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| Dictators: Ben Ali (L) and Hun Xen (R) |
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post
Prime Minister Hun Sen defended his oldest son’s recent military promotion and lashed out at opponents suggesting a Tunisia-style revolution could come to the Kingdom in a characteristically wide-ranging address in Kampong Cham province today.
Speaking at an inauguration ceremony for a new building at the Kampong Cham provincial hospital, the premier said 33-year-old Hun Manet, promoted to a rank of two-star general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces earlier this month, was well-qualified to serve in his new position.
“He has been military age for 16 years already,” Hun Sen said. “The military is obliged to promote in accordance with its internal framework.”
At a ceremony at the Ministry of Defence on January 3, Hun Manet became a two-star general and deputy commander-in-chief of the RCAF infantry.
He is also director of the anti-terrorism department at the Ministry of Defence and was promoted in September to deputy commander of his father’s bodyguard unit.
Hun Manet has long been groomed for an apparent leadership role.
He graduated in 1999 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where his education was financed by the American government, according to The Associated Press.
He was reportedly granted one of the 10 spots that are reserved for foreign students at the military academy each year, later going on to earn a PhD in economics at Bristol University in the United Kingdom.
“Why develop human resources if you don’t put them to good use?” Hun Sen said today.
“What are we training our children for?”
At the promotion ceremony this month, Defence Minister Tea Banh, too, lauded the young officer’s credentials, pointing in particular to his West Point education.
“This school is recognised internationally for its distinction in political science, law and military affairs, and in his new position, Manet must use the skills he has learned,” Tea Banh said.
“We have to let the younger generation take over our work and ensure that our achievements are protected and that forces of evil who want to destroy our achievements are stopped.”
Hun Sen has previously stated that he does not want his son to enter politics in the future, claiming Hun Manet will instead focus on charity work and his military obligations.
Some observers, however, have seen Hun Manet’s swift rise through the army ranks as a sign that he is the chosen successor of his strongman father.
“Dynasties of this kind have happened,” said Son Soubert, a former member of the Constitutional Council.
“As for qualifications, he may be better than any other Cambodian high-ranking military [officers],” Son Soubert added. “Of course, it can be viewed as nepotism because he is the son of the prime minister, and other Cambodian citizens should be entitled to be sent to West Point.”
Another ruling party scion, Sar Sokha, is set to be promoted to the position of Phnom Penh municipal deputy police chief today in a ceremony at police headquarters in the capital, Phnom Penh deputy police chief Ben Rath said today.
Sar Sokha is the son of Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
Also today, Hun Sen lashed out an unnamed critic that he said had advocated a popular revolution in Cambodia on the model of Tunisia, where rioting and protests forced out long-time ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali last week.
“There is a guy saying that Cambodia should foment a Tunisia style-revolt. I would like to send you a message that if you provoke or foment a Tunisia style-revolt, I will close the door to beat the dog this time,” Hun Sen said, arguing that the North African nation faces “the prospect of civil war” as it attempts to hold together its fragile interim government.
“This guy, if he enters Cambodia, will face arrest. This guy has a bald head. This guy says Cambodia should look to the style of Tunisia: if you dare to gather [the people] to do that please come, don’t say such silly words … I will beat you on the head.”
It was not clear to whom the prime minister was referring.
ADDITIIONAL REPORTING BY MEAS SOKCHEA AND JAMES O’TOOLE
21 comments:
sleep walking of traitor are fearing of rising of people .he scare when he fallen .the truth of mirror can scan his ruled .
ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាហ៊ុនសែននេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ...!
យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នានិយាយពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់
របស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា ទាំងយប់ ទាំងថ្ងៃ មានដូចជា ៖
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម,
សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប,
វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
និយាយហើយនិយាយទៀតដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
អោយពួកវាស្អុយឈ្មោះ ស្អុយត្រកូលរាប់ម៉ឺនសែន ឆ្នាំ...!
stupid people try to stir up cambodia again. cambodia is not tunisia, which is still a french colony and they speak french there the last i checked, really! in cambodia we now speak the khmer language with english and some french as a second language, really! and tunisia is north africa whereas cambodia is located in southeast asia. tunisian dictator is not cambodian dictator, you know and stop trying to pain bleak picture of that at cambodia because it not like that, you know! cambodia is cultural so difference from tunisia and cambodia leaders are working hard to improve the country and to develop the country of cambodia, etc, since post KR killing fields, you know! so it is crazy to compare cambodia to tunisia, you know! i like mr. hun sen way of being tough or firm or ignorant people won't respect the rule of law, etc... i mean someone in cambodia has gotten to be strict, to be a dickhead, etc; after all, cambodia doesn't need a soft, passive, ineffective individual good for nothing type to be nice to everybody and to kiss asses all the time. that's not hun sen's style. so as an educated khmer person, i strongly support mr. hun sen tough stance in order to get the job done. more power to the prime minister for doing a good job for cambodia so far when so one can do it. yes, mr. hun sen is a unique individual and an intelligent, bright one at that. god bless mr. hun sen and his family and cambodia and khmer people and citizens, etc...
