Sep 30, 2010
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The State Department says that cancelling Cambodia's debt would set a bad example because the impoverished country has the ability to pay what it owes the United States.
Joseph Yun, a deputy assistant secretary of state, said Thursday at a congressional hearing that even as Cambodia has accumulated debt with the United States, it has paid off other creditors on time.
Yun says the debt stems from low-interest loans in the 1970s for U.S. agricultural commodities. He says it was about $445 million by the end of 2009.
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, chairman of the House of Representatives Asia subcommittee, says other countries have cancelled debt for Cambodia, while the United States insists on "squeezing this little, least developed country."
28 comments:
USA just got a copy of tax evaders who keep their money in Swiss Banks, HSBC Private Bank and others, i.e revealing names of people all over the world. Could it be that Hun Sen, his wife or any of his relatives is the bearer of one of those hidden accounts? This case is being persuit in France,Italy, and other parts of the world. Our gov't knows something they don't wanted us to now? Be careful now, Uncle Sam is looking into your personal account.
If anyone think that I am joking, think again and do your own research. The person who blew the whistle is a swiss bank employee, a French citizen now is under French gov't protection program. He is southern France.
Don't let them get away with it.
If Cambodian Government pay off the debt, it will set a bad example because the supper power nations always their money to influence the poor nations. US should take responsible for the destruction of Cambodia.
that's ironic, they still called cambodia "impoverished", "third-world country", and so forth. may i ask where did the state department get their information that cambodia is abled to pay this "dirty" debt? might as well starting calling cambodia, a developing nation, instead!
i hope the US state dept is not playing politics with khmer life here. i don't think it's a matter of US not wanted to set bad example by forgiving foreign assistance debts here because that is unheard of in the past with america, the world's greatest country and richest country and so unamerican, i think!
Hwo's with last name Yun?.This is a free money.US Govt. should give this money to NGO or to the Democratic political Parties or build a Democratic radio station if you really wanted to promote a real democracy in Cambodia.This money should be enough for those requested on the top.
Ah Hun Sen,
Just the money you had collected from tourists visting Angkor Wat is enough to pay this debt.
Were all those monies, Khmer Nation Trator Hun Sen ???
Why should US be responsible? Your playboy King Sihanouk allowed Viet Cong to use Cambodia as a sanctuary to attack American in South Vietnam, don't you think it's our rights to protect the American lives? More over, you have chosen to live your life under the communist of which you have long supported, and without America's leadership, you all still be eating what? A daily ration of corn from Vietnam? They could not even give it to you anymore since the Soviet has cut off Vietnam's economic supply line. So, pleasse top barking and thinking like a retarded communist. Your Prime Minister alone has enough cash and still a lot left over after paying the our government. So, stop whinning and start managing your country's affairs instead of continue pocketing every dollar and cents the world send in to help.
$300 millions US dollars is a pocket change for american gov't. please put the old debts into other type of humanitarian assistance in cambodia. people in the world still labeled cambodia as "impoverished" nation and so forth. how can an impoverished nation like cambodia repay debts from lon nol era that caused destruction of cambodia. cambodia and khmer people had already paid the US with their lives of over 2 million deaths as result of B52 carpet bombing of cambodia that led up to the stupid KR victory then. that is so unamerican in the demand to an "impoverished" cambodia by the world's richest nation on earth. i think there ought to be another way to put this so-called debts into improving health, education, etc in cambodia. i know the US still give a lot of grants or aid money to cambodia, so this old debt must have political motive to punished cambodia at the expense of khmer people sufferings, etc... that is not right, if i may say so.
maybe it's a blessing in disguish because the US is acting like a lawful citizen to help cambodia rid of or discourage official corruption. i think america has fluence to shape cambodia rule of law future. it's called diplomatic pressure. god bless cambodia.
cambodia is not an unfriendly nation toward america. why the state dept is doing this to cambodia? if we were to take revenge from past war, etc, then why america is now willing to befriend with vietnam? isn't vietnam was the enemy of america during the so-called vietnam war that spread into next door cambodia? if the US can forgive vietnam, then america should be fair to forgive cambodia as well; otherwise, there is other motive. please tell the truth.
I like this article very much: This article clearly shows that Hun Sen and his administration are more than capable to pay off the debts owed to the United States. That is so true. Hun Sen collects millions of dollars from his contacts with different mega rich millionairs and from other different sources every year so instead of being a filthy rich, it is time for Hun Sen to pay off the debts to the Americans.
Also, I like the way Cambodia under Hun Sen is characterized: "impoverished; little, least developed country."
This description serves Hun Sen who calls Sam Rainsy dog, but he is the biggest begging irresponsible dog around. Sam Rainsy is never always above that ugly Hun Sen any time on this planet earth. Lol.
During Khmer rouge took over Cambodia why America don't let them pay for the debt?
how did you know that they didnt ask to pay back the dept ? @ 11:11 AM
Hey we can build 555 meters hous!
The Khmer-republican who are still alive and living In USA
must pay of this debt , because this debt was belonging To your regime .
Pay what your country and your people had owed to us you idiot.It doesn't matter who borrowed it.It's your duty ,and you are in charge of the country now.Don't be so cheap.
Yes 11:31AM,we will pay the debt provide that you and all your weird friend,the yuon,get the hell out of Cambodia now
USA should accept the responsibility for its arrogance behaviors in the past. It was US that caused so much tragedy in Cambodia. Because of secret booming that pushed to destabilize Prince Sihanouk's government and generate so much destruction of Cambodia that followed. Until, Cambodia hasn't fully recovered for that tragedy yet.
Yeah, just blame U.S.A and forget about POPOT,SIHANOUK,CHINA,VIETCONG,NORTH VIETNAM.
Good. HunSen could pay this easily out of his personal bank account in Switzerland.
the planned 555 story tower is private investment, not gov't of cambodia, ok! so, private investment, they have money to build anything in cambodia, please know the difference between private investment vs gov't investment, etc... please don't be jealous at my country cambodia!
10:43 AM
Good job! You know your history my friend.
If you (Cambodia) aiding and abetting an enemy; you are our enemy. You chose to support the communist
....therefore, you will be treated like one.
Now, pay up the $300 millions plus interest. Or we will force to report you to a collection agency. Lol!!
Money laundering is Fed. Crime and stealing from his Citizens is worst, in ways that you could not even imagine. As far as hiding the trail of Money Laundering from one Bank Acct. to the Next, when the UN get on Hun Sen’s ass every transactions ( incoming & outgoing) will link to all that involves and Bank Accts. Will freeze no transactions will allowed (incoming & outgoing). When a subpoena is in place, Financial Institutions must obey or they will be fined large Amt. In addition, jailed for years. When that happened, all dirty money will link from one Acct. to the next and all involves will be indicted on racketeering charges related to embezzling millions of dollars regardless of the dirty source. All will be taken away even interest earned on that source.
Keep in mind, Hun Sen/Cambodia is on the UN Watch List for Human Right abused & Immeasurable Corruptions.
This (embezzling Acct.) I’ve seen it happened on a 6+ millions Acct. w/ my own eyes, and also every now and again out of nowhere we got phone calls asking “why there are NO report was done?” in the same Bank a monthly Max is $9999 worth of transactions, $10,000 above a report must be done here in the USA.
Well, if it The Hun’s, I hope they will get THEM ALL.
The Poor!!! Keep your Fingers, Toes cross, Eyes folk!!!! :) :)
Time will tell. Hun Sen will not get away from his crime. No matter how much money he has in Swiss bank. He'll pay for the big price.
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