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| Phay Siphan (R) receiving his "cub scout" badge from Comrade Xok An (L). Phay Siphan was a former refugee to the US, he lived in Long Beach, California. |
November 20, 2012
By Ben Woods and Kaing Menghun
The Cambodia Daily
Because his knowledge of human rights and democracy is largely academic, U.S. President Barack Obama is in no position to lecture Cambodia on these subjects during his visit to the country this week, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said yesterday.
Speaking with reporters outside the Peace Palace yesterday before the arrival of Mr. Obama, Mr. Siphan said that Cambodia has as much—if not more—to teach the U.S. about democracy than the other way around.
“I think that Obama, what he learned [is] from the book in school, but we Cambodians, we started over here, so Obama will learn real experience in the field [about] democracy and human rights developing in this country,” he said.
“When Obama raises that issue [human rights], I feel Obama is going to learn especially from Cambodia,” he added.
Mr. Siphan also said he did not think that Mr. Obama would raise the issue of human rights with Prime Minister Hun Sen during his visit.
"Obama will not talk about it [human rights]. The U.S. does not order others to do things,” he said.
“Obama’s visit shows the close relations between small and big countries. But it also shows that the U.S. has softened its manners. The U.S. will not play the role of a policeman who threatens others.”
Human rights, Mr. Siphan added, is not a uniquely American concept and should not be treated as such.
“We cannot substitute Asean human rights quality…by import[ing] from the United States.”
Mr. Siphan also said that during his visit to Cambodia, Mr. Obama will be representing U.S. interests, which are primarily economic.
“What’s the expectation from the American people? Economic growth,” he said. “Do they care about Cambodia that much? I don’t think so.”
8 comments:
Those CPP pigs are screwed up!!!
Obama himself is an individual, but the President of United States is An Obama and has the power to pressure Hun Sen over human rights issue and democracy in Cambodia.
This is really a stupid person I have ever seen.
Obama raises a concern but why those bully cows are talking disrespectfully. They want to get dissolved soon bec they dare to bully the US? I wait to see if the US oust Hun Sen, does China do anything? China can veto, but the most important country to contain China is Myanmar, not Cambodia. So, Cambodia is nothing for the US.
Now, I am very happy to see Obama comes to ASEAN. ASEAN has ten countries, but only one country that has problem.
I know the US strategy. For sure now the labors have been switched to Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In the future, the US will not depend on the low cost of labors in China.
It's time for American and Japanese entrepreneurs to move their companies to those ASEAN countries. As the China weak, it is easily to put Cambodia isolate. Then, It is very easily to oust Hun Sen.
Phy Siphan is A shit men from United States ....He should go to Jail....working for the Communist Country.Did you sign on ..and answer to Immigration during ..you were the Refugees from Cambodia ,that you hate Communist...Now you are working with CPP....this is so sick...Dog...Shout up your mout....your mouth....one day Young will cut your head .....and kick you out ...you will see.You must go to jail in USA.
Strip Phay Siphan of U.S. citizenship and let him live in Cambodia for good.
I could not believe it. Phay Siphan speaks so low, beneath this earth....that's the reason Cambodia goes nowhere.
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