The first trial of comrade Duch started yesterday at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
I can't imagine the horrors that started during that infamous Khmer New Year in 1975 and lasted until 1979.
I can't imagine the rampant fear of an entire country.
I can't imagine Vietnamese control over this amazing land.
I can't imagine how UNTAC changed the landscape.
I can't believe the trials are actually happening after 30 years.
Below are two links, one from the Phnom Penh Post about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, the other from the New York Times from a Frenchman. I would encourage you to read both as they both give a different perspective.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009021724257/National-news/-I-have-waited-30-years-for-this-trial-Vann-Nath.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/opinion/17bizot.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=khmer%20rouge&st=cse
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