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| Theary Seng, Khieu Lai at Wat Phnom, 23 Sept. 2013 |
UPDATED: Honorable Exit Strategy for Hun Sen
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The
political stalemate is turning into a war of attrition. And I am
confident the people, represented by the CNRP, will prevail. Because
truth is on their side. Hun Sen would be wise in this yet-open window
of opportunity to make the honorable exit.
Despite the sporadic violence and intimidation, the people continue to be fearless, defiant, embracing the moment and riding the wave of change with at-once hopeful, grim determination. I only wish the foreign press can fully feel the passion, the fearlessness, the determination, the sophisticated articulation of these protesters, who sold their chickens and other livestock to come to Phnom Penh for the mass 3-day protest, coming on faith that food, shelter and water will be provided for. (They were.)
Now back in their remote villages, the local authority are intimidating them -- "If only I was ordered to shoot, I'd shoot" -- the reaction almost universally is the same refrain -- "When is the next mass protest; we are ready to go again!"
Meanwhile, the CPP has lost completely its sense of balance and proportion (if it ever had it): hundreds of darkly armored troop against a group of 30 meditating monks and another group of 60 youths in light blue, peace-symbol T-shirts s, divided by razor sharp barbed wiring coiling the main thoroughfares of the tourist district. In full war gear, the troops grimaced against the marching monks in flying bright saffron robes and peace-uniformed youths, peacefully meditating, praying, attempting to present their petition--boxes of them carried in medieval rickshaws, which was only gathered in a matter of hours--some 260,000+ signatures.
One does not have to be a professional photographer to understand the media moment. And that proves to be the case; the citizens took out their iPhones and plastered Facebook with these almost surreal scenes, as if from a movie set from the Medieval period -- overwhelming force barricading the iconic palace grounds, as rows of monks and youths chant and pray for peace, encircling the palace. All the while, the people and the press wonder the ration of house arrest to freedom for the handsome former ballet King.
Of the hundreds of "advisers" the CPP employs, what do they do?! Does not even one of them have the gut to say, "Dude, this is not cool. Cut it out!" The CPP overplayed its hand in the deployment of troops, if only for intimidation, which has no (or little) effect anymore. Outright mass violence? It cannot, for reasons I've already expounded elsewhere. Mainly, they cannot limit its scope; and if mass violence, the International Criminal Court looms.
Despite the sporadic violence and intimidation, the people continue to be fearless, defiant, embracing the moment and riding the wave of change with at-once hopeful, grim determination. I only wish the foreign press can fully feel the passion, the fearlessness, the determination, the sophisticated articulation of these protesters, who sold their chickens and other livestock to come to Phnom Penh for the mass 3-day protest, coming on faith that food, shelter and water will be provided for. (They were.)
Now back in their remote villages, the local authority are intimidating them -- "If only I was ordered to shoot, I'd shoot" -- the reaction almost universally is the same refrain -- "When is the next mass protest; we are ready to go again!"
Meanwhile, the CPP has lost completely its sense of balance and proportion (if it ever had it): hundreds of darkly armored troop against a group of 30 meditating monks and another group of 60 youths in light blue, peace-symbol T-shirts s, divided by razor sharp barbed wiring coiling the main thoroughfares of the tourist district. In full war gear, the troops grimaced against the marching monks in flying bright saffron robes and peace-uniformed youths, peacefully meditating, praying, attempting to present their petition--boxes of them carried in medieval rickshaws, which was only gathered in a matter of hours--some 260,000+ signatures.
One does not have to be a professional photographer to understand the media moment. And that proves to be the case; the citizens took out their iPhones and plastered Facebook with these almost surreal scenes, as if from a movie set from the Medieval period -- overwhelming force barricading the iconic palace grounds, as rows of monks and youths chant and pray for peace, encircling the palace. All the while, the people and the press wonder the ration of house arrest to freedom for the handsome former ballet King.
Of the hundreds of "advisers" the CPP employs, what do they do?! Does not even one of them have the gut to say, "Dude, this is not cool. Cut it out!" The CPP overplayed its hand in the deployment of troops, if only for intimidation, which has no (or little) effect anymore. Outright mass violence? It cannot, for reasons I've already expounded elsewhere. Mainly, they cannot limit its scope; and if mass violence, the International Criminal Court looms.
- Theary, Phnom Penh, 22 Sept. 2013
7 comments:
Thank god she took her picture out.
ស្ថានការណ៍ខ្មែរមិនដែលអាក្រក់ដល់ថ្នាក់នេះទេ។ ទៅមុខទៀត វារិតតែអាក្រក់ជាងនេះទៅទៀត នៅពេលដែលលោកហ៊ុនសែន បង្កើតរដ្ឋាភិបាលរួច ព្រោះគេនឹងប្រើកម្លាំងបង្ក្រាបអ្នកប្រឆាំងពេញសន្ធឹង។ ពួកនេះគ្មានគិតពីផលវិបាកវាសនាប្រទេសជាតិទេ ពួកគេធ្វើយកតែឈ្នះឈ្នះ។
Oh GOD :(
Oh God...not that again.
yes, you're right, Theary. We can clearly see from the reaction of the US Embassy and the Ambassador. Only a moment after the Ambassador attended the Parliament swearing in, the US Embassy Phnom Penh put out a press release explaining its action. We all can tell that the Embassy did out of fear of the power of mass protest.
Hun Sen and the CPP thug's time is up. The CPP's era must end. Hun Sen and the CPP's thugs must go!!! The Khmer people have spoken, the people around the world have spoken!!!
Thanks a million Theary for your unparalleled vision!!!
No-one takes Theary Seng seriously, except herself.
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