THE GATE (by Francois Bizot):
I described how the Viets had attacked a bridge before Battambang.
"You mean the Khmer Rouge," said Jean Lacouture. "I don't think there are many North Vietnamese in Cambodia!..."
"I saw only Vietnamese, North Vietnamese."...
"Don't be fooled," he stressed with the tone of the expert. "It's very hard to tell them apart, you know. And the ambiguity is widely exploited."
I swallowed my words. In Lacouture's eyes, I had fallen prey to the official discourse. I took out my pass and handed it to him.
"Here's a safe-conduct pass issued to me on the spot, in Angkor. It's written in Vietnamese, and it's also very useful when moving about in other parts of the country!"
The paper was passed around the table. Lacouture, still showing his scepticism, looked at it without saying anything; and he apparently drew no conclusion from it, as demonstrated by the articles that he continued to write, several months afterwards, without changing his views.
I described how the Viets had attacked a bridge before Battambang.
"You mean the Khmer Rouge," said Jean Lacouture. "I don't think there are many North Vietnamese in Cambodia!..."
"I saw only Vietnamese, North Vietnamese."...
"Don't be fooled," he stressed with the tone of the expert. "It's very hard to tell them apart, you know. And the ambiguity is widely exploited."
I swallowed my words. In Lacouture's eyes, I had fallen prey to the official discourse. I took out my pass and handed it to him.
"Here's a safe-conduct pass issued to me on the spot, in Angkor. It's written in Vietnamese, and it's also very useful when moving about in other parts of the country!"
The paper was passed around the table. Lacouture, still showing his scepticism, looked at it without saying anything; and he apparently drew no conclusion from it, as demonstrated by the articles that he continued to write, several months afterwards, without changing his views.
ពួកយួន យៀកកុងធ្មេញខ្មៅ គឺយួនហាណូយសុទ្ធៗ តែងឈ្លៀតឱកាស យកពេល បុណ្យជាតិខ្មែរ ចូលវាយ ប្រហារ មកលើទីក្រុង ភ្នំពេញ ។ ម្ដងវាចូលមក បាញ់បញ្ឆេះ កន្លែងផ្ទុកប្រេងសាំង នៅឫស្សីកែវ, ម្ដងទៀត វាចូលមកលួច យករថក្រោះ ពីកីឡដ្ឋាន ស្តាតចាស់ ។ ចំណែកកង កុំម៉ង់ដូ ពិសេសយួនសុទ្ធ ក៏បានលួចវាយ កម្ទេច ទីលាន អាកាសយានដ្ឋាន ពោធិ៍ចិនតុង នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៧២-៧៣ (ចាំឆ្នាំមិនច្បាស់) ។
ReplyDeleteហេតុការណ៍ ទាំងនេះ បញ្ជាក់ថា យួនបានវាយ ប្រហារខ្មែរ តាំងពីមុន ពួកខ្មែរក្រហម បានកកើត រឹងមាំ ក្លាយជាកងទ័ព ប្រដាប់អាវុធ ៕
កងទ័ពយួនខាងជើង និងយួនយៀកកុង បានលួចចូល មកស្នាក់នៅក្នុង ទឹកដីខ្មែរ តាំងពីមុន ពេលកើតមាន រដ្ឋប្រហារ នាថ្ងៃទី ១៨ មីនា ឆ្នាំ១៩៧០ម្ល៉េះ ។ ពួកនេះបានទាំង ប្រើប្រាស់ ប្រាក់រៀល ក្លែងក្លាយ បោះពុម្ពនៅ ប្រទេសចិន(?) ទិញស្រូវ អង្ករ ថ្នាំពេទ្យ ពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងទីផ្សារ របស់ខ្មែរ បណ្ដាលឲ្យ សេដ្ឋកិច្ចខ្មែរ ចុះដុនដាប យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ។
ReplyDeleteCome on, North Vietnamese are light skinned, the so-called Yuon, Yuan, Chinese-like invader. Khmer Rouges are Khmers with dark-skinned. They are like the Indians with dark skin.
ReplyDeleteWill people get confused between an Indian and a Chinese? LOL...