webfact 167921 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER CLASHES It's a real war : Cambodia PM Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that the recent clashes with Thailand in the disputed border areas was "a real war", adding that there would be no more bilateral talks. "This is the real war, not the military clash," he said while closing the annual conference of the Ministry of Commerce. " Thailand created this war and (Thai Prime Minister) Abhisit must be responsible for the war and should be brought before international courts of war crimes," Hun Sen said. Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. "Our war with Thailand will be taking long time," he said. The premier also called for international mediation in bilateral negotiations. "There will be no more bilateral talks, and all negotiations will be participated by the third party." "Now bilateral mechanism is worthless, so it needs international mechanism. Cambodia will use international mechanisms as much as possible such as asking UN to convene urgent meeting, and sending UN peacekeepers or UN observers to Cambodia." "Thai government should not be afraid of international mechanism," Hun Sen said. While rejecting bilateral talks and vowing that Cambodia will not compromise on border issue, the premier stressed that " peaceful negotiations will continue, but the negotiations must have the participation of the third party." Hun Sen said that Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will report the UN Security Council on this issue. He also rejected the Thai media's reports that his eldest son was wounded in the latest exchange of fire with Thailand on Monday. The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated and the issue of Preah Vihear temple has been a long-standing dispute. Although the International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that the temple itself belonged to Cambodia, the row over the 4.6 square kilometers territory around the temple has never been resolved. The latest four-day clashes on Feb. 4-7 between the two countries have already left some soldiers dead or wounded on both sides, and inflicted damage on the Preah Vihear temple which was awarded World Heritage site in 2008. At the same time, tens of thousands of the two countries' villagers nearby the disputed areas fled home for safe shelters. By Xinhua -- The Nation 2011-02-09 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 6074 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Now - where else have I heard cries to take the Thai PM to an international tribuneral? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazaza 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumball 19 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 MADNESS , pure and simple MADNESS . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother 8263 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. 1) Does any one know if Thailand has cluster bombs? 2) Aren't cluster bombs dropped from planes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiChai 1625 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Seems like the Cambodians want a war, and furthermore they think the international community will side with them. Also seems like the Thais are not interested in war, but don't want to loose face when provoked? More a case of 'cry wolf' for Hun Sen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 4276 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 B)Hun Sen dosent know real war even if it hit him in the head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn 627 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. 1) Does any one know if Thailand has cluster bombs? 2) Aren't cluster bombs dropped from planes? Thailand alledly has a stock pile of these munitions, but again allegedly are obsolete. They can be dropped from the air or ground launched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn 627 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Yes, also fought against them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpling 92 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Please show some reprehensibility with the posts, war is something no one needs.If the situation does blow up don't you think foreign nationals will be advised to leave and as for going out and spending your new valued baht good luck!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight 291 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Bet ya it's all good chums again after Songkran... (With whoever is PM then ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 2579 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 This must be the fake Hun Sen saying these things, I've been assured Hun Sen is nothing but sunshine and kittens desiring peace and freedom for his people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhySoSerious 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Now the UN will have to act. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid 21399 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Perhaps you may have intended the request for war as a humorous bit of sarcasm. Sadly, it falls flat and is in very poor taste. Do you really want to have a war which would see a return to kids being blown to bits or coming back with missing limbs? Do you not understand that there would be a significant impact upon the civilian population and the environment in a war zone? Is a 10% devaluation of the baht worth the misery that a war would bring? Do you realize that a war with Cambodia would shutdown of a large part of tourism. What of the tourists and other civilians that would be trapped? Are you going to take care of them? How about this option? I ask the Thai military to explode some ordinance in close proximity to you, not enough to kill you, but sizeable enough to maim you, perhaps blindness or a loss of a leg or arm, and I give you 1000 baht. The 1000 baht will represent your gain from the currency fluctuations and the ordinance discharge will be a sharing of the joys of war. Is that ok? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerpentSea 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Perhaps you may have intended the request for war as a humorous bit of sarcasm. Sadly, it falls flat and is in very poor taste. Do you really want to have a war which would see a return to kids being blown to bits or coming back with missing limbs? Do you not understand that there would be a significant impact upon the civilian population and the environment in a war zone? Is a 10% devaluation of the baht worth the misery that a war would bring? Do you realize that a war with Cambodia would shutdown of a large part of tourism. What of the tourists and other civilians that would be trapped? Are you going to take care of them? How about this option? I ask the Thai military to explode some ordinance in close proximity to you, not enough to kill you, but sizeable enough to maim you, perhaps blindness or a loss of a leg or arm, and I give you 1000 baht. The 1000 baht will represent your gain from the currency fluctuations and the ordinance discharge will be a sharing of the joys of war. Is that ok? Well spoken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnicaleBob 656 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Seems like the Cambodians want a war, and furthermore they think the international community will side with them. Also seems like the Thais are not interested in war, but don't want to loose face when provoked? More a case of 'cry wolf' for Hun Sen? Seems a bit strange that this conflict flared up and a few days later the Cobra Gold international training program starts. As of a couple of days ago there are several hundred U.S. Marines, Koren Marines, Japanese Marines as well as military forces from several other countries here in Thailand training with the Thai military. