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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In the 4½ years since Phnom-Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, more than a third of the population of Cambodia, once estimated at 8 million, has perished from war, disease and the genocidal policies of the murderous Pol Pot regime. Last week, as the Vietnamese prepared for a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: And Now the Horror of Famine | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

International relief agencies, along with the European Community, Japan, Australia, Britain and the U.S. are mounting a substantial rescue operation expected to cost $110 million over the next six months. State Department officials in Washington said last week that the U.S. will give $7 million in emergency food and money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: And Now the Horror of Famine | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Until now, attempts to get food to the starving Khmers have been hampered by red tape and the anarchic conditions inside Cambodia. The World Food Program, UNICEF and the International Red Cross have been supplying emergency rations to the refugees who have fled into Thailand as well as to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: And Now the Horror of Famine | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

In December 1978, Viet Nam invaded Cambodia, swiftly managed to depose Pol Pot and installed Samrin as President. In fierce fighting against the surviving Khmer Rouge cadres, food became a military weapon on both sides. Explained a Western military analyst in Bangkok last week: "If you can't grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: And Now the Horror of Famine | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

The interview took place at the Ayatullah's residence in the holy city of Qum and lasted, in all, for about three hours. As a sign of respect for Khomeini, Fallaci decided to wear a chador, the traditional floor-length black veil worn by Muslim women in Iran. "I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Khomeini and the Veiled Lady | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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