailand.
I agree with comments above! Khmers need modern missile, i'm talking about computerize sytems missile, we don't need to fly the plane to bombs other country, all we need a pwoerful missile that could strike from far distance...so, this way Thai/Viet must respect CAMBODIA!! No wonder North Korea created pwerful missile...
I like to see Thailand Take on Ah Hun Sen Alone and put his heads and all of his CPP officials on the chopping board ASAP.
This is the sign of introducing the Fourth Indo-China war begin!
If the war broke out between Cambodia and Thailand then the Vietnam must be prepared for their westward. Cambodia and Laos are the military tools for Vietnam to be in used.
This time Yuon will tell Cambodian leaders to fight with Thailand is the benefit of Khmer to gain old land back. sic!
Like Ghost yuon Ho Chi Minh told Sihanouk to help and fight for vietcong to liberate Kampuchea Krom for vietnam, vietnam will give kampuchea Krom back to khmer. sic!
Some have predict, the world war III start at Cambodia and Thailand!
then speads to the whole Asian and Far east asia to the middle east to euroupe.
Combats of Private Party!
i think cambodia should really beef up national defense by all mean, really! go cambodia!
The majority of real Khmers in Cambodia or outside of Cambodia rather join with Thais not Yuon. But Hun Sen sold Cambodia to Yuon that is why Cambodia has no border with Yuon.
Siem and Khmers are one family but Yuon, NO.
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
KHMER/THAI/LAO are one family. Same language is just different sound tone that all. NOTHING difference.
"Some have predict, the world war III start at Cambodia and Thailand!
then speads to the whole Asian and Far east asia to the middle east to euroupe.
2:48 PM"
JUNGLE BOY! YOU ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT AND HAVE NO SHIT!
It's not the missiles that will scare the forigners, it's the red carpet. LOL.
Yep! you can tell which tank the Cambodian millitary leader sits in, one driving on the line of red carpets.
band of brainless !
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