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| Cambodian soldiers involved in last week’s violent eviction in Kratie province wear helmets market with a design that incorporates the United States stars and stripes. Photograph: (L) Heng chivoan / (R) supplied |
Eviction force’s garb curious
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Joseph Freeman
The Phnom Penh Post
“It is their own helmet that they bought by themselves” (sic!) - General Neang Phat
Observers on site in the aftermath of a Kratie province military operation last week that lead to the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl noticed something odd about the attire of some soldiers.
It was their helmets. Crude replicas of what appeared to be American flags were stuck between the green and tan camouflage, like an out-of-place piece of a puzzle.
A uniform worn by one of the soldiers is from the US, an Embassy spokesman confirmed yesterday. But the helmets accompanied by the design are not official.
“That’s not us,” said Sean McIntosh, public affairs officer with the embassy in Phnom Penh. “When the US military makes uniform donations, no US insignia is left on the articles.”
That’s not us, either, was the response from the Cambodian government, deepening the mystery of where the elusive headgear originated.
General Neang Phat, Secretary of State of Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence, had an answer.
“It is their own helmet that they bought by themselves,” he said, without explaining why soldiers would be buying their own helmets.
Uniforms purchased through US grant money and transported to Cambodia are worn by various contingents of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, according to McIntosh.
But he said some US and RCAF soldiers also traded gear during joint operations. (sic!)
Asked if he was concerned that stars and stripes on the helmets of Cambodian soldiers could send a distressing message to villagers, McIntosh referred to a statement issued last week.
“We do not condone violence on the part of any party to settle these issues,” he said.
9 comments:
US has been playing double games with the so-called Hun Sen regime, one hand they play with the so-called Hun Sen and the other hand they play with Cambodian people under the name of promoting democracy in Cambodia.
"phat" is youn name.
the dirty liar on the Glob is CPP trainned by Viet.
That is correct brother. Many Viet are now in the CPP army. Phat is the Viet und speak at home with family only Vietnam.
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They bought from Thai soldier...haha
THOSE HELMET LOOKS LIKE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WEARING EVERYDAY IN AFGHANISTAN BUT THE GUN THEY USE TO KILL ARE FROM CHINA OR VIETNAM
They kill Khmer innocent like animal in the park and they will more and more. But those Khmers are stupid allowing them to kill easy, why you don't stand up like arabian countries ??
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