THE CRIMINAL GENERAL LE DUC AN? "Prime Minister Pham Van Dong called on me and, in the presence of Premier Chou En-lai, swore in the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam that the latter would always respect the land frontiers as well as all islands belonging to the "Kingdom of Cambodia" March 1970 by Sihanouk . Wilfred Burchett book "The China Cambodia Vietnam triangle " P-176-177
UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. 5. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. Le Duc Anh conveniently forgot that Hanoi also contributed to the formation of the Khmer Rouge movement Ex-Vietnam leader on Khmer trial: 'Better late than never' HANOI (AFP) - Former Vietnamese leader Le Duc Anh, who helped organise the 1979 invasion of Cambodia that helped topple the Khmer Rouge, on Wednesday hailed the start of the trial against the regime's chief torturer. Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, went on trial Tuesday in a UN-backed court for crimes against humanity over his brutal rule at Tuol Sleng prison, where he is accused of presiding over the deaths of 15,000 men, women and children. "Thirty years after the downfall of the Khmer Rouge, I say better late than never," Anh said in an interview with the online daily VietnamNet. "Not judging them for what they did was almost like condoning the crimes of people who set up a genocidal regime." Anh, who served as president of communist Vietnam from 1992-97, was one of the key leaders of the anti-American forces in South Vietnam during the war. In late 1978 and early 1979, he helped organise Vietnam's invasion of neighbouring Cambodia, which led to the regime's fall in January that year. Anh said Vietnam did not want to go to war with Phnom Penh but saw the invasion as self-defence, as Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot had repeatedly threatened to seize territory, and the only way to save the Cambodian people. "Thousands of Vietnamese civilians were killed in border clashes initiated by Pol Pot," Anh said. "At the time, the Khmer Rouge had plans to fight their way to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)." "Without our support... how would the Cambodian people have risen up to liberate their own country?" The ultra-communist Khmer Rouge killed about two million people during its four-year reign of terror - nearly a quarter of Cambodia's population at the time. Click to Read More... _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_022009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
