Viet's Political Games on Khmer

source: KKM Reporter
Date: March 12, 2006

KKM reporter interviewed a former Khmer Krom army commander under the former US-backed south Vietnam government. The KK commander who requested to be anonimous under this interview on what he has personally learned from the Vietnamese' Rach Gia labour camp, southern Vietnam. He was imprisoned after the Vietcongs invasion of south Vietnam in 1975 and after the withdrawal of the US troops. This KK commander was captured and sent to the labour camp from 1975 to 1985, and was released after numerous extortions from his whole family properties. Upon his release, he and his family fled to the refugee camp the Cambodia-Thai borders. He now lives in Canada.

During the KK commander's training at the labour camp, here is what KKM interviewer learned from the commander about the Viet's secret plan:

"In order to put a lid on Khmer Krom's matters, we Vietnamese must take control of Cambodia at all costs. Cambodia is the launching grounds for Khmer Krom to free their homeland--Kampuchea Krom," the commander quoted from the training materials.

He continued, "for Khmer Krom, in order to free Kampuchea Krom, we must seek the help from Cambodia". He said, "this is no difference from Palestine seeking help from the Arab world and the Kashmir seeks support from Pakistan." He expressed regret that up-to-now that we Khmer have not had a full control of Cambodia: it is still heavily under the foreign influences, in particular by the Vietcongs in Hanoi.