of course, the minority opposition will keep on barking at everybody and at any cost no matter what, so, what is there new to them? life still goes on in cambodia, you know! mr. hun sen isn't that bad like jealous, power-hungried political opposition painted him to be, just ask the majority of khmer people and citizens, etc! just because he's in power for a long time now doesn't mean he's bad because tenure in gov't is not a strange occurence in cambodia or anywhere in the world for that matter. so, stop the poltical bias toward mr. hun sen and cambodia, ok! majority of khmer people are for him because they see he can a better job and has lots of experience, etc, ok! instead, try to get people to vote him out if you can, can't convince majority of khmer people and citizens to hate and dislike or vote him out of office, you know! only the rule of power applies in this case! now, never heard a dictator encourages the use of rule of law! so, mr. hun sen will represent me the khmer people and citizens and whine all you people want, it's not going to change the law, really!
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NGOB OY CHHAB CHHAB TUV...
most khmer roug leader are YOUN made(KBAL YOUN kloun khmer)Ieng Sary is YOUN and many more leaders
YOUN kill khmer than youn acting like come to safe khmer in JAN-07-1979
AND MOST KHMER LEASERS is alway sooo damb stupit...!!! that's wright we lost too much land to YOUN and youn p ple keep coming to SROK KHMER LIVING EVERY WHERE....
KHMER WILL BE ERACE SOON AND NO PEACE
Mr. Hun Sen, the more power you have, the more you fear. Fearing of losing power has nowhere to hide and nowhere to stop. And you will live in this fear until the last moment of your life. All people work miles alone on the street without fear, but Mr. Hun Sen fears to walk alone even infront of his house.
aH! kWACH! when popularrevole come you stupid monky would not have change to hit any one head! bald or or not stupid traitor!
Make sure teach your children to run! You put them in the shippit with you now, motherfucker!
Hun Sen is a big time fucking idiot. If you are what you say you are, promote ordinary people's children as military leaders and not your own children. You appointed him many major positions as if you couldn't find someone else that qualify. You idiot
I will come to you and bang your head first.
from khmer son
shut up! cambodia is not tunisie nor is mr. hun sen is a real dictator ,ok! the real dictator is people like sam rainsy and his losing political party lamenting their election loss, you know!
3:09AM! NO IDO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SAM RAINSY BE A DICKHEAD WHILE AH KWACK RUN THE COUNTRY FOR 30YEARS AND HAVE 10,000 FUCKINGGUARD?
Ex.president Ben Ali just got vote 99 percent in 2009,but CPP Hun Sen got 90 seat in 2008? Close?
The Same? Sihanouk got 98 seats too before! The Same!
All leaders that rule no term limit no good!
Avery thing will go up and down!
will see!
from Mike, I am in America, Both of my parent are Khmer, and I am a businessman. I know Mr, Chan, he represent SRP in lowel MA , he work in Metta clinic, I know Nut romdul, Kim Chea, and many more in lowell. I know next month Madam Ransy will be in lowell. you see now most people label other as Veit or traitor are absolutely not acceptable wasn't it? looke at Pictur of CPP leader being label In KI was it acceptable to you if all Newspaper in Cambodia Label Same like that, wasn't it rediculouse?, and wasn't it represent hatreat and low approach to convince people? it dummy isn't it?
Please be open mind for some feed back, it cost you nothing to get to know more about what other see and feel about What SRP had been don so far, there are more biger braind out there than you are. If SRP or CPP both are as good as angels in heaven no one will wast time to oppose their wrong doing.
I just wanted all Ideas be fair in the media, then people will base their decision on the right caurse. Please understand people learn from the failure more than from the success, and as you Know if Sam rainsy he not chang his strategy, after 2013 election SRP will be weaker than Kem sokha, I think Sam rainsy he is good in economy that is what his professional trianed for. He may start from Minister of Economy and finance if, hun sen he allow that to happen please take it.
