A former Khmer Rouge official seeks God's forgiveness

Currently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia there is a trial taking place. It involves five former members of Pol Pots Khmer Rouge (Communist) murderous leadership. One in particular nick named Duch, Kaing Guek Eav was a former director of one of the prison camps involved in The Killing Fields, prison S21.

Background: Vietnam was divided between Communist North Vietnam, and South Vietnam. During the 1960s and early 1970s the United States of America was involved in that war as it was during the height of the Cold War to stop the spread of communism. The theory in Southeast Asia was called The Domino Theory. Meaning if one nation in Southeast Asia fell to the communist so would the other nations in the region.

When President Nixon got elected president he inherited the Vietnam War along with a Democratic Party controlled Congress. The Democrats in Congress withheld the funding for the war thus causing the withdrawal of American troops. Then the Democrats in Congress withheld the funding for the South Vietnamese Army, causing their collapse and the complete take over by the Communist in North Vietnam creating one country, Vietnam. Then the dominos started to fall and Cambodia fell to the Pol Pot and his communist Khmer Rouge.

These thugs tortured then murdered 1.7 million of their own people. The equivalency to that in todays terms would be as if 30 million Americans were murdered. While this murderous activity was going on, the world was silent. The same world that said never again, in reference to another holocaust. Only one nation intervened to stop the slaughter and it was the communist country of Vietnam. The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia and the war raged for about ten years. Then the UN (the worthless United Nations) got involved and negotiated a peace. This resulted in the complete withdrawal of Vietnamese troops and the creation of a Constitutional Monarchy in Cambodia. This caused many of the murders Khmer Rouge to go into hiding.

Duch Kaing Guek Eav ran into hiding. While on the run he came across Christian missionaries, became a born-again Christian. In 1999 he was discovered and arrested. Currently he is on trail for his crimes with four other former Khmer Rouge thugs. Kaing Guek Eav (Duch) is the only one who admits his crimes and expresses sorrow and asks for forgiveness. If this many truly in his heart his repentant for his crimes, then he will be forgiven by God when his time arrives to come fact to face with God. Duch should face the justice of the tribunal in Phnom Penh and meet the resulting faith. However whether he dies at the hands of the tribunal or a natural death, if he is truly sorry for his actions, he will be forgiven by God. That is what Christians believe in reference to forgiveness, even for a man such as this who committed such a horrendous atrocity being responsible for the death of 16,000 Cambodians.

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[munkeynut]

1st of all if there was such thing as GOD he wouldnt of let it all happen in the 1st place. You yanks are so annoying when it comes to religion. You have the right to believe in what u want..but dont preach it cuz its all bullshit anyway., Your god is a sick sick person and very cruel.

[PropagandaBuster]

@munkeynut - Did you even read what you wrote before you depressed the “post” button? First you question if there is a God, then you write what He would not allow to happen. How can something that does not exist allow or not allow something to happen? Then you write God is “sick sick.” Once again I have to question: How can something that does not exist be “sick sick?” I think your comment to illustrate God does not exist, proves He does exists. Thanks!

[munkeynut]

@PropagandaBuster did u even read??. 'IF'

Thanks!

[PropagandaBuster]

@munkeynut - That “if” indicated you believe there is a possibility He does exist, which means there is a belief. Stop hiding from your inner beliefs.

[munkeynut]

@PropagandaBuster im athiest..i dont have religion like u. Hiding from inner beliefs?? u tellin me what i believe?.

Osama for president

[PropagandaBuster]

@munkeynut - No, you told me what you believed with that “if.” A real Atheist would never add an “if” as an Atheist believer believes there is no God and no “if” about it.

[Keiess855]

If a man that suppose to be responsible for the death and torture of 16,000 people in the prison camp get to go to heaven when he die, then Fuck Heaven! I don't want to go there, I might meet up with Hitler too if I go up there.

[XShynobiX]

@YGGD4eva Viet didn't actually start it.

if you go back in the past.

Why did Vietnam war started? The french.

IF the French didn't occupied Vietnam then there wouldn't be no civil war between communism.

[Thomistica]

If Duch truly is a Christian, then he has received God's forgiveness and he will go to Heaven. God's grace is amazing and wonderful.

Nevertheless, of course, his ass belongs in prison for the rest of his days. I wouldn't rule out the death penalty in his case either.

[Vickzq]

@PropagandaBuster

Of course we can't know what God thinks about that specific matter... so let's say we leave that as it is.

But as I followed the discussion you had... I remember hearing the story, a theology authority was asked, why would God let bad things happen. The answer was, that 'one' can't turn the back on him and never carying about him... and then expect that he might appear just when that person got in trouble.

On the other hand, whatever bad happens, he can 'repear it'.

thx

[munkeynut]

@PropagandaBuster if u say so old man..good luck in your quest, just be careful of sharp objects. Go save the planet me ol'China.