Re: http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc/browse_thread/thread/dc502b3db4da9fec
Sursdey Jay, What a wonderful insight!! Now I like to express my opinion in response to your assessment that no one knows the reason why loork Khoar Chev joined the Khmer Rouge. Right, no one knows. However I believe that one or more of the following is or are the reason or reasons why he joined the Khmer Rouge: - he was a socialist and/or a communist (nothing wrong with that, by nature I'm a socialist) - he wanted Sihanouk to be back in power and he believed the civil war was between Lon Nol and Sihanouk, not between Lon Nol and the Khmer Rouge - he believed Cambodia was under the US imperialism and he wanted to liberate Cambodia from this imperialism - he or his relative(s) or friend(s) was mistreated, or his relative(s) or friend(s) was killed, by the Lon Nol regime (or the Sihanouk regime if he joined the Khmer Rouge before 18 March 1970) - he was recruited by the Khmer Rouge when he was so young that he didn't understand politics yet Or perhaps some other reason or reasons, which I now can't guess. Well, anyway, we agree that it's indeed a brave act on his part to confess that he was a Khmer Rouge. Yeah, we forgive him (because he wasn't a top brass of the Khmer Rouge regime), and we hope he continues to participate in this forum. Regards, Pheng Kim Ving -- 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
