Toul Sleng

Brutal

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July 23rd 2008
Toul Sleng Prison and Choeung Ek are brutal, gritty sites. There are no words to describe the experience I had today. I felt schizophrenic as I wondered how many continents, countries, cultures have mass graves like the ones I walked through today? How many regimes have tortured and murdered people using the same techniques as I saw today? What makes man capable of such cruelty? Is that seed ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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