Trying to stop ‘the wind of freedom’ from reaching Cambodia
The victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s movement in Burma after years of military rule and repression is already starting to unnerve autocrats nearby. Last week, Sam Rainsy, an opposition leader in Cambodia, declared that the democrats’ “resounding” victory “has created panic among the last surviving dictators in our part of the world. But the wind of freedom that is blowing through throughout the world will also reach Cambodia in the very near future.” …
