Cambodia - 1979
a republic of Southeast Asia, cambodia is the southwest part of the
Indochine Penninsula, on the Gulf of Thailand, bordered by Vietnam, Laos,
and Thailand. Area 181,035 sq Km. pop (est 1979): between 4.5 and 5
millionaccording to officil figures. It is estimated to comprise Khmer 93%;
Vietnamese 4%, and Chinese 3%.
Cap Phnom Pehn ( urban area pop 1979 est 270,000 )

Foreign Trade (1973) Imports: 14.2 Billion Riels; Exports 2.7 Billion Riels
Import Sources USA 69%, Thailand 11%, Singapore 5% Japan 5%
Export Destinations: Hong Kong 23%, Japan 5%, Malaysia 18%, France 12%
Spain 10%
Main Export ; Rubber 93%
( question what do all these countries have in common? They are all client
states of America)


On january 7th 1979 Rebel guerillas backed by Vietnam seized powe in Phnom
Pehn and set up a "People's Revolutionary Council" headed by Heng Samrin,
president of the kampuchean United Front for Salvation ( KUFNS). THere wre
conflicting reports about the fate of the fallen regime's leaders. Former
foriegn minister Ieng Sary was said to have been rescued by a Thai (
American allie ) helicopter while head of state Khieu Samphan
http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id30.html apparently escaped in a
Chinesse aircraft. From bases in China the Pol Pot group quickly organized
military resistance and a diplomatic offensive against the new regime.

Heng Samrin lost no time in announcing an eight point program that pledged
restoration o freedom of the people. This liberalization and the end of
the Pol Pot regime, which had become known as one of the cruelist in
modern times, seemed to mark an upturn for the better in Cambodia. But
political realities pointed otherwise. The fact that Pol Pot's ouster was
the result of a Vietnamese invasion
raised fears in Southeast Asia of and expansionist Hanoi. China resentful
of Vietnam's hedgemony in Indochina, coontinued it's support of the fallen
Pol Pot. Influetial US Circles argued against normalizing relations with
the Hanoi Government.

The result was that Pol Pot continued to recive diplomatic recognition at
the UN. ( Confirmed by a general assembly vote on September 21rst)
meaning the USA and teh rest of the Security council recognised Pol Pot
even after the Vietnamese deposed him, even after his genocide was brought
to light and subsatnial Chinese assistance in organizing a guerrilla
campaign. Cambodia slipped into a new civil war, with the Pol Pot faction
claiming to have killed or captured 40,000 among an estimated 200,000
Vietnamese troops in the country and the Heng Samrin government claimig
42,000 Pol Pot guerrillas as casualties.

A further diplomatic complication for Heng Samrin was provided bt former
head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk. After keeping him under house arrest
for the three years it was in power, the Pol Pot government had released
Sihanouk on Jan 6th (1979) He was given the task of speaking for Cambodia
at the UN Security Council, where a complaint against Vietnamese
"aggression" had been filed. But after denouncing Vietnam's policy of
"annexation and hedgemony" Sinahouk turned on his former tormentors, and
rejeted all attempts by the Pol Pot government to enlist him as an ally.
From Bejing, and P'yongyang, North Korea, he launched his own diplomatic
campaign that he alone had the recognition and legitamacy to end the
fighting and establish an independant government.
Neither the diplomatic Ballyhoo nor the punitive war China unleased on
Vietnam on February 17th seemed to shake Heng Samrin or Hanoi's backing of
him. In February Vietnamese Priemier Pham Van Dong paid an official visit
to Phnom Penh and signed a peace and friendship treaty. In August a special
people's Revolutionary Tribunal in Phnom Penh sentanced Pol Pt and Ieng
Sary to death, after a trial in absentia, on charges of systematic
massacre, evacuation of urban populations, forced establishment of
communes, and extermination of monks, religiou believers, and
intelligentsia. The following month the government won a point when the
summit meeting of nonaligned nations in Havana left teh Cambodian Seat
vacant.

Through all the political manouvers, the extent of the human tragedy in
Cambodia kept growing. Refugees flowed into Thailand, sometimes to be
driven back by Thai authorities. More than two million people were believed
to be starving Phnom Pehn at first refused to allow intrnational aid lest
the Pol Pot forces also benifit from it, nut by September 1979, Red Cross
and UN Childrens Fund assistance began to flow into the country. Opening
the sencond congress of the KUFNS in September Heng Samrin admitted the
famine conditions but blamed the Pol Pot regime. Noting that the
agriculture and industry had been reduced to zero, he said thousands of
tonnes of aid were pouring in from the Soviet Union and Vietnam.
Meanwhile Vietnam began an all-out military campaign to wipe out the
remnants of Pol Pot's supporters. Heavy fighting near the Thai border
forced more refugees to flee into Thailand, further straining that
country's ability to care for them.
On December 27th 1979 the former regime's ambassador to China announced
that Khieu Samphan had became premier in place of Pol Pot, who was now
commander in cheif of the guerrilla forces.
T.J.S. George 1979- founder of Asiaweek


Main points:
Vietnam and Cambodia are two differant countries, Will Miho likes to
confuse them, in order to make the American slaughter of 2 million
Vietnamese sem more "paletable".

Pol Pot's regime ended due to the actions of the Vietnamese Government.
America's intrests and actions in Cambodia made a guerrilla war last many
years longer needlessly at an untold loss of life.

The UN continued to recognise Pol Pot even after the atrocities were
revealed. That measn that the USA for vengeful reasons would rather see
people Die and suffer, than do the "Right Thing".

China invaded Vietnam for "punitive reasons" because Vietnam ousted Pol
Pot. There was support for China doing this in the west, there was not
criticisim. This led to anti-chinesse sentiments in Vietnam, and the Boat
people crisis.

The Aid that came to Cambodia to relive the crisis once Pol Pot was
overthrown was NOT from America, it was from the Soviets, and the
Vietnamese.

America and it's allies had no quams about doing bussiness with Pol Pot (
re; export/ import numbers)

Will Miho has no concept of the truth, and only knows about Cambodia from
that crappy propaganda movie "the Killing Fields".

"nmm" wrote in message ...

has no concept of the truth, and only knows about Cambodia from
that crappy propaganda movie "the Killing Fields".

A movie better written, but whitewashing certain applicable points that
describe the primary reasons why we were in VietNam following up after
the French, would be "The French Connection".

nmm wrote:
Cambodia - 1979

blah blah blah....

What the **** is wrong with your brain to make you think
that a pro audio newsgroup is a forum for this crap.

Go away.
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John Noll

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 9:43 PM, David Morgan \(MAMS\)
wrote:

"nmm" wrote in message ...

has no concept of the truth, and only knows about Cambodia
from
that crappy propaganda movie "the Killing Fields".

A movie better written, but whitewashing certain applicable
points that
describe the primary reasons why we were in VietNam following
up after
the French, would be "The French Connection".


GOD = Gold Oil Drugs - one of the key phrases that Michael Ruppert uses to
describe the economy.

Strange how Malaysia is now minting a gold dinar peice. I've heard
theories about Kennedy's $2 bill ( which was gold backed) being his
downfall.