
by Pin Yathay
American
Woman Helps Former Khmer Rouge
This
article highlights the life and work of Linda McKinney, an
American who assists former members of the Khmer Rouge, the
rebels who drove Pin Yathay and his wife into exile. In the
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record your thoughts about Ms. McKinney’s actions. What motivates
her? Would you be able to help people who were once responsible
for the suffering and death of so many human beings?
Will
Justice Ever Be Served?
Although
more than twenty years have passed since the Khmer Rouge held
power in Cambodia, its leaders have yet to be tried for their
crimes. According to this article, "[t]he Prime Minister told
his people at the end of 1998 that they should 'dig a hole
and bury the past.' Preserving the new-found peace, he argued,
was more important than confronting the old crimes." Write
an editorial sharing your opinion of the Prime Minister’s
suggestion.
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