As a young man, Sichan Siv made a harrowing escape from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Hear how he went on to become the U.S. ambassador the United Nations, and what it was like for him when he eventually returned to the Cambodian killing fields. His new book about his journey is Golden Bones.
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Sichan Siv
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I was most disheartened to listen to Shican Civ boast about his working for the 2 Bushies, leave Washington to work for the private sector not concerned about the ills this country' s human rights infractions. Give me a break. He is a right winger. Enough of his kind. No guilt, no nothing. Will not read his book. Would never support this guy.
How about Henry Kissinger, who is certainly a war criminal? How do Cambodians feel about him?
Amazing story....
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