Hi KY and ALL: Everyone knows that Cambodia is one of the worst countries on earth plagued by corruption and lawlessness. The notion that the American Ambassador has no business in commenting on corruption issue is wrong. American taxpayers have contributed millions of dollars every year to feed guys like Om Yintieng and alike. American companies are doing tons of businesses in Cambodia and thousands of tourists including Cambodian Americans continue to check in to Cambodia every year. Now that they are rich and powerful, they seem to forget and "bite the hand that feeds them." Om Yintieng's attitude towards the American Ambassador was an total embarrassment for Cambodia as a nation. Cambodians should thank the American Ambassador for reminding us that there are a lot more things need to be done to fight corruption and lawlessness .I don't thinks the Ambassador had any intention to harm Cambodia or to hurt PM Hun Sen, but in the west we like to speak the truth and more directly. The Chinese on the other hand, will kiss us to death with their contributions of money, materials and ideology. Many Cambodians on all sides tend to love their leaders more than their leaders love themselves. Om Yintieng will always love to defend Hun Sen more than Hun Sen want to be defended. Some opposition members too tend to close their eyes on their leaders' mistakes and praise them regardless. This is one of the bad habits that Cambodians need to change. We need to accept the facts, be truthful and use critics as messengers for if we kill the messengers, we will not win the war.
Thanks for your exchanges. Timothychhim.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=timothy+chhim&aq=f In a message dated 6/5/2009 10:52:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Pu Tim & Bun Heang, I love to read your critical thinking and productive idea. Of course, Cambodia will not move any further under Om Yintieng and other Hun Sen's cronies. Several times when there are criticism of corruption, human rights violation and inequality development, Om Yintieng will come up to oppose those critics seriously, and one of his justification is those critics are critical to his legitimate government. Is this making sense that people voted for CPP and CPP can do whatever they want? Critics cannot open their mouth towards those unrighteous behavior of the government? I am really appreciate with recent public speech of American Ambassador Carol Rodly. Of course, the person like Yintieng will allow Cambodia move towards the mouth of Vietnam. In other sense, SRP sometime plays its role to legalize and legitimize Hun Sen/Om Yintieng's government. What could we do in this situation? Hints: SRP has to be improved, CPP is not Om Yintieng, Vietnam cannot oppress all CPP's members...etc KY On Jun 5, 1:55 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks Lok Bun Heang, > > Without SRP and other oppositions, the CPP would be viewed by the world as > an autocratic regime. That's why the CPP is using NEC and, most of all, > its multi-level infrastructures to make sure that it gets the majority of > votes. The strength of the CPP is its infrastructures and financial supports at > different levels. Whether it is fair or not, the CPP has so far managed to > control its bases very tightly. Results can be adjusted to meet their need > to control the governments. > > You are right, the CPP does not need RSP to run Cambodia. It can do it > alone but it would rather have opposition party(s) to legitimize its rulings. > It will do everything to keep it that way. If Cambodia becomes Champa, > history will be written that Cambodia was a democratic country during these > periods and the majority of Khmer are to blame for voting for such a > government. > > Hanoi needs the CPP, the CPP need the oppositions, and legally speaking the > oppositions have to work with the CPP. Whether we like it or not Chea Sim > is Ram Rainsy's president in the assembly. They may fights like cats and > dogs to win popular supports and to keep their job, and at the end of the day > they are (supposed to be) colleague. > > When will Cambodians wake up? Right now most Cambodians are happy with > where they are and how the situation is. They are fed up with the lies and > cheats of many politicians. I don't know if we can blame them or those > politicians who have so far used their pains and sufferings to seek higher > positions to serve their personal interests. > > Regards, > > ========= > > In a message dated 6/5/2009 6:54:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > My views on your comment : > As long as Yuon-Hanoi rules Cambodia,no way CPP & SRP can live > together.....unleast SRP adopted policy to live as FUNCINPEC & NRP. > CPP do not need any party to survive & rule Cambodia but its master Hanoi. > > NEC is a sole Tool of CPP to showing the world of CAMBODIA DEMOCRACY. > > Hanoi will not need CPP when the Indochinese Federation is > accomplished.See Champa & Kampuchea Krom. > Hanoi do not need Cham party and Khmer Kampuchea Krom party to support its > ruling. > If Khmer-People do not wake up themselves....The dream of Ho Chiminh will > come true for sure. > Ladies & Gentlemen the Vietnamezation is on the way. > > Cheers, > Ung Bunheang > > Promises and Reality > In theory, SRP and other opposition parties offer great campaign promises > for Cambodia. Democracy, justice, freedom, social services etc… are very > good and pleasant for Cambodians to hear. But, practically, can SRP and other > parties with its current intact infrastructures run the country without > the support from the CPP? Can they put together a group of competent and > honest leaders to run Cambodia? > Perhaps, my unbiased answers to these questions will not sit well with the > diehard supporters of the oppositions or the CPP, but I know that without > the support of the current members and leaders of the CPP no opposition > party will be able to run Cambodia. The CPP are better equipped and > unfortunately all opposition parties lack human resources, intellectual resources, > and financial resources, etc...Organizational structures of these parties are > not even strong enough to run their own party effectively. Political > structures of SRP combined with any other opposition party are still very week. > Division within each party exists and morality among most party leaders at > all level is still unacceptable. Many of them are worse than or equal to > some CPP members. > With current political mood, the way all politicians behave and their > personal interests at stake; the CPP will never support the oppositions nor > relinquish its power. So the dream that one day the oppositions will run the > country within the next few decades is illogical. > What do we need to do to make Cambodia a better place for Cambodians? > Every Cambodian, (especially members of political parties,) needs to stop being > a yes-man and demand that their politicians be accountable for their works > and promises. The opposition leaders must clean up their act, stop their > rethorics and become better than the CPP leaders so that their voices are > respectable and taken seriously by the ruling party. The CPP leaders, on > the other hand, need to keep their mind open for reasonable alternative > proposals. > However, with the understanding that both, the CPP and the non-CPP, need > each other to survive on; one may want to reconsider their expectation that > much changes will be done in the near future. Especially, when Cambodia is > under heavy influences of other countries. > Sathonne Chhim > New York > Timothychhim.blogspot.com > > ____________________________________ > We found the real '_Hotel California_ > (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/lyrical-landmarks/258/41.19651/-110... > emlcntnew00000006) ' and the '_Seinfeld_ > (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/television/totally-tv/165/47.871213/-66.3... > 0005) ' diner. What will you find? _Explore WhereItsAt.com_ > (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/... > Its-At?ncid=emlcntnew00000007) > > . > > **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ > diner. What will you find? 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