Friday, October 29, 2010

The Cambodian strongman is no stranger to manipulating U.N. processes; he very deftly clung to power after U.N.-organized elections in the early 1990s

Cambodia's Strongman
Sovereignty strikes back

Thursday, October 28, 2010
By David Bosco
Foreign Policy

At a meeting this week in Cambodia, U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon got an earful from Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, who insisted that the U.N. tribunal currently trying former members of the Khmer Rouge regime wrap up its work. The Cambodian strongman is no stranger to manipulating U.N. processes; he very deftly clung to power after U.N.-organized elections in the early 1990s. Now he's arguing that continued investigations might jeopardize national security and exacerbate deepening political divisions within the government.

The Cambodia tribunal is designed to be free from political pressure but would have a tough time operating in the face of active government opposition. Ban today put the best face on the situation:



"I had a good discussion on this matter twice with the Prime Minister Hun Sen, and also [the] deputy prime minister this morning, and I can tell you that the government of Cambodia is committed to completion of the process," he said. "The United Nations will discuss this matter with the international community members, particularly donors. That is what I can tell you at this stage."

Hun Sen's gambit is just part of a broader pushback against international justice: Hezbollah and Syria are working to shut down the U.N.-mandated investigation into Rafik Hariri's assassination, and some toughs in Beirut just beat up international investigators; China is lobbying hard -- and apparently with some success -- to torpedo an international inquiry into Myanmar's human rights record; and a number of African leaders (including some court members) are circumventing the International Criminal Court's indictment of Sudan's president.

The response from the advocates of international justice has been muted. Facing the possibility of renewed north-south violence in Sudan, the Obama administration needs to negotiate with Khartoum and mostly keeps quiet about the Bashir indictment. Both the United States and Europe are understandably reluctant to make international justice a priority in relations with China. And Europe itself has in some respects turned away from a broad concept of universal jurisdiction for international crimes. Britain may amend its law to avoid awkward confrontations with foreign leaders. Spain has even put crusading judge Baltasar Garzón -- who became famous trying to right international wrongs in Spanish courts -- under investigation. We are a long way from the heady days of the Pinochet prosecution.

It turns out that the countries and leaders most supportive of international justice either didn't fully understand the implications of the process or don't have much appetite for the hard political work necessary to make it stick. For their part, emerging powers like India and Brazil are lukewarm on the phenomenon in the first place and certainly not inclined to expend any political capital on it.

All of which raises the unsettling possibility that "international justice" was more a moment than an enduring movement.

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hate this picture, in fact this guy sell all of khmer property his boss Viet and is also the morder in the killling fields the same Pol Pot. He is worst than Pol Pot because Pol took care the Khmer land. .

Anonymous said...

YOU IDIOT AFTER YOU DIE THAN YOU GO HELL FOR MANY THOUSANT YEARS

YOU R PUPET...!!!

YOU A KILLERS...!!!

AND YOU THE SON OF A BITCH...!!!

THIS URGLY DAMB GUY DID NOT CARE TO ANY KHMER PEOPLE... HE DID TOO MANY BAD THINGS TO THE KHMER PEOPLE...

ALL KHMER MUST REMEMBER STOP VOT FOR THIS DAMB GUY... OR KHMER WILL LOST ANY THINGS...ETC

Anonymous said...

Right now due to the political situation in Cambodia I think Cambodia is more stable then any other times. I think no one can cause any poltical excuses except Hun Sen. If he doesn't cause trouble there will no one or any individual will dare to cause anything since now there is a law that Hun Sen using it label it on the opposition or other groups. Which that law was adopted from the US (Terrorism Law). I think if Hun Sen going to use this term we or the law of Cambodia can use to strike first to stop Hun Sen. Pre-emptive strike is the term they using nowadays. Please don't let Hun Sen threaten this. We are the people of Cambodia and the people of the UN will not want to see Hun Sen keeps on threatening this.

Please continue to persecute the rest of the perpetratiors from Pol Pot regime which almost 90% related to CPP that control Cambodia now. That's why Hun Sen is scare!!!!

Khmer Serey,
United We Stand!!!!

Anonymous said...

6:48AM I hate you,too because you fucking bullshit and dump ass and motherfucker.

Anonymous said...

He looks like a bulldog ready to pounce and bite the UN.

cpp.....Non-Pro-Hanoi.......PP said...

If you are standing at the end of the rope .. what would you do?

