The above photograph was taken in 1974, and shows poor peasant soldiers belonging to an all-female Khmer Rouge battalion. Marching in Indian File down a dusty road in their Chinese army caps and checked krama, they were possibly on their way to help lay siege to the old royal capital, Oudong. These women first came [...]
1971, the Chinit River Congress. I took the part. There, it was stated that “Vietnam is a friend but with reservations” (or contradictions). This decision meant that Vietnam was not a real ally in the struggle, but also ambiguously not a foe too. We had to apply two lines, one of friendship and the other, [...]
Taken from Question de Temps
Revealing Lon Nol’s departure from reality at the time of the Cambodian Civil War … From William Harben’s memoirs: I carried “Mad Dog” Bolin’s 9 mm automatic under the seat. In the event that any Khmer Rouge soldiers blocked the road and tried to flag me down, I planned to abandon the car, dive into [...]
