IF you are Cambodian: Do you owe any gratitude to Sam Rainsy for revealing the evidence of Vietnamese border encroachments into Cambodia’s territory?
On Feb 3, 11:44 am, kangaroo <[email protected]> wrote: > Sam Rainsy is nothing more to create problems for Cambodia. > Look at all of his activities in Cambodia since he decided to be a > plitician in Cambodia. What has he done to better the country? > His action was to demonstrate against his own government that he is a > part of it. His activities show clearly of his intention. He is > picking his people to act against the others. Nothing from Sam Rainsy > that promotes unity. > > On Feb 3, 4:02 am, Chon Chumleas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Phnom Penh Post > > > WEDNESDAY, 03 FEBRUARY 2010 15:03 SOURN SEREY RATHA > > > Dear Editor, > > > I have observed that Sam Rainsy’s recent political actions seem to > > stand at odds with his efforts in the past to fight for truth and > > justice. > > A case in point is the border issue with Vietnam. > > > What the public has taken away from growing tension over border > > demarcation along Cambodia’s shared border with Vietnam is that Sam > > Rainsy has used the existing disagreement to create additional > > problems. > > > A recent declaration by the Sam Rainsy Party stated that the border > > post uprooted by Sam Rainsy last October was one among several that > > were “fraudulently erected well within Cambodian territory” – a fact, > > the declaration states, that is borne out by historical maps and > > recent satellite photos. > > > The declaration asserts that “state-of-the-art computer programs” have > > provided hard evidence of fraud in the placement of border posts. > > > But what has Sam Rainsy done with this evidence? > > > He has urged foreign governments and international organizations to > > review this evidence in order to illustrate the false dealings of the > > Cambodian government. > > > But he has done nothing to illuminate what the SRP expects the country > > to do about the evidence to protect its territorial integrity. > > > Sam Rainsy did very well to combat falseness with truth, but how will > > the SRP move from truth to justice? > > > I would not expect Sam Rainsy to write a letter seeking Hun Sen’s > > leniency and the right to return to Cambodia and participate in the > > 2013 elections. > > > He has already stated that he has no intention of writing a letter of > > apology, but he has written to express regrets for some of the > > difficulties of the past. > > > But in my opinion, making apologies and expressing regrets in politics > > amounts to the same thing when one is looking for a political > > advantage. > > > It is my hope that Sam Rainsy will never again use Cambodia’s border > > dispute as a factor in his political game, as he did with the 1997 > > grenade attack when he filed a lawsuit against Hun Sen in a New York > > court and then later withdrew it. > > > Sourn Serey Ratha > > Cambodian Action Committee for Justice & Equity -- 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
