Kerry Lied
Millions Died
Posted on 08/06/2006 5:26:38 AM PDT by Pharmboy
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Aug. 1 — More than 27 years after the mass killings and after nearly a decade of wrangling between Cambodia and the United Nations, formal proceedings have begun against surviving leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
On July 10, a special prosecutor’s office opened its investigation into one of the last century’s most sustained atrocities, in which 1.7 million people died from 1975 to 1979 through torture, systematic killings, overwork, starvation and disease.
A first shipment of 383,149 pages of evidence, contained on 524 reels of microfilm, was delivered to the prosecutors on July 17.
snip... Because of limits on time, space and money, few are likely to face trial on charges of complicity in the deaths of as much as one-fourth of the country’s citizens.
snip...The United Nations has given the tribunal a budget of $56.3 million for a three-year process that began with the investigation. But it may last longer. There is also a race against mortality as aging suspects die off and those who survive grow sicker and more frail. The Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, died in 1998 at 73. The military commander Ta Mok died July 21. He was believed to be 80.
Of the four most prominent figures remaining, three are in their late 70’s and report having medical problems. Some diplomats are concerned that one or two might have highly placed patrons who could help them disappear before any arrest.
Only one, Kaing Khek Iev, also known as Duch, the commander of the torture chamber Tuol Sleng, is in custody. He has become an evangelical Christian. An interview several years ago suggests that he may be as enthusiastic now about repentance as he was then about slaughter.
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The miserable pissants at the UN are right on time.27 years is long enough to hide any complicity on their part.
Look how long it's taken them to get around to this and these particular commies kept detailed records of their crimes.
We could have been there and put a quick stop to this had John Kerry and the traitorous Democrats, MSM not turned a victory into defeat in Viet Nam and caused the withdrawl of our forces from the region.
Excellent point...
The UN gives 50 million for elections in the Congo and only 50 million to finally bring to justice perpetrators of genocide. Nice apportionment, UN!
I for one will NEVER, EVER pay a tax to the UN. Its bad enough that my US tax dollars go to support it!
Get the US out of the UN and kick the UN out of our country!!
Amazing incompetence by everyone in the so-called 'World Community'. These clowns have been quietly living out their retirement after killing 3 million (?) human beings where they should have all been hung.
Pol Pot's vision of socialist/marxist "utopia" included the liquidation of close to 25%(+) of the population of Cambodia.A college education was grounds for execution.
And speaking French marked you for Death as well....which was somewhat nasty in a country where France had had astrong colonial presence through their Indochine years.
No one wanted this all resolved quickly - everyone had embarassments with the Khmer Rouge butchers, not just the UN. After thew Vietnamese invasion, for example, NZ/Australia & the US all fought long and hard to keep the Khmer rouge leaders in exile/hiding as "the legitimate government of Cambodia" and therefore hold its seat at the UN which kept them going and gave them greater credibility.
We all have blood on our hands. I just wish we'd managed to make Pol Pot pay for what he'd done.
Big, powerful governments and an unarmed citizenry are mankinds' most dangerous mix.
Good for him. Now try his nasty ass, give him time to say a short prayer, and drop his murdering carcass through the trap door.
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I do not care if he tithes 90%. I'm with you: Hang 'em high.
Exactly right--those mofo's are partly responsible for millions of lost souls. And they're STILL arrogant and self-important. Sheesh!
Hanoi Jane and all the other treasonous anti-war activists have the blood of 2 million Cambodians on their hands.
"Because of the limitations of time and money....."
Hell the Hague had plenty of time and money to try old Slododon for war crimes. Maybe if Kofi dug really, really deep into his Swiss bank account he could cough up a few millions he got from the Oil For Food program and help the UN and the ICC do something right for once.
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Millions Died
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