There’s the implication in this documentary that Pol Pot came from humble beginnings, but he did not. His father was more than a “peasant farmer”; he was a prosperous farmer and landowner. That’s how Pol Pot was able to attend elite Cambodian schools and continue his education in Paris.
gabe 25 So inexplicable that someone who had such opportunities in life could destroy any for others who were so desperate. I can’t help but conclude that he was a psychopathic ego driven power hungry monster. He got off on it. He could have helped his country, he almost destroyed it completely.
Many of the most ruthless dictators grew up in the middle/upper middle class. Lenin Castro etc etc had a comfortable childhood and didn't grow up in poverty
@@skyking6989 helps the story that poor people end up ruthless when it's the opposite. You don't miss what you never had . Spoilt brats pull the legs off spiders slowly.
My wife told me a few days ago that as a little girl in the early 80's she lived for 2yrs with her Grandmother on the Vietnam/Cambodian border. While there, she was trained to run into an underground shelter if she ever heard soldiers coming. The soldiers were Cambodian, and would conduct frequent cross-border raids into Vietnam killing and abducting people. My wife still remembers her fear during those teimes when she heard soldiers running over the top of their hidden shelter!! I'm glad she survived as she is a beautiful Lady both in nature and looks. I'm a lucky guy!! 🥰
As I understand, there was after the Americans left Indochina in 1975, a war between Cambodia and Vietnam (then reunified); both states were under comunism to different extent. That might be the case of the story you tell. Can only imagine how human rights were totally overseen or avoided back then, but actually, human rights in Cambodia and Laos suffered from the very first time the French stepped there as late XIX century and eventually Unites States in the 1950s, or the Japanese during WWII. Nowadays, still are mines and unexploded bombs everywhere specially in the countryside, but at least things have eased a bit. It might be the very first time since 150 years or who knows. That's what colonialism does, no matter under which economic system. Who supports colonialism supports all that.
My grandparents and entire family on my father’s side were caught in the middle of pol pot’s terror in Cambodia. It’s been fascinating to hear about it from historians and not just from bedtime horror stories.
@@navinavi3466 Yes. People with their family who almost died and members passed away because of KHmEr Rogue are “pathetic for you”. Even if you are just trolling, please shut up and respect the dead and others with their family who experienced this genocide.
The resilience and beauty of Camodia and her people is a sight to behold. I had the honor of visiting the country in 2019, and was treated warmly by those living in Phnom Phenh and particularly those in Siem Reap. (My sister and I received daily compliments about our hair and complexion without the rude stares you sometimes get overseas.) Angkor Watt is a religious site to behold! I will NEVER forget it! On the flip side though, visiting Toul Sleng was memorable too but in a way I don’t wish to fully recall here. Speaking with locals whose families were disappeared and murdered was quite humbling, especially since most of the people I was talking to were in their 40s and 50s. Whew, it was jarring. That said, I’ll never forget Cambodia!
minabluegirl Aww 🥰 I’m so thankful! Not really anyone had said that and I was NOT proud to be Cambodian. I found a vid all about hating Cambodia AKA my country, what country are u from? Here’s the link I was talking about: ruclips.net/video/4dmKZs-3va8/видео.html
The silk trade is a great idea for Cambodia's wounded/maimed! I love how they do everything, from growing the food to feed the silk worms, to creating silk of very high standards! I especially loved when the documentary states that the silk trade gave the maimed a purpose in life again. These people are truly beautiful people!
@@BrendaOwens Good question. "The Khmer Rouge era decimated the mulberry tree population which are the exclusive foodstuffs of silkworms"... I found this reference. I will ask some of the older people there, about mulberry trees... Of course post Khmer Rouge, the ancient tropical forests have been decimated, and most of that is now illegal and some effort is undertaken to keep what is left, but there are powerful corrupt powers at work. Rosewood is often illegally exported to Vietnam and other Rosewood is illegally cut for Khmer's own illegal woodworking businesses, the products mostly being consumed in Cambodia. It is sad the country is being raped by it's own people. But they have no foresight and no ability to plan for a better future. They always consider they know best, and refuse to change no matter what opportunities are placed in front of them, and also always look for someone else to blame for their problems - attributes that can be found in other countries - typically man African countries as well. What is needed is a documentary/research on the stumbling blocks to change, but I guess that would not make for a large audience who just want cheap titillation...
I was a kid when all of this tragedy was taking place. My mom and grandma looked at the CBS news faithfully. It brought tears to all our eyes, and we were Americans! Such a tragedy for mankind!
Yes I've lived there before. Nice people and all but I prefer Thailand for living. I could see living in the countryside in Cambodia however... Its just too dusty for me otherwise and quite difficult as a vegetarian
I love it here too. Cannot explain how it gets under your skin and you feel a sense of peace. Right now the roadworks are testing my patience!!! Siem Reap looks like a warzone.
Cambodia is the MOST PRECIOUS wonderland in the whole wide world, in my opinion. This wonderland has suffered so much. It has been betrayed by its very own people again and again. I want to see this country restored and forever and everlasting!
Every places are a wonderful and a site to see. However the prospect of people ruin it. Greed and power tainted the place. I do enjoy the nature aspects, food and music but the only thing that mess it up are humans' desires.
i have just watched it, and also the"First they killed my father", both great movies, very touching. Do you know any other movie about the Khmer genocide or the Vietnamese-Cambodia war?
@@felipe7835 Not really Felipe. Hollywood tends to not go near the subject. Americas dreadful bombing of Cambodia kick-started the Khmer Rouge, therefor not many films on the subject :-(
full credit to the the american vet helping the injured cambodians get back to a life where they can provide for themselves,Cambodia is such a lovely place now,people should visit
It's incredible the resilience of Khmer people. They are so beautiful. I love living and working here and want to them in rebuilding everything they have lost.
movie is sad, brought me back when brother was sent to Cambordia from Vietnam to rescue Cambordian and destroyed Polpot. I remembered some didn't returned home after they were sent to Cambordia. War was sad but the saddest thing those youngster of Cambordia now a day accused that Vietnam was invaded and destroyed their country. They didn't know Chinese was behind that war and they supported Polpot and help them to gain their power. Please tell your youngster we didnt invaded your country we were rescue your guys. Today Chinese promised you all the delicious things in the world but don't ever trust the Chinese. We dealt with them thousand of year we knew them so well. I have this feeling that thing will get worst if you like Chinese foods.