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanextra 4 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Seems some people still have blinkers on here repeated news relases state Thailand doesnt want UN intervention, repeatedly Cambodians are open for intervention yet some posters here continue to leave the blinkers on that Thailand can do nothing wrong ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekkamai 49 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Seems like the Cambodians want a war, and furthermore they think the international community will side with them. Also seems like the Thais are not interested in war, but don't want to loose face when provoked? More a case of 'cry wolf' for Hun Sen? Can anyone other than me smell Mr T.....? Edited February 9, 2011 by ekkamai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekkamai 49 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 So true. Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Perhaps you may have intended the request for war as a humorous bit of sarcasm. Sadly, it falls flat and is in very poor taste. Do you really want to have a war which would see a return to kids being blown to bits or coming back with missing limbs? Do you not understand that there would be a significant impact upon the civilian population and the environment in a war zone? Is a 10% devaluation of the baht worth the misery that a war would bring? Do you realize that a war with Cambodia would shutdown of a large part of tourism. What of the tourists and other civilians that would be trapped? Are you going to take care of them? How about this option? I ask the Thai military to explode some ordinance in close proximity to you, not enough to kill you, but sizeable enough to maim you, perhaps blindness or a loss of a leg or arm, and I give you 1000 baht. The 1000 baht will represent your gain from the currency fluctuations and the ordinance discharge will be a sharing of the joys of war. Is that ok? Well spoken. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKASA 636 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Seems like the Cambodians want a war, and furthermore they think the international community will side with them. Also seems like the Thais are not interested in war, but don't want to loose face when provoked? More a case of 'cry wolf' for Hun Sen? Can anyone other than me smell Mr T.....? No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbluegrass 9 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Hun Sen should know what he's talking about: wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Anyway, it's about time we had another war again perhaps it'll bring down the value of the Thai Baht!!!!! Im stumped for words by this post. All I can say is "LOSER !!!!!!!!!" Edited February 9, 2011 by Scott remark edited out/discussion of moderation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwijor 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Can anyone other than me smell Mr T.....? Seems to me that you are a *(remark edited out)* people hater, or is it just that you are blind in one eye and have a bad nose? Edited February 9, 2011 by Scott possible reference to king edited out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott 20690 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 In order to prevent posts from being deleted, please exercise care in posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjem 438 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 wasn't he a member of the Khymer Rouge? Yes, also fought against them. He always did come across as a guy who might bat for both sides! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother 8263 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Seems some people still have blinkers on here repeated news relases state Thailand doesnt want UN intervention, repeatedly Cambodians are open for intervention yet some posters here continue to leave the blinkers on that Thailand can do nothing wrong ? Thailand want bilateral talks, which is what was suggested by the current head of ASEAN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 10859 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Seems like the Cambodians want a war, and furthermore they think the international community will side with them. Also seems like the Thais are not interested in war, but don't want to loose face when provoked? More a case of 'cry wolf' for Hun Sen? Can anyone other than me smell Mr T.....? It sounds very much like Mr. T.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
creck 26 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Isn’t he echoing what the Thai Army just said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
creck 26 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) The ICJ ignored what the 1904-7 treaty actually contains. The IJC ignored what the leader of the French delegation in that time said clearly many times - that he wanted a topographical feature, not an artificial line as a frontier. (This means the cliff face, not a line behind the temple.) When the fact that Siam was giving away so much land with the drawing of that new frontier is ignored. What the ICJ said was that weak slight Siam (without the skills to do so) should have questioned the might of France in the accuracy of the maps France issued. Even though it has been shown that the maps contain several errors. Even though Siam, Thailand, France and Cambodia have accepted a correction from an error in the map in other part of the border. Considering all that; we should not be surprised that Thailand, in the person of the PM does not want more international 'mediation'. Edited February 10, 2011 by creck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammered 170 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hun Sen posturing for his own country, propaganda purposes and to try and get some international sympathy, but mostly to look strong ion Cambodia. That is what military strongmen and their supposed dynastic successors have to do. Strongmen also play very well in most Asian countries with the people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglist 10 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. 1) Does any one know if Thailand has cluster bombs? 2) Aren't cluster bombs dropped from planes? the can be in both forms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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