Congratulation to Khmer M'chas Srok Movement for receiving honorific US Congressional Proclamation

Dr. Chak Sakhonn of the Khmer M'chas Srok movement showing the US Congressional Proclamation

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCLAMATION

In recognition of

Khmer M’Chas Srok

The national Union movement of all Khmer people for Real peace in Cambodia

WHEREAS: Khmer M’Chas Srok has dedicated itself to the independence , sovereignty, and peace of Cambodia and;

WHEREAS: Khmer M’Chas Srok is committed to the encouragement and promotion of cultural awareness and preservation among the Khmer people, and;

WHEREAS: we recognize the Khmer M’Chas Srok for having educated so many people on the current condition of Cambodia and on the vital importance for every country to be self-reliant and have a strong economy, and;

WHEREAS: The Fifth Congressional District has a large and active Cambodian community that invest their efforts into building peace in Cambodia, and;

WHEREAS: Khmer M’Chas Srok is devoted to prosperous future for all Khmer generation to live.

THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, That Khmer M’Chas Srok for their outstanding commitment to the Khmer people and for providing a positive message of community involvement and contribution, be hereby officially recognized for their exceptional dedication, and their continual commitment to establishing Real Peace in Cambodia.

Given this 30th day of August, in the year 2008, and in the 232nd year of the independence of the United States. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Congress of the United States.

NICOLA S. TSONGAS
MEMBER OF CONGRESS

SEAL of the U.S HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE

Sacrava's Congratulation: Khmer M'chas Srok

By Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

Khmer Mchas Srok Branch is formed in Minnesota, US

Saturday, January 26, 2008
By Khmer Quorum
http://khmerquorum.blogspot.com/

A fear of Vietnamization in Cambodia and Khmer Race extinction is haunting all Cambodian communities around the world as well as in the country. In response to this fear, On January 26, 2008, about fifty Cambodian Americans in Minnesota have come together to form a Khmer Mchas Srok Branch in the state. At the meeting, the members have voted to choose a president, a vice president, three secretaries, a treasurer, and a numbers of advisors.

An important mission of this organization is to restore full independence and national sovereignty from Vietnamese expansionism policy and to brink back true democracy, self-determination, and the rule of law for our country. The president of this newly established organization has given a short speech to the members, focusing on an unfair border treaty with Vietnam, an alarming number of illegal Vietnamese Immigrants who continuously flowing into the country without check, and the growing influence of Vietnamese associations and businesses in the country.

The organization believes that at least there are 2 to 4 millions illegal Vietnamese Immigrants are currently living in Cambodia under the protection of the current regime. If the current government continues to rule the country for the next 30 to 50 years, Cambodia will automatically become Champa and Kampuchea Krom. The past and current situations have convinced the Khmer Mchas Srok that Vietnam is constantly and systematically swallowing Cambodian land through all kinds of mean.

To save Cambodia from the real danger of extinction, the Khmer Mchas Srok will appeal to all the signatory countries of the Geneva Peace Accord in 1954 and the Paris Peace Accord in 1991 to review and reinstate all clauses that had guaranteed the full sovereignty and independence of Cambodia. On the other hand, the Khmer Mchas Srok clearly states that it has no policy and intention to compete or challenge with any political party in Cambodia, but its sacred mission is to salvage our nation from the Vietnamese expansionism.

At the end of the emotional but enthusiastic meeting, the Khmer Mchas Srok Branch in Minnesota has called for all Cambodian communities around the world to rally and unify as a single force under an umbrella of the Khmer Mchas Srok in order to save our beloved country from Vietnamization.

In case you are curious, here's the actual story behind Hem Keth Dara's shortlived "Nationalist Movement"

Hem Keth Dara, son of General Hem Keth Sana, is seen, on this photo, brandishing a handgun in the street of Phnom Penh of 17 April 1975

Excerpt from “Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia”, page 281
By Arnold R. Isaacs (1983), JHU Press.

The illusion of joyous reconciliation was fostered, briefly, when a contingent of black-clad soldiers marched down Phnom Penh’s Monivong Boulevard early on the morning of the 17th to take the surrender of the armor and infantry soldiers near the Hotel Le Phnom. After the government troops put down their weapons, they were smilingly told to go home. Civilians nearby began embracing and crying with joy, joined by the black-clad uniformed arrivals. Those not too elated to notice such things, however, quickly realized that these men were too clean, too neatly dressed, and too untired to be front-line troops. In fact, they were not Khmer Rouge soldiers at all but Phnom Penh students, led a general’s son named Hem Keth Data, whose bizarre attempt to take power before the Khmer Rouge arrived was apparently undertaken on behalf of the perpetually scheming Lon Non. In the confusion of the day Keth Dara succeeded a little later in taking control of the government radio station, announcing himself in a four-minute broadcast as head of the “Nationalist Movement.” His followers he called “younger brothers” who had seized Phnom Penh in order “to allow elder brothers from outside” – presumably the Khmer Rouge – to enter the city without fighting.

“Khmer Mchas Srok” movement meeting to discuss about the country’s problems

Sunday, December 30, 2007
By Hassan
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

For a whole day, on Saturday 29 December, in Lowell, Massachusetts, northeastern USA, about 100 Cambodians traveled to listen to reports about problems faced by Cambodia. The event was organized by the committee supporting the Khmer Mchas Srok (Khmer Owners of the Land) movement at the Doubletree Hotel conference room.

The reports about Cambodia were given by Dr. Chak Sakhon, President of the Khmer Mchas Srok movement. The event started with a blessing given by Buddhist monks, followed by a remebrance of National Heroes who dedicated their lives to the Nation and Religion in the past and present. This is the second meeting organized by the movement.

Following a 2-day national congress held near Washington DC in October, Dr. Chak Sakhon gave an account of the latest events, by showing figures and reports gathered by herself and Mr. Sean Masavang, her colleague. The report was the results of a 10-year study conducted by the movement, following the 23 October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia, one salient point of this report shows that: “In this entire affair, it was merely an artificial peace, why is it that peace in Cambodia is only an artificial peace? Because we don’t have sovereignty, why don’t we have sovereignty? It’s because of a strange immigration issue, because of poverty in the Cambodian society, because there is no punishment for the criminals, you can kill people and you will not go to jail, because of the destruction of Buddhism and Cambodian culture, because of the dictatorship of the CPP currently.”

So Bun Thoeun, a Cambodian citizen, told RFA with emotion that after he heard and saw the painful graphical images of Cambodian people living in the countryside in some regions, that: “This is the first time that I see the true tragedy suffered by Cambodian people living in Cambodia, and they are being oppressed by Thailand and Vietnam. This all happen because Cambodians are not smart enough, and they allowed other nations to oppress them. All these made me become very emotional, this is the first time I cried, I cried because I have pity for our Cambodian people.”

Mrs. Ung Samon, a 70-year-old lady who recently returned back to her native village to visit her relatives, said that she personally witnessed the current living condition of the [Cambodian] people. Mrs. Ung Samon said: “In the countryside, a lot of them don’t have rice to eat. In Cambodia, there are a lot of Yuons living there, (that’s what I observed when) I visited last year. I thank the formation of the Khmer Mach Srok movement for helping Cambodians and our country from being encroached by the Yuons.”

Supporters of the movement indicated that in the past few days, the Khmer Mchas Srok movement accepted about 100 new supporters who are living in Massachusetts, and these supporters demand the full right to live as Cambodians, the owners of their lands in Cambodia.