Keep doing the dum things, then you will deserve it.
On Nov 12, 12:25 pm, Chon Chumleas <[email protected]> wrote: > November 12, 2009 > > CAMBODIA SHOULD LOOK WEST AND EAST AT THE SAME TIME IN THE DEFENSE OF > HER TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY > > The CPP-dominated National Assembly is planning to suspend my > parliamentary immunity on Monday, November 16. There will be a special > parliamentary session with the lifting of my immunity being the only > topic on the agenda. > > I expected this move by the Hun Sen government. It proves how > subservient the Cambodian authorities are to the Vietnamese > government. On November 4, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung > “proposed that the Cambodian government take due measures to deal with > [Sam] Rainsy's acts of sabotage and not permit similar cases to occur, > as they negatively affect the fine relations between the two nations.” > See official statement from Hanoi > athttp://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/041109/domestic_vs.htm > > On October 25, as an elected representative of the Cambodian people, I > had only expressed my support for, and solidarity with, Cambodian > farmers who are victims of land grabbing along the Vietnamese border > in Svay Rieng province. See the context of my intervention context and > evidence athttp://tinyurl.com/ykblbpr > > The attempt to silence me by lifting my parliamentary immunity also > shows that the current Phnom Penh government totally ignores King > Father Norodom Sihanouk's concern about Cambodian farmers losing their > rice fields because of border encroachments by the Vietnamese > authorities as I elaborated in my November 7 letter to the Retired > King. See related documents athttp://tinyurl.com/yzcxqyqand > athttp://tinyurl.com/yec3hw5 > > Vietnam's Prime Minister apparently blew out of proportion my symbolic > gesture to morally come to help Cambodian farmers who are victims of > local injustices involving Vietnamese authorities. But this incident > could also show that I embarrassed Vietnam by shedding light on a much > bigger issue with strategic implications and much higher stakes than > one may first consider. > > The recent appointment of fugitive Thai national Thaksin Shinawatra as > an adviser to the Cambodian government in order to exacerbate tensions > between Cambodia and Thailand may be just a ploy to divert the public > attention from much more serious problems concerning Cambodia’s > territorial integrity, which appears to be more vulnerable on our > country’s eastern border than on the western border with Thailand > because of Vietnam’s more subtle expansionist policies and Hun Sen’s > subservient attitude towards Hanoi. > > Sam Rainsy > Member of Parliament -- 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
