"The missiles come first, and the justifications come second."

E. P. Thompson

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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill

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Anonymous said...: Shoot first and ask questions later?
Is this the wild, wild west kind of thing? Hun Sen kind of justice thing in the Kingdom of Wonder?
Anybody cares to help elaborate? ជូយពន្យល់ បើមានពេលទំនេរ ok? អរគុណ។; 4:32 am

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The long tragedy of Cham history

“The process [‘Nam Tien’ or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by Léopold Cadière in 1911: “As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and “planting the bamboo” – the hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages – or by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues.” In short, there was no room left for the Chams.”