I knew Pol Pot- 28 Jan 08- Part 2

Al Jazeera speaks to those who knew the leader of the genocidal Khmer Rouge.

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[massonwas]

his only mistake was 'to give the peasants power'? that was the basis for his regime!! Stupid stubborn bastard.

[Grimaldo35]

Pol pot have some responsability for cambodian tragedy, but he´s not the only one.

Don´t forget USA "secret" bombings that destroyed this country while killing 600,000 inocents, don´t forget Lon Nol corrupt and murdeous dictatorship.

Don´t forget previous genocide in Indonesia and Timor where between 1-2 millions were murdered for the army.

[fartknocker31]

@Cybor88 ..... uhm.. actually one country has been bombed more than Cambodia. That country is Laos. But yeah, same scenario (US bombing). No thorough planning or strategy for entering and exiting the Vietnam War was established by the US Gov (just like the Iraq War), big mistake. This fact, along with Vietnam efforts to invade Cambodia both demonstrate that Pol Pot is not solely to blame for everything. There are probably a few other factors (Khmer Rouge internal politics, Palace's role, etc.)

[fartknocker31]

@massonwas .... It's not about giving power to peasants. Power in the hands of common people is what true democracy is all about. There was more than one mistake which led to the genocide; probably more related to secrecy and paranoia, along with an ideology of the party that focused on change too quickly and too radically.

[Cybor88]

Most of those mass graves are mostly corpses from the bombing and famine, caused by the war USA insisted to lead against communism. The people who fear commnunism are very rich.

So, why are you against communism when you're not rich and does not own a huge company? Just because some people pushed mass propaganda on you through television? You are too stupid to comprehend what cambodia, or what Pol Pot tried to do.

[Cybor88]

Such propaganda! They say he hated vietnamese people, yet they forget to mention his friend, Jacque Vèrges is Vietnamese. They don't mention how many people who died from the U.S bombings, blockage of the country's import, such as FOOD!

So, many of the deaths were unintentional, caused by America's holy war.

Yes, some people were tortured, but guess what. People are being tortured on Guatanamo bay too.

No country has ever been bombed so hard as Cambodia.

[Iggy3d]

Pol Pot was a sick fucker.

[ItachiUchiha715]

He is a terrible leader.

[22smosh]

@Grimaldo35 i guess ur communist

[noobfart39]

thumbs up if you skipped the first part

[yayatheinvincible]

i agree with many of the comments, and I absolutely take this seriously, but I just wanted to point out that...lol that nuon chea is wearing sunglasses?? he has to look good for his interview?!

[UDSS]

He was a criminal and a Maoist rascist. His ''communism'' was not what Marx and Lenin wanted. He build a rascist state, only for the Khmer people. His totalitariansism was so high, that Vietnam had to end it.

But the west did not liked that. They supported Pol Pot for many years. Mrs Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, both gave support to Pol Pot against he new People's Republic of Kampuchea.