Tới bây giờ tôi vẫn còn nhớ người Mỹ lên án Việt Nam xâm lược Campuchia rồi hô hào thế giới cấm vận bao vây kinh tế người Việt nam.Toàn một lũ đạo đức giả.
Whether we like it or not, geography, destiny, .... have made the fate of people in Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam into 1; that is, if any of those 3 countries is troubled, unstable, war-ravaged, ...., then the rest would go the same way: troubled, unstable, war-ravaged. # It's ONLY WHEN ALL THREE COUNTRIES are stable, peaceful, prosperous, then the people in those 3 countries could enjoy peace, stability and prosperity. # Thus, the people in those 3 countries must safeguard their peace, stable environment, prosperity TOGETHER, UNITED.
My wife got flown over here to the states to Rhode Island. Her grandpa was the pilot for the king, and her grandma was a ‘royal dancer’. They got pictures and stuff, it’s cool. I’ve had balut, katew. Great culture of nice people
I was just about to comment the same thing... have to also appreciate how rare it is to have the former GI's mind set and sense of responsibility to make amends for history's sins. The same could be said in Rwanda in the quarter century since the genocide. Side note.. i like how the doc shows the people and their daily live now as opposed to just a solid hour of morbid genocide footage.
@@brandmotivo Correct! I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
I felt somewhat let down by this documentary, I was hoping to actually watch a documentary about the whole period of the Khmer Rouge, can you suggest one?
@@JeckyJ I stopped this video and went to the video you recommended but did not watch for long, to terrible scenes. There you get a real insight into the atrocities that were committed. Another example of how far Power Hungry people go in their zeal for more power.
im from cambodia and even i mostly didnt know about most of this i lived in cambodia most my life so i love the fact that people is interested in our history
This is what I love to watch. Documentary videos is so satisfying and inspiring. I have been watching this kind of videos on a television. But now it is even better to watch it on youtube:-)
Tv programs lack quality such as these. I don't have a TV since 2008. RUclips has so many different quality documentary from different countries, i like DW and BBC travel
It's good; i'd like to do that too. But not much people get to learn and explore both sides of the story. It's always the rich/powerful can make noise.
I was on the Thai/Cambodian border in January of 1977 when the second wave of murderous persecution began. Strangely, Thai newspapers in English only mentioned "guerrillas" operating near the border yet said nothing about the murder taking place in Cambodia itself. I suspect the Thais favored the Khmer Rouge as Cambodia was seen as a bulwark against victorious, communist Vietnam. While right there, I knew nothing of the horrors taking place on the other side of the river where I was staying in Thailand.
The West was blind to Pol Pot's genocide. When this guy sent troops to Vietnam to kill people and was destroyed by Vietnam, the US and China also approved a 10-year UN embargo on Vietnam to avenge their defeat in Vietnam. Shame on this cowardice of America and China as well as the West
The disgusting barbarism of Pol Pot and the help of the United States, China, ASEAN and Western countries for Pol Pot to resist the "occupation" of Vietnam was an abominable crime,it was no different from that of the Khmer Rouge crime to Cambodians . If there was no such "occupation", Pol Pot will return to Pnompenh in just 1 month win and will kill much more barbarically. I still loathe the world of damn hypocrites who helped Pol Pot against the Cambodian government and the Vietnamese military.
Prayers to the victims and their families, may they rest in peace. To those who have survived, thrive, and heads up. Remember, and do not forget. Tell the story so the young ones will learn.
This documentary film was made almost 20 years ago! It was a dirt road leading to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. My first time there in 2005, the road to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum was paved already.
@@hanssolos3699 shouldn't take too long, most of south east asia and australia is probably going to want to start learning mandarin and upping their social credit score.
@Bo Liu I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
@@osuave7811 You can only be an American, and those 5 little likes you have can only come from other Americans. I have not seen anyone get something that's so well documented, studied, and written about so horribly wrong. The American people do not understand what communism is, they hear the word "communism" and that's it for the American. It must be wrong, must be brutal, must be criminal, and must be murderous. I find reading the Americans talking about socialism and communism fascinating stuff. They just don't understand that they're actually supporting what is wrong with this world, and all the while demonising something that was thought about as a new way of life, to avoid all these problems we all find ourselves with today.
I often find myself asking myself, just how is it possible in 2021, for anyone, let alone an entire society, to get something that's so easily looked up so easy to learn all about, so completely wrong? Communism has been studied, looked at from every view point imaginable, and is so well written about, yet still, so many have it completely wrong. But do you know what's even worse? And this I really do struggle to understand, but even when you take the time to tell these people what communism is, they'll ignore it? And they'll call you a liar, and they'll carry on saying the same things over and over again! Even when you show them the truth, they'll continue to repeat what they've always wrongly thought. And that to me, is nothing short of outright idiocy on a whole brand-new level of stupidity, a level I really don't believe this world has ever witnessed before. Communism is a system, a way of life that's meant to be fair and equal to all. Why would anyone want to be against that? I just wonder what must be going through their own minds, as they all sit and type what they think of communism, yet they so obviously don't understand, that pure communism is as free as it gets. Why would they all want to demonise something that they so clearly don't even understand? They've all been brought up being taught communism Is bad, brutal, and tyrannical, when the truth is, the only thing wrong with communism was the so-called corrupt leaders/dictators, who abused their positions of power and trust they were only supposed to use to bring in the reforms needed, and to lead the people to a pure communist society/state. And therefore, obviously, it was those corrupt criminal leaders/dictators who destroyed the whole concept/Idea/philosophy of communism from its beginning, meaning It was never even given a chance! We've never seen a pure communist society. None that tried ever got there. It ended up seeing the people who showed any discontent, brutally punished, murdered, by basic criminals. Communism is not responsible for any of what those criminal dictators did, and nor are the people who lived through it. The entire ideology of communism OPPOSES those leaders actions! But quite astonishingly, they don't even understand that by hating communism (something they really do not understand) is exactly the same as them supporting capitalism (that's created the worlds 1% elite). That's how brainwashed these American people really are today, they'd rather have a 1% of the population, with over 90% of the wealth, than they would see the people much more equal? It's utter madness. And it's all due to such a serious lack of any sort of education, and on such an enormous scale, as all Americans think the same. Go and watch a film you can find online for free called "Young Karl Marx", it's a great way to begin to learn all about communism, and the reality rather than the Anti Communist US governments policy of propaganda and outrageous lies.
