During Pol Pots misguided revolution for a better Cambodia, millions of innocent people were slaughtered.
Families were split, and the population was significantly dumbed down; intellectuals, teachers, and professionals among others, were systematically
rounded up, tortured and murdered.
Schools were morphed into goals, many people were displaced.
Pol Pot had over 300 'Killing Fields' throughout Cambodia. Reminders of these attrocities are Tuol Sleng (S21) Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh and a
local 'Killing Field' located approx 15 kms from Phnom Penh.
The millions that died under this regime would rival the Holocaust; the more startling thing about this episode in comparison though, is that
Pol
Pot was Cambodian. He managed to give the orders to do this to his own people; and Cambodia is a small area, when in comparison to the expanse of
Europe.
When in cambodia last November my guide mentioned that Cambodia was indeed a very poor country before the war, when asked how did they aquire their
weapons to have such a revolution to begin with; she answered CHINA!
Is it plausible to suggest that Pol Pot was infact an agent for the interest of China, and in this scheme; wantonly submitted to the extermination of
his own country-men? Where did he get the weapons?
I have seen a few articles stating Chinese involvement; Mao
wishing Pol Pot to deliver Cambodia as another Chinese State, I've also seen some articles claiming that the U.S was implemenatry within this
scenario also.