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...upset with the evolution of the country," says Thun Saray, a Cambodian political analyst. Sihanouk, once Cambodia's dominant political force, set up the royalist Funcinpec party now run by his son Prince Norodom Ranariddh, but the prince is not the political operator his father was. Prime Minister Hun Sen is now firmly in control: he overthrew the prince in a 1997 coup and has since won two controversial elections. In August, Hun Sen persuaded Ranariddh into joining a coalition government after a yearlong deadlock...
...favored sons, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, 51, to take the throne. Sihanouk cannot choose his own heir?a task that falls to a nine-member Throne Council, which can choose from dozens of eligible princes. Ranariddh has a seat on the council, but it is still dominated by Hun Sen's allies. Political analyst Chea Vannath says that Sihanouk, by making his favorite clear, may hope to nudge the council to choose Sihamoni as a way to prevent further political battles after his own death. "This could smooth the transition," she says...
...that's Sihanouk's plan, it appears to be working. Last week Hun Sen and Ranariddh signed a letter agreeing that Sihamoni, a diplomat and former ballet dancer, should eventually take the throne. Sihanouk, it seems, may have one more major role to play: kingmaker...
...invade our country and increase their numbers within our borders to more surely overcome our resistance when the time comes for our destruction. Nothing could satisfy them more than an active role in bringing us to ruin. I refer those who don’t believe me to Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.), who reminded us at the Republican National Convention that Paris yearns to make our foreign policy...
Referencing Sen. John F. Kerry’s notorious line, “I actually voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it,” the president appealed to his seemingly plain-speaking supporters in the Granite State...