@@osuave7811 USA REAL HISTORY, Cont'd... 21. Korea, The U.S. flew in Syngman Rhee, a conservative Korean exile, and installed him as President of South Korea in 1948. Rhee became a dictator on an anti-communist crusade, arresting and torturing suspected communists, brutally putting down rebellions, killing 100,000 people and vowing to take over North Korea. 22. Laos, The CIA engineered at least three coups between 1958 and 1960 to keep the growing leftist Pathet Lao out of government. 23. Libya, NATO conducted 7,700 air strikes, 30,000-100,000 people were killed, loyalist towns were bombed to rubble and ethnically cleansed, and the country is in chaos as Western-trained and -armed Islamist militias seize territory and oil facilities and vie for power. 24. Mexico, The Zetas cartel was formed by Mexican security forces trained by U.S. special forces at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 25. Myanmar, support from the CIA. Burma's opium production grew from 18 tons in 1958 to 600 tons in 1970. The CIA maintained these forces as a bulwark against communist China, but they transformed the “golden triangle” into the world's largest opium producer. 26. Nicaragua, Anastasio Somosa ruled Nicaragua as his personal fiefdom for 43 years with unconditional U.S. support. After he was finally overthrown by the Sandinista Revolution in 1979, the CIA recruited, trained and supported “contra” mercenaries to invade Nicaragua and conduct terrorism to destabilize the country. In 1986. 27. Pakistan, In the past 12 years, U.S. military aid to Pakistan has totalled $18.6 billion. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies. 28. Saudi Arabia, The U.S. has just negotiated the largest arms deal in history with Saudi Arabia. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies. 29. Turkey, Turkey is a long-standing member of NATO. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies. 30. Panama, The indictment to arrest Manuel Noriega in 1971, was a pretext for the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989, whose main purpose was to give the U.S. greater control over Panama, at the expense of at least 2,000 lives. 31. The Philippines, Since the U.S. launched its so-called war on terror in 2001, a task force of 500 US JSOC forces has conducted covert operations in the southern Philippines. 32. Syria, When President Obama approved flying weapons and militiamen from Libya to the “Free Syrian Army” base in Turkey in unmarked NATO planes, he was calculating that the U.S.could replicate the “successful” overthrow of the Libyan government. 33. Uruguay, Uruguay in 1970, when Police Chief Alejandro Otero objected to Americans training his officers in the art of torture, he was disposed of… 34. Yugoslavia, The NATO aerial bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999 was a flagrant crime of aggression in violation of Article 2.4 of the UN Charter. 35. Zaire, Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first elected Prime Minister in 1960. He was deposed in a CIA-backed coup led by Joseph-Desire Mobutu, his Army Chief of Staff. And you all think you've some sort of right to even try to judge others? You've not got the intelligence to judge a pass the parcel contest!!
@@osuave7811 Terrorist USA.... The United States of Global Terrorism. And the people cheer their president and chant USA USA USA just like the Nazi's. Every other country on earth who knew what their country was doing, (supplying, recruiting, arming, training terrorists) who've slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people, would all be out on the streets in the millions protesting it stops!
@@osuave7811 China has a Communist government and run an almost capitalist system (only with one big difference)? China have been able to watch and learn from all the mistakes made by the West, giving them a massive advantage to get things right without having to make the same mistakes as the failed West. The biggest difference you'll find between the West and China, is that China will never allow anyone, or any company/business/corporation to become influential to the leading party. Nothing and nobody will ever be able to dictate government policy. Not by having lots of money, or by being an Elite as we've got in the West (in the West, we've created a 1% of the population, with over 90% of the wealth), and that has seen the power shift away from governments, and into the hands of individuals and corporations! And that has seen the West fail. China know this, and that alone will see China succeed, as it's seen us in the West fail.
Cambodia is such an amazing place. Such a shame they had so many tragedies fall on them. Can't wait to visit again! Also the host of this documentary looks like he could be Gordon Ramsay's little brother.
I remember when I was a sailor on a swift boat 🚢 during the Vietnam 🇻🇳 war. But I'm very inspired by the US veteran who went back to help the amputees try to get back into the Cambodian society. Very admirable of him...
26:10 or so This story is so heartwarming. This generous guy trying to help people, not just trying but succeeding, dedicating himself to it, it seems. First helping the wounded to be able to walk when possible, and then organizing a business to make them employed, self-sufficient, and productive. Providing a quality good to the world to make their own way. I feel so lucky to live in this age of the internet, never before has it been a better time to be an entrepreneur. So damn difficult to become a writer, and yet I have managed to become one. Not just a writer but a full-time one and I make enough money to sustain myself in a Western nation which is often no small feat. I'm very grateful, and I hope that those unfortunate people who have found a second chance at life feels gratitude as well. Seems like a really, really, really damn good man doing a lot of good for some people who could really use it.
i visited Cambodia as a kid nearly a decade ago. Absolutely beautiful country. I also got the chance to visit the Tuol Sleng Museum. Although I was particularly bothered (I was 8 then), visiting the museum attached me to studying more about Cambodia and Southeast Asian history - why during the 70s to 80s there was so much turmoil in countries like Vietnam, Myanmar, and here in the Philippines. I really hope I get the chance to visit Cambodia again soon.
Actually quite well. One of the few countries to have 0 cases of community transmission. Right now no restrictions or even a need to wear masks in public because it’s safe.
Probably better then most because they actually experiences real suffering, not something that's 99 percent exaggerated nonsense psyop plotted by other eugenicists maniacs like Bill gates who is essentially a less or more successful killer then Pol Pot depending how one looks at it....They also dont generally have a victimhood consciousness/culture in the east nearly as much as the spiraling west does, so they are likely more fine then most.
Cambodia is a very good and peaceful place to visit and people are very respectful. I had visited 5 times within 7 years period and will go there again. Great culture and many spooky places to visit. Food is great and suitable for many westerners . Its not mention they have world class accommodations in many places. People are very friendly and nothing much to be concern for any foreigners. By the way, they use secondhand U.S made Vehicles and U.S Dollars as well.
@@grandwonder5858 No,..... It was China and Vietnam government,Ho Chi Minh plans to Swallow and invaded Cambodia as We See today. Hun Sen regime is a Puppet of Vietnam government.
The story of Cambodia is unique, we just couldn’t believe it happened the way it did, i was 4 years old when it all happened. I think its a curse but blaming on curse alone doesn’t justify it. Politics and foreign involvement play a crucial role for Cambodia’s demise. In addition, hunger for power and mismanagement under the ruler back then that led to this country’s downfall. Cambodia however is bouncing back but only to be smeared and criticized by those who helped destroy it in the beginning. Sad but true!