SRP group not strong enough to run the gov't, Sam rainsy himself not qualify for it yet, for him to be able to run the Gov't as you see Same, he must start to build his leadership skill now wasn't he?.Mike
And if you want to know how fair am I, you can read my new article at khmerization bloge. Mike
Everyone, let go fuck Mike's mom in the ass.
ពួកប្រជាជន បានប្រើល្បិចកំសាកជាទីបំផុត៖
ទី១- គេបានរៀបចំក្រុមមនុស្ស សម្រាប់ប្រឆាំងនឹងការវិលចូលក្រុងភ្នំពេញរបស់ ខៀវ សំផន
ទី២-រៀបចំក្រុមបះបោរ ប្រឆាំងនឹងលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត ដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយអ៊ុនតាក់
ទី៣-រៀបចំយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ សម្លាប់លោកសាក់ស៊ុតសាខន
ទី៤-ចាក់រុក ទិញសូក បំបែកបំបាក់ គណៈបក្ស
ជាតិខ្មែរ គណបក្ស លោកតាសឺនសាន និង ហ្វាន់ស៊ុនប៉ិច។
ទី៦- ជួលក្រុមមនុស្ស ឲ្យប្រឆាំងនឹងក្រុម បាតុករ ដែលប្រឆាំងនឹងខ្លួន។
របៀបថោកទាបនេះ គ្មានប្រទេសណាអាចធ្វើតាមដូច ពួកគណបក្ស ប្រជាជនឡើយ។
Hi Mike, i think there is nothing wrong with other medias, especially those medias support CPP to draw worse picture label on Sam. I am sure that Sam would not upset, sue to court, arrest, or kill you as like as Hoon Xen killed those journalist who criticize him. I know that Sam knows the freedom of speech and he will thanks to those who criticize him. You live in USA you should know the freedom of speech. even if you criticize Obama or you call Obama A Obama he would not kill or arrest you. Unlike Hoon Xen if you call him A Hoon Xen, Hoon Xen will kill you instantly. So do you see the difference between Hoon and Sam and Obama. I am happy to see those medias such DAP, Koh Santepheap, Reaksmey Kampuchea.......support Hoon to let us comment on their article in their newspapers. look at officials in Hoon Xen government what can they do? they only can grab the poor land, fuck young girl, kill civilians, kill opposition people, let illegal vietname live freely in Cambodia, fuck your sister and mother,.............. and if you look at Hoon in 1979 what was he? he is just a former khmer rough who have under high school educated. he can only killed his relative in Kampong Cham and escaped from his boos to vietname when Pol Pot tried to killed him. Why din't he face Pol Pot that time. Why did he escaped to Vietname. He had no idea to bring VN to liberate Cambodia that time. He just escaped for survivor. The real person brought VN to liberate Cambodia was Pen Sovann actually. But this Hoon worked for VN to arrested and jailed Sovann when he tired to send back VN troops to VN. you this Hoon is really a traitor. you see your man is scared of people power now. he can live longer. he will be killed soon.
WHY DON'T YOU KILL HUN SEN NOW. TIME IS RUNNING OUT CAMBODIAN PEOPLE. IF YOU DON'T KILL HUN SEN FIRST HE'LL KILL YOU LATER. CAMBODIAN PEOPLE SHOULD LEARN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. STAND UP KHMER PEOPLE NOBODY WILL DO IT FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE UNDER HUN SEN REGIME YOU MUST USE THE PEOPLE POWER TO GET RID OF HIM.
អាឆ្កែអាហ៊ុនសែន អាក្បត់ជាតិ
អាយ៉ងយួនដាច់ថ្លៃ
WHO THE HELL IS NAME MIKE THE MOTHER FUCKER.
MOTHER FUCKER SADAM HUN SEN IS SO SCARED BECAUSE HIS DAYS OF DEAD IS NEAR. HE WILL BE KILLED BY HIS OWN CCP CLOSE FRIENDS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE CCP ARE NOW AFFRAID OF HUN SEN GO AFTER THEM. SECOND HUNSEN HAS ROBED, RAPED INTIMIDATED AND KILLED BOTH HIS FRIENDS AND ENERMIES OF KHMER PEOPLE IN THE PAST. HUN SEN IS A STUPID MURDERER IS BEING USED BY MOTHER FUCKER VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. MANY HONEST CCP KHMER LOVING AND PATRIOT IS SO UPSET WITH SADAM HUN SEN SWA KIM HONG SOLD KHMER LAND TO MOTHER FUCKER VIETNAMESE. THOSE KHMER LOVING AND PATRIOT CCP DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE HISTORY OF SALING THE NATION WITH SADAM HUN SEN AND SWA KIM HONG.
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