You can’t blame the US for that; Thailand is loaded with weapon from the US while Cambodia is loaded with weapon from Russia and China and North Korea. You have to support your customer/ buyer or they won’t buy anymore weapon from you.
On Dec 21, 3:20 pm, rattanakiri <[email protected]> wrote: > It is very sad and deplorable act. It is part of geopolitics, the end > justifies the means. > The US is partial the blame, for years, the US pushes Cambodia further > to depend on China financially and politically. During the Thai attempt > to occupied Cambodian land, the US took the Thai side by saying it is > between Thai and Cambodia. Only China tolf Thailand to back down. > > [email protected] wrote: > > Cambodia is a one of the Chinese clients. China has funded Cambodia > > billions, while the US restrains its financial tie to a certain limit, > > way behind other donors. The US must protest against the main culprit > > rather than complaining against a country that is merely at the mercy > > of China, Vietnam and other dictatorship nations. How about go to the > > main source of oppression--China? Can the US do anything about that? > > > The answers lie behind the real strength of the USA. There is nothing > > much that the US can do except some lip servicing statements to help > > placate the Human Rights Activists. China owns most parts of the world > > now and the US (private company and the US Government) owes trillions > > of dollars to the Chinese. That is the value of Hawaii, maybe? :-) > > > If we understand the politics of the world, we will not be too upset > > over why things always go wrong with the weaker countries--financially > > and militarily. > > ------------------------------- > > > Monday, December 21, 2009 > > > US: Cambodia's deportation of Uighurs violates obligations > > > > <http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-cambodias-deportation-of-uigh...> > > > Dec 20, 2009 > > DPA > > > Washington - The United States Sunday denounced Cambodia's deportation > > to China of 20 Uighur asylum seekers, saying it appeared to violate > > Cambodia's international obligations and would have long- term > > consequences for bilateral ties. > > > The United States was 'deeply concerned' about the welfare of the > > individuals who had been deported, said Gordon Duguid, acting > > spokesman of the US State Department in a statement. > > > 'We are also deeply disturbed that the Cambodian government decided to > > forcibly remove the group without the benefit of a credible process > > for determining refugee status and without appropriate participation > > by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,' Duguid said. > > > The State Department said the incident would affect Cambodia's > > relationship with the US and its international standing. > > > The US urged the government of China to ensure proper treatment of the > > asylum seekers and uphold standards of human rights. The 20 Chinese > > Muslims had arrived in Cambodia last month from the far western > > Xinjiang region. > > > Cambodia deported the Uighurs on the eve of the Chinese vice > > president's arrival in the country Sunday on a state visit, drawing > > immediate criticism from the United Nations. > > > 'We are a greatly disappointed with this because Cambodia has signed > > the International Refugee Convention so they are supposed to protect > > refugees under this law,' Christophe Pescoux, Cambodia representative > > of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), 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