One is glad that world is lost, long may it remain "lost". Another sick paranoid little Stalin. A hideous curse upon the people of Cambodia, was Pol Pot.
@me kong without the Vietnam War, the French would have returned to colonising Indochina-the old name of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Do you know what it's like living in a French colony? Imagine Africa, where war, poverty and hunger plague the land. That is the reason why Vietnam went to war. And Cambodia at that time knew, so they aided the Viet Minh. Also, Polpot and Khmer Rouge were supported by the Chinese. So with or without the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge would still come to power.
I was too young (6 yrs old) but, it must have been crazy to hear that within 2 hours of taking the capital, the K. R. emptied the city. Its strange to think about that really happening. The best movie on the subject is 'The Killing Fields'. Its the ONLY movie that makes me cry even though I know what is happening!!!
Wish everyone view again the bloody and chaotic, hellish scenes everywhere in Cambodia's pre-1975, due to American bombing and overthrowing of Norodom Sihanouk (America's "side show"). Then view again the Pol Pot's years with deserted cities, forced march, execution fields, Tuol Sleng's photos of children, women and men, with their terrified eyes, waiting to be tortured and executed. # Then view the scenes of today's Cambodia bursting with life. # Then pause a little and honestly, impartially ask: "Thanks to whom for this revival?"
And, P.S., America did not create Cambodia's Pol Pot. Maoist China, with Soviet backing, "accomplished" all that, along with certain flaws in Cambodia culture that I do not understand.
I went to that exact grave of Pol Pot with a group of Cambodian motorcyclists . On the walk I noticed one of the Cambodian riders who had escaped to Thailand during Pol Pots reign and the rest of his family perished, was picking wild flowers. At the grave he placed the flowers on it. Later I asked him why he did that. His reply was the Pol Pot was now dead and he could not hurt anyone else.
Very good documentary, I have visited most of the city's that you have visited, it is not the same now, bit more civilizes, I always wonder how did Khmer Rouge got land minds and weapons back then? some Weston country must have provided them? It cannot be Chinese in 1970s Chinese were not that rich like today. Those who provided the weapons to Khmer Rouge must be responsible today for all those land minds too i feel..
@Anura Yapabandara - some coverage on the Khmer Rouge say the weapons are Russian made but that does not prove who they bought them from. And where did they get the cash to purchase them? Bank robbery? What method did they use to get enough money to pay for the weapons? In the 70s bank transfers where not set up as they are today - no internet. So how did they get the money from their pocket/bank account to the Seller's pocket/bank account? Is there someone or country that financed this genocide? Probably. Was it Pol Pot? To some extent it was but no way did he have that much money. So it is likely that others/countries were involved. Provable. Maybe someday.
My great great grandmother said that she doesn't have 5 children at that time she said that she has 6, one of them died , I don't know what their name is but I do miss them , she is almost at 100 year old I think so? I don't know I havent visit her a while ago
cool publish. next time you make a trip back feel free to reach out, i'm a photographer based out of vancouver, bc both my parents survived the pol pot era.
An elaborate burial ground is not required to turn a dead person into a cult, in fact Pol Pot already is (or should I say continues to be) the leader of thousands, perhaps millions of Khmer Rouge around Cambodia.)
What brilliant historians and archeologists the brits have. This documentary on the lost city of ankor wat and pol pot is so interesting. Pity my fellow venezuelans still do not grasp the history lessons of what communism did to cambodia!
Since it’s been 20 years since this was made, I wonder if anybody knows if those tigers did go extinct and how successful they were in protecting those jungles?
they weren't able to keep them from going extinct, there has been no sign of those animals in Cambodia forest anymore. main reason being hunters and the deforestation made to the country to improve the economy
"Again, I wonder has such a peaceful country could have suffered so much" they say it takes time to heal, it been 43 years since the war. I'm still healing.
Not only did the US and the West, recognize Pol Pot as the leader of Cambodia, but they knew full well that he was hiding in a refugee camp in Thailand. This was possibly done to spite the Vietnamese who essentially put an end to the Pol Pot regime.
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
This is the culture here, when we go to meet with any authorities that you require assistance from you take a gift 🤣🤣🤣 we buy our village police a carton of beer every month, we get extra security and looked after. We are the only foreigners in our village.
It is true. When u go to these countries, the locals and guides will tell u that they don't make a lot of money, so just tip them a little. Just like tipping in western countries to bring your food to the table at a restaurant.
If Vietnam don’t support to kick out the Khmer Rouge maybe most of peoples will die at all, but this is also big loss from Vietnamese during time, if them Kampuchea not learn from from this history due to very close with China will happen again, who’s big support the Khmer Rouge in the past
I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
No shortage of dummies to be found fouling the comment section. You don't understand the meaning of the title, so i hope English is your second, or third language. Otherwise ...you are very dumb.
@@osuave7811 They were communist. In about as purist as the form comes. Ironically they sided with Chinese communists and the Vietnamese communists weren't happy about that as they were friendly with Russian communists who by that time also didn't like Chinese communists and then the Vietnamese communists came over the border and gave the Khmer Rouge communists a real beating and sent them off hiding in the forests after the took back most of the country and installed their own communist government. Lots of different communists in this tale but they were all communists including the Khmer Rouge.
I saw this unicorn animal when I visited Cambodia. I think it might've been Krong Kapong Cham, and I remember sitting on the water''s edge looking out across the river and I see the animal looking right at me. Very surreal.
want to know a scary fact? Khieu Samphan (pol pots head of state and drafter of the killing fields) attended the university of France where he submitted his doctoral thesis called "Cambodians economy and industrial development". This thesis was a step by step plan on implementing the genocide that came to be known as "the killing fields" This thesis was praised by the post modernists intellectuals then and today who still teach his thesis in post modernist majors as something to look up to. his work spawned the "critical theory" study which you might recognize today as "critical race theory". It should scare everyone that our education system is full of people who look at the killing fields as an act of justice.
@@islandblind Ill save you some time, just read the communist manifesto. Thats were Khieu Samphan and all other communist dictators get their justification for mass murder.
There’s the implication in this documentary that Pol Pot came from humble beginnings, but he did not. His father was more than a “peasant farmer”; he was a prosperous farmer and landowner. That’s how Pol Pot was able to attend elite Cambodian schools and continue his education in Paris.
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So inexplicable that someone who had such opportunities in life could destroy any for others who were so desperate. I can’t help but conclude that he was a psychopathic ego driven power hungry monster. He got off on it. He could have helped his country, he almost destroyed it completely.
