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When the Voiceless Speak

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 8, 2019 Filipino American author Alex Tizon spent his life raising up the lives of those rendered invisible by society. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Last Khmer Rouge Leaders Get Life Sentences

SOPHENG CHEANG / The Associated Press Nov 15, 2018 The two elderly Cambodians are convicted of genocide and war crimes by an international tribunal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Finds Khmer Rouge Officer Guilty of War Crimes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2010 He was involved in the torture and killing of more than a million people over the course of four years, but key Khmer Rouge operative Kaing Guek Eav, aka "Duch," got off easy as he was sentenced by a U.N.-affiliated court Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cambodia Déjà Vu: the Invasion of Pakistan

William Pfaff / Truthdig May 14, 2009 Last September, during the American presidential campaign, I wrote a column declaring that the United States had again invaded Cambodia, only this time "Cambodia" was Pakistan. President George W. Bush had ordered U.S. ground attacks on the Taliban inside Pakistan's Tribal Territories, without Pakistan's authorization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Inside the Mind of Pol Pot’s Henchman

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 Thousands of Cambodians were tortured and killed under Pol Pot's horrific Khmer Rouge regime, and now one of the major players from that reign of torture and terror, Kang Khek Ieu, may face justice for his role in the deaths of about 17,000 people. Here, The Independent's Valerio Pellizzari hears the firsthand account during a rare interview with the man formerly known as "Duch." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remember Vietnam

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 5, 2007 Sex scandals aside, it's too soon to simply let Bush's asinine Vietnam analogy go. The team that has so often ignored history is out to rewrite it, and they must be stopped. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Indicted in Cambodia

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2007 Kang Kek Ieu, otherwise known as Duch, the first of a group of former Khmer Rouge leaders to be investigated by a U.N.-affiliated tribunal in Cambodia, has been charged with crimes against humanity, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )