Hun Sen Takes Aim at US During Speech
Addressing the killing of 14-year-old Heng Chantha for the first time since she was shot dead last month by government security forces, Prime Minister Hun Sen offered his condolences before declaring that the killing of the teenager was not as serious as the U.S. bombing of innocents in Afghanistan. “I’m so sorry for the death of that niece, I’d like to contribute my condolences. But, in this case, it’s not as serious a matter as the U.S. dropping bombs in the wrong areas in Afghanistan and killing a lot of [innocent] people…under an excuse of getting rid of al-Qaida and the Taliban,” Mr. Hun Sen said, during a speech to mark the midterm review of the government’s National Strategic Development Plan 2009-2013. “Why don’t they condemn [the U.S.] and just condemn Khmer?” asked Mr. Hun Sen. …