@@marypaquet3372 I completely agree. He had a life of privilege, a life many probably wished they’d had.
Many of the most ruthless dictators grew up in the middle/upper middle class. Lenin Castro etc etc had a comfortable childhood and didn't grow up in poverty
@@skyking6989 helps the story that poor people end up ruthless when it's the opposite. You don't miss what you never had . Spoilt brats pull the legs off spiders slowly.
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Many thanks to the former Vietnam veteran. The world need more men and women like this good hearted man. Great program thank you.
My wife told me a few days ago that as a little girl in the early 80's she lived for 2yrs with her Grandmother on the Vietnam/Cambodian border. While there, she was trained to run into an underground shelter if she ever heard soldiers coming. The soldiers were Cambodian, and would conduct frequent cross-border raids into Vietnam killing and abducting people. My wife still remembers her fear during those teimes when she heard soldiers running over the top of their hidden shelter!! I'm glad she survived as she is a beautiful Lady both in nature and looks. I'm a lucky guy!! 🥰
As I understand, there was after the Americans left Indochina in 1975, a war between Cambodia and Vietnam (then reunified); both states were under comunism to different extent. That might be the case of the story you tell. Can only imagine how human rights were totally overseen or avoided back then, but actually, human rights in Cambodia and Laos suffered from the very first time the French stepped there as late XIX century and eventually Unites States in the 1950s, or the Japanese during WWII. Nowadays, still are mines and unexploded bombs everywhere specially in the countryside, but at least things have eased a bit. It might be the very first time since 150 years or who knows. That's what colonialism does, no matter under which economic system. Who supports colonialism supports all that.
How much did you pay for her? How many cows or cats and dogs did you trade for her?
@@lewisc6539 Wha ..? Lol 🤣
Happy for you
WHO FIGHT WITH COMBODIAN
LOVE THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 FROM YOUR ASEAN BROTHER, PHILIPPINES!!🇵🇭
Yes we are brother...👍👍
And thank you brother
Whats asean? Ahhh you meant asian right...thought it was a new word...
Unbelievable that it's possible to watch content of this quality for free on RUclips. I'm absolutely amazed about how epic this content is...
My grandparents and entire family on my father’s side were caught in the middle of pol pot’s terror in Cambodia. It’s been fascinating to hear about it from historians and not just from bedtime horror stories.
you know that you are liar...youtube is full of with patetic people like you ha ha ha really patetic and sick
@@navinavi3466 Yes. People with their family who almost died and members passed away because of KHmEr Rogue are “pathetic for you”. Even if you are just trolling, please shut up and respect the dead and others with their family who experienced this genocide.
@@navinavi3466 how do you know that this person is lying they could be telling the truth
@@navinavi3466 are you stupid? Or just really, REALLY stupid? I'll take both for $1000, Alex.
Long live the communist party.
The resilience and beauty of Camodia and her people is a sight to behold. I had the honor of visiting the country in 2019, and was treated warmly by those living in Phnom Phenh and particularly those in Siem Reap. (My sister and I received daily compliments about our hair and complexion without the rude stares you sometimes get overseas.) Angkor Watt is a religious site to behold! I will NEVER forget it! On the flip side though, visiting Toul Sleng was memorable too but in a way I don’t wish to fully recall here. Speaking with locals whose families were disappeared and murdered was quite humbling, especially since most of the people I was talking to were in their 40s and 50s. Whew, it was jarring. That said, I’ll never forget Cambodia!
Cambodia, my favorite country and culture
minabluegirl Aww 🥰 I’m so thankful! Not really anyone had said that and I was NOT proud to be Cambodian. I found a vid all about hating Cambodia AKA my country, what country are u from? Here’s the link I was talking about: ruclips.net/video/4dmKZs-3va8/видео.html
I went there i meant my real famliy until i left them i miss them im back to the U.S.A
@@yesip09 thank you for the Cambodia love
@@corey_sviets_kid6754 😊btw rn im playing roblox adopt me my username is RTHNK_Pisey
How about Pakistan
The birth place of Budha
The city of Taxila
The silk trade is a great idea for Cambodia's wounded/maimed! I love how they do everything, from growing the food to feed the silk worms, to creating silk of very high standards! I especially loved when the documentary states that the silk trade gave the maimed a purpose in life again. These people are truly beautiful people!
except this was more than 20 years ago, just that Timeline neglected to say this... it's nothing like this now...
Miles Dugmore What has happened to the silk trade there? The demand for silk is great.
@@BrendaOwens Good question. "The Khmer Rouge era decimated the mulberry tree population which are the exclusive foodstuffs of silkworms"... I found this reference. I will ask some of the older people there, about mulberry trees... Of course post Khmer Rouge, the ancient tropical forests have been decimated, and most of that is now illegal and some effort is undertaken to keep what is left, but there are powerful corrupt powers at work. Rosewood is often illegally exported to Vietnam and other Rosewood is illegally cut for Khmer's own illegal woodworking businesses, the products mostly being consumed in Cambodia. It is sad the country is being raped by it's own people. But they have no foresight and no ability to plan for a better future. They always consider they know best, and refuse to change no matter what opportunities are placed in front of them, and also always look for someone else to blame for their problems - attributes that can be found in other countries - typically man African countries as well. What is needed is a documentary/research on the stumbling blocks to change, but I guess that would not make for a large audience who just want cheap titillation...
Unfortunately the majority of benefits of economic development in Cambodia are going to the Chinese, who have taken over much of the country.
@@paulcrenson577 and the corrupt Khmer elite...
David Adams is a hero, what a contribution he’s made with his travels. Wish he would make 1 last series before retiring!
I admire the US Vietnam veteran who went back to help the locals utilizing his knowledge and money. Very admirable.
Admire who help the cambodian end the genocide
Why not both 🤷♀️
@@themiddleman3060 exactly. Good men come from all walks of life.
@@themiddleman3060 because western cant admire democazy and communist at the same time lol
It was honestly the least we could do for atrocities committed by young men placed in a impossible situation.
Ive lived here since 1997. Magical, mystical and sad all at the same time. Never has a country tested your senses like Cambodia.
I was a kid when all of this tragedy was taking place. My mom and grandma looked at the CBS news faithfully. It brought tears to all our eyes, and we were Americans! Such a tragedy for mankind!
Yes I've lived there before. Nice people and all but I prefer Thailand for living. I could see living in the countryside in Cambodia however... Its just too dusty for me otherwise and quite difficult as a vegetarian
@@billrose2202 Yeh well I get the 50/50 stuff but living under Thailand military law - NO THANKS!
@@jasonjones5357 aye because Cambodia doesn't have a military governing does it? Lol
I love it here too. Cannot explain how it gets under your skin and you feel a sense of peace. Right now the roadworks are testing my patience!!! Siem Reap looks like a warzone.
Cambodia is the MOST PRECIOUS wonderland in the whole wide world, in my opinion. This wonderland has suffered so much. It has been betrayed by its very own people again and again. I want to see this country restored and forever and everlasting!
And they they grow and thrive and dont act like "victims" 24/7 like so much of the west is doing these days.
The whole wide world huh? 🙄🙄🙄
@@mandymoore5774 wow you cant believe someone has a different opinion than you? Lol I bet you think america is the most precious place in the world
@@mandymoore5774 Mandy get over yourself babe
Every places are a wonderful and a site to see. However the prospect of people ruin it. Greed and power tainted the place. I do enjoy the nature aspects, food and music but the only thing that mess it up are humans' desires.
The 'The Killing Fields' is a brilliant film if you are interested in the Cambodian genocide as well.
i have just watched it, and also the"First they killed my father", both great movies, very touching. Do you know any other movie about the Khmer genocide or the Vietnamese-Cambodia war?
@@felipe7835 Not really Felipe. Hollywood tends to not go near the subject. Americas dreadful bombing of Cambodia kick-started the Khmer Rouge, therefor not many films on the subject :-(
the western world supplied arms to pol pot,landmines,ak47s,while the public were liquidated.
full credit to the the american vet helping the injured cambodians get back to a life where they can provide for themselves,Cambodia is such a lovely place now,people should visit
i watched it again last night before i saw this documentary its such a great film.
18:00 DAVID ADAMS is a legend. Going to visit the last headquarter of Pol Pot was SUPER dangerous at that time, especially as a foreign reporter.
Courageous and resilient people. They show us the meaning of survival.
It's incredible the resilience of Khmer people. They are so beautiful. I love living and working here and want to them in rebuilding everything they have lost.
@@lindameus8638 So you must be Khmer then
@@Honestandtruth007 hahhahaha
@@antoniosciara7322 it's not Funny.... man
@@Honestandtruth007 It was to me. Your sarcasm.
Amongst, if not the very best documentaries I’ve watched in my lifetime.
You need to watch more documentaries then!
movie is sad, brought me back when brother was sent to Cambordia from
Vietnam to rescue Cambordian and destroyed Polpot. I remembered some
didn't returned home after they were sent to Cambordia. War was sad but
the saddest thing those youngster of Cambordia now a day accused that
Vietnam was invaded and destroyed their country. They didn't know
Chinese was behind that war and they supported Polpot and help them to
gain their power. Please tell your youngster we didnt invaded your
country we were rescue your guys. Today Chinese promised you all the
delicious things in the world but don't ever trust the Chinese. We
dealt with them thousand of year we knew them so well. I have this
feeling that thing will get worst if you like Chinese foods.
Sadly Cambodia is selling their country to China. Look at Sihanoukville (Kampong som).
Tới bây giờ tôi vẫn còn nhớ người Mỹ lên án Việt Nam xâm lược Campuchia rồi hô hào thế giới cấm vận bao vây kinh tế người Việt nam.Toàn một lũ đạo đức giả.
Kasihan dan miris melihat sebagian anak muda Kamboja tidak mengerti sejarah kekejaman pol pot salat sar dan tidak tau berterima kasih terhadap Vietnam
Whether we like it or not, geography, destiny, .... have made the fate of people in Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam into 1; that is, if any of those 3 countries is troubled, unstable, war-ravaged, ...., then the rest would go the same way: troubled, unstable, war-ravaged.
# It's ONLY WHEN ALL THREE COUNTRIES are stable, peaceful, prosperous, then the people in those 3 countries could enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.
# Thus, the people in those 3 countries must safeguard their peace, stable environment, prosperity TOGETHER, UNITED.
My wife got flown over here to the states to Rhode Island. Her grandpa was the pilot for the king, and her grandma was a ‘royal dancer’. They got pictures and stuff, it’s cool. I’ve had balut, katew. Great culture of nice people
I love this guy. His documentaries are masterpieces.
I am from south indian state of andhra pradesh and much fascinated to visit angkor wat temple. A great temple complex
Im more interested in what happened to its children.
I went, and it was awesome. I even rode an elephant.
I feel so privileged to live 5 KMS from Angkor. Due to covid-19 there is no tourism, we get to go and nobody is there, even the monkeys have moved on.
The story about the cloth workshop operated by the amputees is really inspiring .
I was curious how they can be contacted. I'd be interested in purchasing some of the silk.
@@granbubba1 In the vid it said they sell it online but didn't give a website. I googled it and this may be the website: www.talis.ca/index.php/silk
I was just about to comment the same thing... have to also appreciate how rare it is to have the former GI's mind set and sense of responsibility to make amends for history's sins. The same could be said in Rwanda in the quarter century since the genocide.
Side note.. i like how the doc shows the people and their daily live now as opposed to just a solid hour of morbid genocide footage.
J
@@brandmotivo Correct! I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
សូមជូនពរអោយអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាបានឃើញនូវឈុតបង្ហូរឈាមនិងភាពវឹកវរជាថ្មីម្តងទៀតនៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែងក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមុនឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៥ ដោយសារការទម្លាក់គ្រាប់បែករបស់អាមេរិកនិងការផ្តួលរំលំសម្តេចព្រះនរោត្តមសីហនុ (“ ការសំដែងខាងចំហៀង” របស់អាមេរិក) ។ បន្ទាប់មកមើលម្តងទៀតនូវឆ្នាំរបស់ប៉ុលពតជាមួយនឹងទីក្រុងដែលនៅឆ្ងាយ, ការដើរក្បួនដោយបង្ខំ, វាលពិឃាត, រូបថតរបស់គុកទួលស្លែងនៃកុមារ, ស្ត្រីនិងបុរសដោយមានភ្នែកដ៏គួរឱ្យខ្លាចរង់ចាំរងទារុណកម្មនិងសម្លាប់ចោល។
# បន្ទាប់មកមើលឈុតឆាកនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជានាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្នដែលកំពុងផ្ទុះឡើងជាមួយនឹងជីវិត។
# បន្ទាប់មកផ្អាកបន្តិចហើយនិយាយដោយស្មោះត្រង់សួរដោយមិនលំអៀង៖ "អរគុណដល់អ្នកណាសម្រាប់ការរស់ឡើងវិញនេះ?"
Oh yeah cambodia nowadays is really better 🤡
@@donnuele7693a lot better than with Pol Pot, you fool
I was in Cambodia last August for a month. What a lovely people and place to visit.
