Saturday, September 16, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Book by Khieu Samphan
A recent book by Khieu Samphan(លោក ខៀវ សំផន), second in command of Democratic Kampuchea and often the front person in the Communist Party of Kampuchea guerrilla units, is an autobiography titled the Recent History of Cambodia. It has already drawn the wrath of Critics who claim the book is nothing more than an attempt to whitewash his crimes during the DK period, 1975 through 1979.
However, this is just about the only biography written by a member of the so called “Khmer Rouge.” (they never really called themselves that name.) There for it may shed some light on a dark and mysterious period in Kampuchea’s history.
The book hasn't been traslated yet to English or French. It should be available in the US soon.