LDT Regent reports from Cambodia on the legacy of the Khmer Rouge. Millions dead, and a new generation in denial. I heard an NPR report yesterday that many young Cambodians now deny the Khmer Rouge holocaust as propaganda. They find it hard to believe that people could be so cruel that they would murder millions of their fellow citizens.

Newsflash: the Communist system makes people that cruel.

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(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) There has been uncertainty about whether the victims of the Khmer Rouge would ever receive justice. It has taken years but progress toward a trial is finally being realized.

From TheStar.com.my:

Judges and prosecutors from Cambodia and foreign countries were sworn in Monday to begin the historic U.N.-backed judicial process to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide and crimes against humanity.

The swearing-in was a major step forward in the process of seeking justice for the victims of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, whose extremist policies in the late 1970s are estimated to have taken 1.7 million lives.

After decades of inaction and delays, trials are expected to start in 2007, although no date has been set.

From Interested-Participant.

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