I’d love to go back
Thanks for this video
Did you see a lot of Chinese?
dave t not that I remember
dave t I was in Borneo later toast year and saw loads there
Not exactly a documentary, but a simulation of a documentary. Thin soup for anyone who's lived in Cambodia, but pleasant enough to pass the time.
well said
I felt somewhat let down by this documentary, I was hoping to actually watch a documentary about the whole period of the Khmer Rouge, can you suggest one?
@@JeckyJ I stopped this video and went to the video you recommended but did not watch for long, to terrible scenes. There you get a real insight into the atrocities that were committed. Another example of how far Power Hungry people go in their zeal for more power.
I still think some things like the weaving factory for the maimed was nice
@@billrose2202
B BB lol vb k
I'm l
Million thanks for writing a history for us. We are so ashamed that the country is still in the fragile. We hope Cambodia will be free.
im from cambodia and even i mostly didnt know about most of this i lived in cambodia most my life so i love the fact that people is interested in our history
I live in cambodia for 9 years and I born there and where country I born called Phnom Penh, I ❤ cambodia 😊
Sorry for my language though....
@@johnattincan4190 I was Cambodia.
@@johnattincan4190 I will be Cambodia.
@@johnattincan4190 I were Cambodia.
Your language is very good. Greetings from USA 🇺🇸 🇰🇭
Greetings from 🇨🇦🙏🙏🙏
This is what I love to watch. Documentary videos is so satisfying and inspiring. I have been watching this kind of videos on a television. But now it is even better to watch it on youtube:-)
Tv programs lack quality such as these. I don't have a TV since 2008. RUclips has so many different quality documentary from different countries, i like DW and BBC travel
Same.
this is a fiction fantasy doc. Not reality
It's good; i'd like to do that too. But not much people get to learn and explore both sides of the story. It's always the rich/powerful can make noise.
@@worldcitizeng6507 Me 2& me 3 Haaaahaaaaaaa 😂
I was on the Thai/Cambodian border in January of 1977 when the second wave of murderous persecution began. Strangely, Thai newspapers in English only mentioned "guerrillas" operating near the border yet said nothing about the murder taking place in Cambodia itself. I suspect the Thais favored the Khmer Rouge as Cambodia was seen as a bulwark against victorious, communist Vietnam. While right there, I knew nothing of the horrors taking place on the other side of the river where I was staying in Thailand.
The West was blind to Pol Pot's genocide. When this guy sent troops to Vietnam to kill people and was destroyed by Vietnam, the US and China also approved a 10-year UN embargo on Vietnam to avenge their defeat in Vietnam. Shame on this cowardice of America and China as well as the West
The disgusting barbarism of Pol Pot and the help of the United States, China, ASEAN and Western countries for Pol Pot to resist the "occupation" of Vietnam was an abominable crime,it was no different from that of the Khmer Rouge crime to Cambodians . If there was no such "occupation", Pol Pot will return to Pnompenh in just 1 month win and will kill much more barbarically. I still loathe the world of damn hypocrites who helped Pol Pot against the Cambodian government and the Vietnamese military.
Prayers to the victims and their families, may they rest in peace. To those who have survived, thrive, and heads up. Remember, and do not forget. Tell the story so the young ones will learn.
The man who helps those who stepped on mines is really a remarkable hero
This documentary film was made almost 20 years ago! It was a dirt road leading to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. My first time there in 2005, the road to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum was paved already.
I knew it was old when he called Phnom Penh a "small city," lol.
@@rumrunner8019 and he call Poipet a town
Wow thanks for the info! ^^
This is such a tragedy, greeting from Taiwan, may Cambodia rise back.
Thank you!!
Yeah, I notice Southeast Asia is growing fast. Must be the industrial jobs that are bringing in. Nintendo is coming to Cambodia to set up factories.
may china rule taiwan
@@hanssolos3699
Why?
@@hanssolos3699 shouldn't take too long, most of south east asia and australia is probably going to want to start learning mandarin and upping their social credit score.
18:12 , "This is not a bribe".
Totally bribes the lad.
@Bo Liu I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
@@osuave7811 You can only be an American, and those 5 little likes you have can only come from other Americans. I have not seen anyone get something that's so well documented, studied, and written about so horribly wrong. The American people do not understand what communism is, they hear the word "communism" and that's it for the American. It must be wrong, must be brutal, must be criminal, and must be murderous. I find reading the Americans talking about socialism and communism fascinating stuff. They just don't understand that they're actually supporting what is wrong with this world, and all the while demonising something that was thought about as a new way of life, to avoid all these problems we all find ourselves with today.
I often find myself asking myself, just how is it possible in 2021, for anyone, let alone an entire society, to get something that's so easily looked up so easy to learn all about, so completely wrong? Communism has been studied, looked at from every view point imaginable, and is so well written about, yet still, so many have it completely wrong.
But do you know what's even worse? And this I really do struggle to understand, but even when you take the time to tell these people what communism is, they'll ignore it? And they'll call you a liar, and they'll carry on saying the same things over and over again! Even when you show them the truth, they'll continue to repeat what they've always wrongly thought. And that to me, is nothing short of outright idiocy on a whole brand-new level of stupidity, a level I really don't believe this world has ever witnessed before.
Communism is a system, a way of life that's meant to be fair and equal to all. Why would anyone want to be against that? I just wonder what must be going through their own minds, as they all sit and type what they think of communism, yet they so obviously don't understand, that pure communism is as free as it gets. Why would they all want to demonise something that they so clearly don't even understand? They've all been brought up being taught communism Is bad, brutal, and tyrannical, when the truth is, the only thing wrong with communism was the so-called corrupt leaders/dictators, who abused their positions of power and trust they were only supposed to use to bring in the reforms needed, and to lead the people to a pure communist society/state. And therefore, obviously, it was those corrupt criminal leaders/dictators who destroyed the whole concept/Idea/philosophy of communism from its beginning, meaning It was never even given a chance!
