Originally posted at: http://camwatchblogs.blogspot.com
Introduction:
This is an interview conducted by CambodiaWatch-Australia (CW) team, on 3 June 2011, with Professor Joel Brinkley, a professor of journalism at Standford University, and former journalist of New York Times, and author of recent book titled: “Cambodia’s Curse” – The Modern History of a Troubled Land”, published by Public Affairs, New York, 2011.
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| Prof. Joel Brinkley |
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CW: Thank you, Professor Brinkley, for your time. Firstly, you mentioned in the text that your interest in Cambodia dated back in 1979 when you were first assigned to report on Cambodia. What were your roles during this tumultuous year 1979 for Cambodia?
Prof. Brinkley:
My newspaper assigned me to cover the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime and the resulting refugee crisis. I spent a few weeks in the Thai-Cambodia border area and wrote a number of stories.
2.
CW: In the mid-1979, have you heard or covered stories of an atrocity committed by the Thai army? This is documented in CW’s website: http://camwatchblogs.blogspot.com/2011/05/thai-armys-atrocity-at-mount-dangrek.html
Prof. Brinkley:
Yes, I did write a story about this at the time.
3.
CW: In your book, “Cambodia’s Curse” What is it that you see as being the curse for Cambodia: The destruction of Angkor Wat,Territorial disputes with its neighbours, or its internal conflicts?
Prof. Brinkley:
The title is a reflection of the point made throughout the book that many of the problems and habits Cambodia faces today are reflections of barbaric rules and practices from the Angkor period and beyond.
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