General Hun Sen at celebration honoring Brigade 70 (photo: DAP)Saturday, July 10, 2010
Noel Brinkerhoff
AllGov.com
Despite its own reports documenting abusive behavior by Cambodian military units, the U.S. State Department agreed with the Department of Defense to allow Cambodia to host a military exercise for international peacekeepers.
The “Angkor Sentinel” exercise, part of the 2010 Global Peace Operations Initiative, will host 1,000 military personnel from 23 Asia-Pacific countries. It also will feature a two-week field training exercise hosted by Cambodia’s ACO Tank Command Headquarters in Kompong Speu province.
The problem with this, says Human Rights Watch (HRW), is that the ACO Tank Unit has been involved in illegal land seizures, which have been noted by the State Department and by Cambodian and international human rights organizations. In 2007, soldiers from the unit destroyed villagers’ fences and crops and confiscated land.
HRW officials point out that the Angkor Sentinel exercise is likely to include elite Cambodian military units, such as Prime Minister Hun Sen’s personal bodyguards and Brigade 70, “both of which have been linked to a deadly March 1997 grenade attack on the political opposition, and Airborne Brigade 911, which has been involved in arbitrary detentions, political violence, torture, and summary executions.”
“For the Pentagon and State Department to permit abusive Cambodian military units to host a high-profile regional peacekeeping exercise is outrageous,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The U.S. undermines its protests against the Cambodian government for rampant rights abuses like forced evictions when it showers international attention and funds on military units involved in grabbing land and other human rights violations.”
The “Angkor Sentinel” exercise, part of the 2010 Global Peace Operations Initiative, will host 1,000 military personnel from 23 Asia-Pacific countries. It also will feature a two-week field training exercise hosted by Cambodia’s ACO Tank Command Headquarters in Kompong Speu province.
The problem with this, says Human Rights Watch (HRW), is that the ACO Tank Unit has been involved in illegal land seizures, which have been noted by the State Department and by Cambodian and international human rights organizations. In 2007, soldiers from the unit destroyed villagers’ fences and crops and confiscated land.
HRW officials point out that the Angkor Sentinel exercise is likely to include elite Cambodian military units, such as Prime Minister Hun Sen’s personal bodyguards and Brigade 70, “both of which have been linked to a deadly March 1997 grenade attack on the political opposition, and Airborne Brigade 911, which has been involved in arbitrary detentions, political violence, torture, and summary executions.”
“For the Pentagon and State Department to permit abusive Cambodian military units to host a high-profile regional peacekeeping exercise is outrageous,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The U.S. undermines its protests against the Cambodian government for rampant rights abuses like forced evictions when it showers international attention and funds on military units involved in grabbing land and other human rights violations.”
26 comments:
It's all game between the US vs. China in SEA. The recent visiting Hanoi by King Sihanouk worried the US. No one should be surprised by this.
ក្អេងក្អាងដូចក្អាត់ក្នុងក្អម
Who killed 2 102 421 innocent khmer peoples first.
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2;02pm
When a troll like you starts to post inflammatory off topic, the readers start to turn on TV and listen soft musics.
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It is a good news and a historic that Cambodia could be able to host such a large scale military exercise with the participation of multinational platoons, it is not a war fighting exercise but rather Peacekeeping and security and it is carried out within the United Nation Guiline Training Module, so called BLUE BERET EXERCISE. All Cambodian should be very proud of this innitiative, more over it is a historical one. Cambodia used to be a nation recived blue burret during 1990s but now is able to stand up and deploy to assist a nother war striken nation under the United Nation Guidelines. Concerning the said from HRW(Human Right Wacth)and thrught observation and the well know affair is taht the United State has been very carefull concerning humanright abuse in Cambodia and else where in the world with no tollerant, each of the participating personnel are screen by Human Right Waiting List, so there were no any involvement concerning human right abuse by the participating personnel or the location at all. The location is called Multinational Peacekeeping Training Institute not the amour tank units.
Recognized that human right affairs are happening every where and it it a personal issue.
High 5 ***** anyone!
Not a bad idea for the concerned to raise this issue in protest to the US elected officials attention.
