Flashermac Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Takes two sides to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Takes two sides to fight. one side is wearing yellow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 "Hun Sen is a scumbag of the deepest hue" the stinkiest turds always float to the top of the bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 My bitch is with Hun Sen. He's an ex-Khmer Rouge installed by Hanoi and kisses their arses whenever they ask. He signed over several border areas to Hanoi - and no one was allowed to question it, or else. He kicks up a fuss over the "evil Thais" for political votes. Remember when the Thai embassy in Cambodia was destroyed, with the diplomatic staff fleeing for their lives? It was because a Thai actress "had said" that Angkor Wat really belongs to Thailand. Uh ... it was a line she said in a TV show set in the early 1940s in the Indo-China War with the French. It was in the script! This statement is just another ploy by HS to stir up political support via nationalism. Hun Sen is a scumbag of the deepest hue. << Hun Sen's government has also been known for carrying out a fire sale of land to foreign investors in 2007-08 and the eviction of thousands of residents from their homes. Hun Sen was implicated in corruption related to Cambodia's oil wealth and mineral resources in Global Witness 2009 report on Cambodia. He and his close associates were accused of carrying out secret negotiations with interested private parties and taking money from those who he would grant rights to exploit the resources.>> Wikipedia I agree he is scum, BUT, as I recall, the Thais started this recent matter...pretty much for nationalistic/diversion reasons...as you said, "it takes 2 to fight." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hun Sen decided to get the temple ruins declared a World Heritage site, since he intends to build a casino on the plains far below and wants to run a cable car up to the cliff top ruins as an added attraction. Once again, it's all about money with him. The Thais got concerned since the land around the temple is still in dispute. Hun Sen should have known that would happen. The logical step would have been for both Cambodia and Thailand to jointly ask the ruins to be a World Heritage site, since Thailand unquestionaly owns the access to the temple, which faces north and was meant to serve what is now Sisaket. But Hun Sen had to go it alone. Samak as PM foolishly got involved, and all the rest has grown out of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thailand and Cambodia had already agreed in writing to do a joint declaration, but Hun Sen jumped the gun right before the last election and used that to inflame Cambodian nationalism to help win the election. Thailand is certainly not blameless in this and Samak’s attempt to cool off the situation were probably one of the few sensible things he did. Unfortunately, no country in the world can give up the claim to any territory without paying a heavy price in domestic politics (as he found out today TH "The anti-graft agency plans to bring criminal charges against former prime minister Samak Sundaravej and former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama for the signing of a joint communique with Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Bullets’ remark a ‘warning’ PM’s instruction for Cambodian soldiers to ‘use bullets’ against Thai soldiers and civilians was intended to frighten ‘extremists’, foreign affairs official says. PRIME Minister Hun Sen’s order for Cambodian soldiers to “use bullets†against Thai soldiers and civilians who venture into disputed border territory was intended as a warning to “Thai extremistsâ€Â, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. “The Thai extremists must know the consequences that will happen if they insist on entering Cambodia illegally with the intention of occupying any piece of land in Cambodia,†Koy Kuong said when asked about the premier’s comments, made Monday during a speech at the new Ministry of Tourism. Koy Kuong added, though, that the government was still hoping for a peaceful resolution to the border dispute. “Right now, we still hold the position on solving the problem with Thailand peacefully, bilaterally and amicably,†he said. When asked whether he believed Hun Sen’s comments were consistent with the government’s hopes for a peaceful solution, Koy Kuong said again that the remarks were merely “a warningâ€Â. The Bangkok Post reported Tuesday that Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban would meet with Hun Sen to discuss the border row. The report did not specify when and where the meeting would take place, and Koy Kuong said he knew nothing about it. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva downplayed the significance of Hun Sen’s comments, telling AFP: “Whenever he gives interviews to the foreign media, he always has this attitude where he wants to make headlines.†Abhisit also said Hun Sen’s comments were likely an attempt to retaliate against Thai protests held on September 19, during which 5,000 yellow-shirted protesters from the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathered in Thailand’s Sisaket province to protest the Thai government’s border policy. Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) soldiers stationed near the border said Tuesday that they were ready to carry out Hun Sen’s order should Thai soldiers or civilians try to enter disputed territory. “We will not use dogs, electric bats or shields to prevent them. We have stored enough ammunition to shoot them, and we will follow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s orders,†said Srey Doek, commander of RCAF Division 3. “We will not make him disappointed on this problem.†He said Thai military officers sent a letter Tuesday asking RCAF officials to stop workers from making repairs to Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda, which is located near the temple, because it was in territory they said was disputed. Srey Doek said he had told the workers to continue with the repairs. A spokesman at the Thai ministry of foreign affairs in Bangkok declined to comment Tuesday, and officials at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh could not be reached. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009093028659/National-news/bullets-remark-a-warning.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hun Sen was Khmer Rouge himself, only he claims to of left them during the 70s due to being disallusioned... I fear the apple falls close to the tree with this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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