Word: cambodian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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LAST summer, Baker moved to normalize relations with the Cambodian government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. For years the U.S. had used the illogic now so characteristic of the Middle East--that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"--to justify its refusal to recognize the Hanoi- and Moscow-backed Hun Sen regime. Instead the U.S. cynically supported an opposition coalition which included the Khmer Rouge...
Previous Silber Shockers include his assertion that so many Cambodian immigrants live in Lowell because Massachusetts' welfare policies are too generous and his claim that giving a speech on drug abuse in Roxbury would be equivalent to talking to a bunch of drug addicts. If these comments reflect "straight shooting" Silber's true feelings--as his backers claim--then his true feelings do not belong on Beacon Hill...
...dancers' defections have touched off propaganda attacks by rival Cambodian political factions. Sponsors of the 36-member troupe have accused enemies of the communist government of Hun Sen of intimidating the dancers with death threats and pressuring them to defect in order to embarrass Phnom Penh. A spokesman for Prince Sihanouk denied the charges and in turn accused Hun Sen of exploiting the dancers to polish his regime's image...
...ancient arts of Cambodian dance and music, all but annihilated by the Khmer Rouge, are preserved in these graceful, vivid performances. At New York City's Joyce Theater...
...Prince Sihanouk waffles, Cambodian leaders discuss a U.N. plan. -- In Seoul, Prime Ministers from North and South begin talks...