Americans and Chineses are saling weapons against Cambodian oil and Cambodian government danses..
A commander-in-chief who has been deemed as a pure commander-in-thief.
It is all about the games, if you are not ready and don't want to play, you will be left outside.
Sihaknouk plays a dangerous game again before his death. This time the whole Khmer population will be wiped out by Chen and Youn. Instaed of having 2 common enemies we have three: Siem, Youn, and Chen. Chen and Youn will be bosses, Siem will be a forman, and Khmer will be workers, pulling the load sufferring everyday. The US and donor country will provide alcohol beverages and roasted ducks for the bosses and the foreman while the workers can only wathch them enjoying their meal with mouth watering. POOR KHMER. LOL
Chheam Khmer
The US has a notorious reputation of supporting dictators, historically. The U.S.'s decision to have chosen Cambodia, it is a indicative of revenge against the Chinese for donating the military equipments to Cambodia.
Noriega and Sadam hussein worked for Americans. Noriega was jailed by Americans. Sadam was hanged by American servant.
Americans don't care about dictator or what ever, as long as you do the job for them you're good. At the end, if you become useless, good luck..
10:49PM
Good observation, my friend. Unfortunately, the Khmers are too stupid to see that game. Or do they have a choice at this juncture of geopolitics?
sadam and noriega worked for America?
Every POLITIC to POLISICK!
11:28 PM, you should listen more to the TV and die fat if you want to know those things. Sadam and Noriega were Americans allied.
Everybody knows that, USA just extradite Noriega to French and now he's jailed by French justice.
Did the Chinese approve the Cambodian government for the event?
If not, who will step up to the plate with the reasonable for the Chinese.
Remember that the Chinese just donated Cambodian government the military equipment,and now this.
Someone in the Hun's administration must come up with a plausible justication.
Remember who is still the boss when the event ends.
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.
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
"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."
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 10 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 detonate 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 Vietnam 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.
Who killed 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples?
a) ah juoy marai Pol Pot
b) ah juoy marai Nuon Chea
c) ah juoy marai Ta Mok
d) ah juoy marai Khieu Samphan
e) ah juoy marai Son Sen
f) ah juoy marai Kaing Kek Iev
g) ah juoy marai Ieng Sary
h) me joa ka-a juoy Ieng Thearith
i) ah juoy marai Hun Sen
j) ah juoy marai Chea Sim
k) ah juoy marai Heng Samrin
l) ah juoy marai Hor Namhong
m) ah juoy marai Keat Chhon
n) ah juoy marai Ouk Bunchhoeun
o) ah juoy marai Sim Ka
p) all of above
Source:
DC-CAM
Who killed Chea Vichea?
a) ah juoy marai Hun Sen
b) ah juoy marai Hok Lundy
c) ah juoy marai Huy Piseth
d) ah juoy marai Phan Sary
e) ah juoy marai Oum Chamnane
f) ah juoy marai hit man #3
g) ah juoy marai hit man #4
h) ah juoy marai Hun Sen's personal bodyguard unit (Brigade 70)
i) ah juoy marai Hun Sen's Death Squad
j) ah juoy marai Bon Na
k) ah juoy marai Keov Vichet
l) all of above
Which one of these people(s) list below is a dictator?
a) Chea Vichea
b) Piseth Pilika
c) Khim Sambo
d) me joa ka-a juoy Bun Rany
e) ah juoy marai Hun Sen
Fact:
Chea Vichea is the leader of the free trade union.
Piseth Pilika is Hun Sen's mistress.
Khim Sambo is a journalist.
Me joa ka-a juoy Bun Rany is Piseth Pilika's killer also, president of the Red Cross of Cambodia.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is a Khmer Rouge leader of the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime.
Want to be a real player! more planet need to go and play. Mars,Moon and other universe that waiting for all players. But do not destroy our home ( Earth )
"controversial" according to whom? biased group? go figure. glad US military think differently and more objective than subjective.
can't deprive cambodia of its rights to conduct military training like this. more power to cambodia and good job cambodia. god bless cambodia.
it's always first time on everything to cambodia. may god bless my country cambodia.
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