Paris Peace Accords 23 Oct. 1991

Thursday, October 20, 2016

សេចក្តីប្រកាស ជាផ្លូវការ របស់ លោក សម រង្សីុ ស្តីពី ការវិលត្រឡប់ មកប្រទេស កម្ពុជាវិញ | Sam Rainsy's official statement on his return to Cambodia -- and Theary Seng's commentary "Sam Rainsy's Unique Role"


១៩ តុលា ២០១៦ / 19 October 2016
សេចក្តីប្រកាស ជាផ្លូវការ របស់ លោក សម រង្សីុ ស្តីពី ការវិលត្រឡប់ មកប្រទេស កម្ពុជាវិញ។  Sam Rainsy's official statement on his return to Cambodia.

[My very liberal paraphrasing of Sam Rainsy's address to the youth in Siem Reap. It's POWERFUL, WISELY SHREWD]

Immediate swap: Me in prison for the immediate release of all CNRP and civil society prisoners of conscience, some 30 of them. It'd be idiotic to have all the best and able in prison all at once.

[My commentary of a few days ago re this]

Unfortunately, in Cambodia at this moment in time, there's no other No. 1 man besides Sam Rainsy. Many, many, many courageous leaders I like and respect, but no other man comes remotely close to replacing Sam Rainsy as the chief of the democracy movement.

Hence, we need him alive; we need him to have the mobility and agility to do the work needed during this challenging time, be it overseas or inside the country. The strong and growing support of the international community did not come by chance but to a large degree due to his effective lobbying.

Courage is one important characteristic, which Sam Rainsy shares with countless Cambodians.

It would be laughable and easily dismissed as rubbish some of the comments calling him a "coward" if they didn't come from voices I normally thought normal. One only needs to review his political activities in darker periods to know how indeed laughable and rubbish these sentiments are.

Courage, yes! But this is the not the distinguishing trait. What makes Sam Rainsy stand out is his unique, rare combination of top leadership skills and qualifications, recognized not only within the limited Cambodian society but internationally.

Let's keep perspective amid the seemingly overwhelming challenge before us.

 Seen and heard on Ms. Theary C. Seng's Facebook accounts: 

1 comment:

  1. Sam Raingsy should not die in the hand(s) of HUN SEN at any time at all, not just at this very moment in time!!!

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