Whom Does Cambodia Belong To? (2004-Aug-05)

        Sam Rainsy suggests that the three parties strive together to avert King's abdication - As a reaction to King Norodom Sihanouk's intention to abdicate SRP President Sam Rainsy yesterday wrote to CPP President Chea Sim and Funcinpec President Prince Norodom Ranariddh suggesting that the three party presidents request an audience with the King -- currently in Beijing -- in order to listen to the monarch's grievances and try to address them so as to prevent his abdication, which could create a "most serious political, institutional and national crisis". [Khmerintelligence]
          N.P. : Sam Rainsy is a born "Mao-Chay-Yim-Dith". Now he tries to make others play "Mao-Chay-Yim-Dith" with him.
         Hun Sen pretends to ignore King's intention to abdicate - In an apparent response to Sam Rainsy's yesterday's proposal Prime Minister Hun Sen declared today that he prefers to ignore the King's intention to abdicate because "there is no provision in the Constitution dealing with abdication", implicitly suggesting that the King has no right to abdicate. Actually Hun Sen is extremely nervous about a possible royal abdication, which would give the "future former King" Norodom Sihanouk more freedom and the possibility of becoming the soul of a new and overwhelming political movement. [K.I.]
          N.P. : Nonsense. The whole Cambodian population (including Chea Sim and his clan) are already on their knees before Hun Sen. The dictator does what he wants in Cambodia. Will Sihanouk's North Korean bodyguards follow him back to Siemreap once he has abdicated?
         King wishes to have a successor who is "clean and gentle" - King Norodom Sihanouk today wrote a letter to Sam Rainsy thanking him for his yesterday's initiative but said he would not change his mind regarding his decision to abdicate. Referring to Sam Rainsy's August 3 letter to Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the King said he wishes to have a successor who is "clean and gentle" and who will "strive to serve the country and the nation" so as to "make the people happy". "Therefore, our country will run no risk of instability and will not face any crisis." [K.I.]
          N.P. : Here we are! The succession! That's what it's all about! Sihanouk not only wants to keep his crown but also to pass it to his family. Nothing prevents him from abdicating right away, he doesn't abdicate, he only threatens to. He is a born blackmailor, a manipulator though capricious and flip-flopping : cf. the way he obtained independence from France and his many recent tricks! Sihanouk's second reign was decided by a handful of Cambodian and foreign politicians. Right now Cambodia, its crown, its throne and its royal palace belong to the Cambodian people. A referendum should decide whether to have a new king after Sihanouk's resignation, dismissal or death.

Nos Trois Berges Du Même Fleuve (2004-Jul-27)

Le long du Mékong elles étaient trois, nos berges, nos territoires. Les voisins gourmands n'attendent que l'occasion de les avaler tous les trois. Les Siamois prirent l'Ouest déchiré par la division de nos dieux-rois, Qui imposaient au peuple-esclave la démarche du canard. Quant à l'Est dévoré par des nuées de Viets, nous perdions champs et pagodes, montagnes, îles et mers. Les Khmers y végétaient, les Viets y gouvernaient. Si donc au Centre on truque les élections, profite de la corruption et se conduit en seigneurs de la guerre, On perdra sûrement toutes nos berges, toutes nos terres.

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