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Requiem: The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek

March 10th 2011
"I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." - Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part 3 The sky was an azure blue and there seemed to be thousands of birds chirping in the trees. A cluster of pink blossoms c ... read more
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Cambodian Flag Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
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11th March 2011

Great blog, thanks for sharing your experience. I read a book recently on the atrocities and it is hard to believe humans are capable of doing this to not only other human beings, but their fellow countrymen. I remember visiting Auschwitz a few years back, one of the main German concentration camp and a quote on the walls from Hilary Clinton stuck with me: "Auschwitz is essential so that future generations can visit and understand how the world can never again allow a place of such hatred and persecution to exist" We all must see these places so that these horrors can never happen again.

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