Exactly what HS is feeling right now. HS thinks his tanks and bullet help him to staying in power - no way CPP! You are committing your crimes you will have to pay for your crimes.... like Samdach Eve Sihanouk should be called for testifying what is his statement and testimony regarding what Granpa did in the past 40 yeas with Viet Nam.

Granpa Sihnouk needs to step up and testify ....

cpp.....Non-Pro-Hanoi.......PP

Anonymous said...

Ah Saddam Hun Hussein is called ah kwack one eye,he'll be dead.Ten million Khmer people in Cambodia and around the called him ah kwack.One day, I heard ah Hun Sen said," there are many world leaders are blind too,how come a lot of them did not call those leaders ah blind man too".They called you ah kwack because you are the evil man in the world. You, Hun Sen,and ah Saddam Hussein are the same dictator as ah Saddam Hussein. Ah kwack or called ah Hun Sen will get hanged neck to death.Go to hell ah Hun Sen Viet slave.

Anonymous said...

EVERYTHING IS IN MY HAND!

DON'T ASK, DON'T TALK, DON'T DO

davidb98 said...

the article ommitted the example of Israel, that with the connivance of the US, over many years has successfully resisted independent enquiries into its treatment of the Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, Iranians, etc

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with ah juoy marai Hun Sen?
Now, this mother f_cker go around and tell peoples what to do.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen tell the Phnom Penh Court what to do.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen tell the United Nation-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal Court (ECCC) what to do.
Now, ah juoy marai Hun Sen tell the United Nation Secretary General what to do.

Who's the f_ck is this mother f_cker (Hun Sen)?
What the f_ck is wrong with this mother f_cker (Hun Sen)?
Who's the f_ck is he think he is?

A fifth grader would know that the court is the one who is responsible for deciding who to prosecute.

It is not up to ah juoy marai Hun Sen.
What don't ah juoy marai Hun Sen understand?

Now, ah juoy marai Hun Sen is the Khmer Rouge Regime's leader.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen, do you also want to assassinate the United Nation Secretary General (Ban Ki-Moon)?
The reason why I'm asking is because you likes to assassinate your opponents.

This is what happen when ah juoy marai Hun Sen got a PhD without going to school.

by Khmer in Sydney CBD's hater

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VEIT NAM.. You all should wishes that you never born and if you born next born as vietnamese so you be smarter...

Hun sen and CPP doing a good job for US... the master.. and Phay siphan providing a good lip services and SOK Siphana and Sarin Donora are working hard to manipulate all the foerigners there for us.. the rest of our vietnamese brother and sisters are all in every officials position in the cambodian government.

Long live Viet Nam

soon we will take thailand too

You all khmer wishes you never born.. next time make sure you born as a vietnamses maybe you a little smarter

you all useless khmer peoples have no more chance.. we vietnam controle your idiot king... HUN SEN and all the family and CPP.. we have our citizen in every level of your government.. basically we run you whole country for you.. becuase you khmer are useless and stupid and idiot.. if you dont believe ask you parent..

look you country now.. it is the fact you wishes you never born.. next time you better born as vietnamese.. Long live viet nam.. soon we will control even thailand the land of gay and lesbian they dont care they only make love .. so it will be more easy..

we want to thank hun sen and cpp ... personal that to phay siphan for his lip services and sok siphana the brother inlaw to the rapist young girls minister of information and Sarin Denora for their manipulation to all the idiot foreigners in cambodian .. we will reward you and we will keep you in power.

Anonymous said...

Israel doesn't oppress its own people and population, this government is under the yokes of the vietcongs and is maltreating its own citizens...

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is blofing...Hun Sen is always get his way with Cambodian people...But international community will not let this spoil bread to bring the whole country with him...the more he behave like this...the more his days become numbers. Sadam Husan is prime example. Better yet...just let Hun Sen hang himself.

Khmer people - don't stop him rights now...allow him to blow up his ego...straigh to ECCC...the court that he wants to do is just as a window dressing that his govt. commited to freedom and justic. He just want the new court building and support his cland sallary. Now his unjust shadow is following him everywhere...he is afraid of his own shadow...that is why he doesn't want US to prosecute case 002, 003, 004 (these include his clands).

