New Mandala readers who have followed this conversation may find a weekend article from The Wall Street Journal is worth a look. Burma is the subject of sustained discussion about half-way down.
“From Dictatorship to Democracy”, Burma and all the rest
September 14th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 31 Comments
Tags: Burma · Burma uprising · Trans-Border Issues
From the archive: Ponchaud on the Khmer revolution
September 14th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 6 Comments
In the beginning, I was not opposed to the Khmer revolution: having lived with the Cambodian peasants from 1965 to 1970, I was painfully aware of their exploitation at the hands of the administration under the corrupt Sihanouk regime….So I welcomed the revolutionaries’ victory as the only possible means of bringing Cambodia out of its [...]
Tags: Cambodia
Beyond the stereotypes of Thailand’s “Reds”
September 14th, 2008 by Nick Nostitz, Guest Contributor · 24 Comments
This post contains my personal impressions of the “Red Armies”. Over the years, I have concentrated much more on the pro-government forces than the “Yellow People”. I have found, and still find, the “Reds” a far more captivating phenomenon. The general stereotype is that these people are just duped, uneducated villagers, hired thugs, bought by Thaksin, [...]
Tags: Thailand