Hi Yannee, It's not about who dares to challenge Vietnam, but rather who dares to work collectively and smartly enough to get things done and to avoid being legally trapped? Vietnam accused Rainsy of many wrongdoings: a perverse action, damaging common property, violating both countries’ laws, and bilateral treaties and agreements, hindering the borderline demarcating and marker planting process. It also stated that "Sam Rainsy’s speeches slandering Vietnam were ill-informed, irresponsible and designed to incite a feud, undermining the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia." So Vietnam does not just charge Sam Rainsy against his physical acclivities, but also against his verbal attacks on Vietnam. These charges can be interpreted in so many ways by the Cambodian and the Vietnamese courts. Rainsy needs to go back home to answer the charges, settle the matters and to stay with his people. If Phnom Penh regime convicts Rainsy in absentia, it could spell the end of his party. The CPP can break SRP party by isolating Sam Rainy from his self-named Party. SRP without Sam Rainsy will be dead. Forget about Kem Sokha and his dysfunctional organization. If Rainsy cannot fight the CPP with 26 seats what can an organization with 3 seats and weaker organizational structure and skill do? However, there are so many people who want to become members of the oppositions just for their professional and personal venture. Hun Sen needs some kinds of opposition parties to look good democratically. Don't get upset and eat too much turkey... ==============
In a message dated 11/20/2009 8:10:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Lok Raingsy is inviting the king father to have trouble with Hun Sen, that why Hanoi put pressure on CPP to remove Raingsy from Cambodia leaving Kem Sokha as the sole silent opposition to sit in Raingsy place. Will lok Sokha dare to challenge CPP in certain issues, probably not, because of security reason ? On Nov 20, 1:16 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Thailand doe not want only the 5 square kilometers, its wants more, > including the temple of Preah Vihear. The border issues between Cambodia and > Thailand is as important as the border issues with Vietnam and Laos. We can't > just tolerate one neighbor because he/she steals smaller land--Thailand and > Vietnam are thieves. > > Cambodia needs to solve the border and territorial issues with all > neighboring countries once and for all. And Cambodian politicians and officials > need to stop politicize these issues as their partisan political ploys. > ========= > > Sam Rainsy slams VN incursions > > Friday, 20 November 2009 15:03 Uong Ratana > > PRIME Minister Hun Sen is currently playing a “dangerous game” with the > Cambodian nation by understating the threat posed by Vietnamese territorial > encroachments, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said. > > In a self-styled “message to the Cambodian people” released on Thursday, > the Sam Rainsy Party president said the government is playing up the threat > posed by Thailand but ignoring problems on its eastern border. > > Sam Rainsy said the potential loss of 5 square kilometres of land in > disputes with Thailand was dwarfed by the loss of “thousands” of square > kilometres to Vietnamese incursions. > > “This is an ongoing painful process that Mr Hun Sen does not want us to > look at,” he said. > > The message came just days after the National Assembly stripped Sam Rainsy > of his parliamentary immunity over an October 25 incident in which he > helped uproot six wooden posts marking the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng > province. > > Phay Siphan, spokesman of the Council of Ministers, dismissed the > allegations, saying Sam Rainsy was speaking from emotion rather than fact. > > “To the east, we do not have any problems,” he said. -- 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 -- 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