But from my observation, I don't think that Hun Sen ready for this. Because I don't think that Hun's govt. can afford to kick the UN out! The threat is just full of air...this indeed a behavior of a dictatorship...threatening everybody except himself and his crony...when Hun leave Cambodia..he just a small men...couldn't event find his own bathroom...he need another person to show him where is the bathroom. Can you imagine..government borrow foreign money...spend money on his assistant to make sure he can get to barthroom on time!

I feel sorry for Khmer people...the longer khmer people willing to take the crab from Hun sen...the longer they suffer...and not only that...they will compromize their children's future for a fair competion in the democratic and free market society...waik up...try to imagine Cambodia without Hun Sen, don't let his fear get you! Fear is only a shadow enermy that Hun Sen creat...waik up...know that the power is in your hand - Vote Hun Sen out in the next National election...and whoever won the election...must have past the law of two terms (as Prime Minister). Allow other capable Khmer to lead the country to a better and prosper country...Take your power and allow Democracy to serve Khmer people...people power!

One more time...everybody stay calm...let Hun Sen walk himself into ECCC....people power!!

CPP......No-pro-Hanoi and Non-Ph.D.....PP Cambodia. said...

This is what happen when ah juoy marai Hun Sen got a PhD without going to school.

by Khmer in Sydney CBD's hater

9:41 AM

hehehehehheheh!

HS is Ph.D
Bun runny is Ph.D
Hun Manet is Ph.D
Hornam Hong..is Ph.D
Pai C. Phan is Ph.D

Oh....they are all Ph.D...Let's give them all a Ph.D including Okna who can't read.


CPP......No-pro-Hanoi and Non-Ph.D.....PP Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

The Time is near for Hun Sen. Crime against Humanity! Stupid Hun Sen like the King. didnt shit for it own country and people when they got the power. Khmer people have suffer enough. It time to Changed! United Khmer We Stand.

Anonymous said...

To Ki Media:
The best way to make this guy bad is that you need to stop calling him STRONGMAN and Samdech decho on your articles. You needs to call him WEEKMAN and Camrade. Believe me he will be mad likes hell.

Anonymous said...

can we stop calling the prime minister strongman because it is so outdated! he is an elected official, not some kind of dictator who steal power or put into power by foreign colony, you know! he is a real khmer stateman just like most of us, ok!

Anonymous said...

cambodia don't need a weak, lame type of leader; we need a strong, intelligent, educated type of leader(s) both present and future to come, you know! if you're weak, lame and uneducated, you're not fit for a khmer people, really! educated means both in khmer things and worldly as well, not just a frog in the well mentality either, ok! wake up, people! be smart and knowledgeable about everything in cambodia and in the world, ok!

Anonymous said...

but don't be selfish, unprofessional, greedy, stupid, etc; it's about the national interest, not individual power hunger, etc like during the dark ages, etc, ok!

Anonymous said...

help to empower khmer, please!

Anonymous said...

To Ah đồ má con chó LONG LIVE VIET NAM…

bạn ăn đồ ngu má con chó.

Go back to Vietnam to live your miserable life, Ah đồ má con chó.

Anonymous said...

Please somdach kick all of opposition in Cambodia away.Those fucking people never help Cambodian.

Anonymous said...

After signing Paris peace accord in 1991 Hun Xen thought that he can be
cocky and arrogant, and he thought that he can fool UN to give him aid than he can turn around and take donor money and still be a dictator, but today he is not cocky and arrogant does anybody know why? I seen fire in his eye. Maybe he know that it near the end of his time? It time to prosecute more Khmer Rouge leader, and he know that he will be next is that's why?.

go to hell samdech decho mother fucker Hun Xen, you can long live in there samdech.

Anonymous said...

9:24 AM, I agree with you

Because Ah Hun Sen know well that next indictment soon will be his turn.

That why he keep doing these:

1 . Killed Ta Mok to destroy 1 evidence.

2 Keep interfering KRT .

3 kee causing corruption in KRT.

4. Close the KRT down if foreign judge do more indictment.

3. Refuse to cooperate case # 003.

So the real killers of 1.7 million of Khmer people still at large.

Khmer love Khmer

Anonymous said...

What is about jum kosal, satya rack, soy sopheap and chimphalvarun ? are they good people? are they talking honestly in tv.? are they fair men or they just take side?

Anonymous said...

sounds to me, it's an ethical issue here. every profession have to have an ethical training or people will be people; code of ethics shapes our thinking, our action, behavior, etc... yes, put more emphasis on code of ethics education or training, cambodia needs it the most!