Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge

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December 2nd 2006

Published: December 10th 2006

Before I came to Cambodia, I confess that I knew very little about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. I remember vague news reports as a child of the attrocities being committed and the famine that was gripping the country. I also knew that the Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot (or Brother Number 1, amongst various other names) was a tyrant and killed countless people in his own country. But Until I came h... Read Full Entry

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Killing Fields - killing tree

The reality of what went on here is almost unbelievable.

Killing Fields - mass grave 3

Killing Fields - plan of mass graves

each square is a mass grave, each containing several hundred bodies.

Killing Fields - View of memorial Stupa

the view across some of the mass graves to the Stupa in the middle, containing the remains.

Killing Fields - Magic tree

"Magic Tree"! Used to hang a speaker from to drown out the cries of the victims. This was so the victims didn't know what was going on, and also so the local farmers didn't hear the cries.

Killing Fields - clothes in the ground

Unlike most sites in the rest of the world, the Killing fields have only been partially excavated. This means that when you walk around, you come across bits of clothes and bones sticking out of the ground......

Killing Fields - tooth

......and the occasional tooth.

Killing Fields - view of bones, and clothes

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