Great thread we all must bring up the memory of those who were killed in the midst of their lives by evil.
Women, children, men....all seperated by butchery.
Good on you for keeping the flame against evil alive.

It does make you wonder just how many more atrocities from recent history are yet to be known. Humans seem to be habitual in their blood thirsty need for power and control unfortunately. These were/are the real people and countries that need the global community to intervene in times of despair, guess its just not profitable enough though.

Originally posted by regolith
It does make you wonder just how many more atrocities from recent history are yet to be known. Humans seem to be habitual in their blood thirsty need for power and control unfortunately. These were/are the real people and countries that need the global community to intervene in times of despair, guess its just not profitable enough though.

indeed, USA's *known* track record is as awful *as possible* from the very start. at very least, 10 million native Americans were killed during the founding of our glorious country. add to that 3 million in cambodia, 3 million in Laos, a couple hundred thousand in Hiro & Naga (edit), a few million between Iraq & Afghanistan, the list is easily exhausting and painful to recollect. instead of helping countries in need, it has turned into going after their resources and wasting them anyways, once had. and yea us officials are getting better at being covert and politically correct.

Originally posted by ignant

am i dwelling on the past? nope. last year, in *Washington DC*, Khmer reps made their case that much of the 'borrowed' money was used either for repair of the US bombings or for funding of the Coupe and Khmer Rouge operations.

however, US big broke bully that it is, only arranged a repayment plan, and did not 'forgive' Cambodia this blood money.

Thats insane, i knew that the U.S. had bombed Cambodia, but this "loan" and "repayments" is new to me. I wonder when the U.S. will ask Israel to start making repayments, probably never.

Originally posted by ignant

indeed, USA's *known* track record is as awful *as possible* from the very start. at very least, 10 million native Americans were killed during the founding of our glorious country.

I think us Brits can take the blame for that aswell, also India and a hell of a lot of Africa. The genocide in Cambodia though is different, this blood wasnt on our hands, but blind eyes might have been turned.