The Australian reports the . Evil does walk this earth, and it is not who the usual suspects blame. Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok has died before the UN backed war crimes tribunal could get around to prosecuting him for a couple of deaths.
A couple of million to be precise. Two. Million. Deaths.
PHNOM PENH: Former Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok, known as "The Butcher", has died before his expected trial for the genocide of up to two million Cambodians under the brutal regime. He was believed to be 80 years old. Ta Mok, a military commander notorious for his brutality, became the communist Khmer Rouge's last leader before the movement disintegrated in 1998 after years of infighting and bloody purges. The only rebel who refused to surrender or strike a deal with the Government, Ta Mok was arrested a year later along the Thai border.
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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 22, 2006 at 01:01 PM in |