We've never seen a pure communist society. None that tried ever got there. It ended up seeing the people who showed any discontent, brutally punished, murdered, by basic criminals. Communism is not responsible for any of what those criminal dictators did, and nor are the people who lived through it. The entire ideology of communism OPPOSES those leaders actions! But quite astonishingly, they don't even understand that by hating communism (something they really do not understand) is exactly the same as them supporting capitalism (that's created the worlds 1% elite). That's how brainwashed these American people really are today, they'd rather have a 1% of the population, with over 90% of the wealth, than they would see the people much more equal? It's utter madness. And it's all due to such a serious lack of any sort of education, and on such an enormous scale, as all Americans think the same.
Go and watch a film you can find online for free called "Young Karl Marx", it's a great way to begin to learn all about communism, and the reality rather than the Anti Communist US governments policy of propaganda and outrageous lies.
@@osuave7811 USA REAL HISTORY, Cont'd...
21. Korea, The U.S. flew in Syngman Rhee, a conservative Korean exile, and installed him as President of South Korea in 1948. Rhee became a dictator on an anti-communist crusade, arresting and torturing suspected communists, brutally putting down rebellions, killing 100,000 people and vowing to take over North Korea.
22. Laos, The CIA engineered at least three coups between 1958 and 1960 to keep the growing leftist Pathet Lao out of government.
23. Libya, NATO conducted 7,700 air strikes, 30,000-100,000 people were killed, loyalist towns were bombed to rubble and ethnically cleansed, and the country is in chaos as Western-trained and -armed Islamist militias seize territory and oil facilities and vie for power.
24. Mexico, The Zetas cartel was formed by Mexican security forces trained by U.S. special forces at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
25. Myanmar, support from the CIA. Burma's opium production grew from 18 tons in 1958 to 600 tons in 1970. The CIA maintained these forces as a bulwark against communist China, but they transformed the “golden triangle” into the world's largest opium producer.
26. Nicaragua, Anastasio Somosa ruled Nicaragua as his personal fiefdom for 43 years with unconditional U.S. support. After he was finally overthrown by the Sandinista Revolution in 1979, the CIA recruited, trained and supported “contra” mercenaries to invade Nicaragua and conduct terrorism to destabilize the country. In 1986.
27. Pakistan, In the past 12 years, U.S. military aid to Pakistan has totalled $18.6 billion. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies.
28. Saudi Arabia, The U.S. has just negotiated the largest arms deal in history with Saudi Arabia. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies.
29. Turkey, Turkey is a long-standing member of NATO. One of the three major state sponsors of terrorism in the world today are U.S. allies.
30. Panama, The indictment to arrest Manuel Noriega in 1971, was a pretext for the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989, whose main purpose was to give the U.S. greater control over Panama, at the expense of at least 2,000 lives.
31. The Philippines, Since the U.S. launched its so-called war on terror in 2001, a task force of 500 US JSOC forces has conducted covert operations in the southern Philippines.
32. Syria, When President Obama approved flying weapons and militiamen from Libya to the “Free Syrian Army” base in Turkey in unmarked NATO planes, he was calculating that the U.S.could replicate the “successful” overthrow of the Libyan government.
33. Uruguay, Uruguay in 1970, when Police Chief Alejandro Otero objected to Americans training his officers in the art of torture, he was disposed of…
34. Yugoslavia, The NATO aerial bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999 was a flagrant crime of aggression in violation of Article 2.4 of the UN Charter.
35. Zaire, Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first elected Prime Minister in 1960. He was deposed in a CIA-backed coup led by Joseph-Desire Mobutu, his Army Chief of Staff.
And you all think you've some sort of right to even try to judge others? You've not got the intelligence to judge a pass the parcel contest!!
@@osuave7811 Terrorist USA.... The United States of Global Terrorism. And the people cheer their president and chant USA USA USA just like the Nazi's. Every other country on earth who knew what their country was doing, (supplying, recruiting, arming, training terrorists) who've slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people, would all be out on the streets in the millions protesting it stops!
@@osuave7811 China has a Communist government and run an almost capitalist system (only with one big difference)? China have been able to watch and learn from all the mistakes made by the West, giving them a massive advantage to get things right without having to make the same mistakes as the failed West.
The biggest difference you'll find between the West and China, is that China will never allow anyone, or any company/business/corporation to become influential to the leading party. Nothing and nobody will ever be able to dictate government policy. Not by having lots of money, or by being an Elite as we've got in the West (in the West, we've created a 1% of the population, with over 90% of the wealth), and that has seen the power shift away from governments, and into the hands of individuals and corporations! And that has seen the West fail. China know this, and that alone will see China succeed, as it's seen us in the West fail.
I have been to Angkor on a number of occasions. Look forward to return when travel is opened again.
I study in NISC in Cambodia and one of the teachers there had escaped the Khmer Rouge! She has been through it!
My dad lived through it he was tortured and survived
🙏🙏🙏
I work with a few and many of the people in our village are survivors with horrific and sad stories to tell
I was overwhelmed by this documentary. I don't know what to say after watching it. Thank you, thank you so very much for this.
It is sad that pol pot who did worst war crime against humanity to his own people died with out any trial and lived 20 years more after his rule.
waseem abbas one must also consider that the present day leader was also a commander in the KR. And has not really changed .
Phemgkimving2. Only after 7 years in the KR and as Battalion Commander before defecting to viet Nam in 1977
@@Teddysad, so he fled to Vietnam for his life and because he opposed the murderous regime of Pol Pot. So what's the problem with you??
@@phengkimving Maybe ask the widow of Kem Ley
Cambodia is such an amazing place. Such a shame they had so many tragedies fall on them. Can't wait to visit again! Also the host of this documentary looks like he could be Gordon Ramsay's little brother.
A really great, moving movie about this time period is "First They Killed My Father". Available on Netflix.
I have that book 😢
@@michelleerickson9908 I didn't know there was a book but the movie was great. Sad but good. I think Anjolina Jolie directed.
Excellent movie. I watch it every chance I get. Yes, Angelina Jolie and her son, Maddox, produced it.
@@basslover48 lol it's a true story, the book is an autobiography, should give it a read
good book too!
David.. thanks a lot for taking me through the rough and tough terrains and on a educational tour of Cambodia
I remember when I was a sailor on a swift boat 🚢 during the Vietnam 🇻🇳 war. But I'm very inspired by the US veteran who went back to help the amputees try to get back into the Cambodian society. Very admirable of him...
😤😤😡😡
Sorry. He is exploiting them for his silk business.
@@ktl4539 How is he exploiting them?
the drawing of the two horned unicorn was so dope
26:10 or so
This story is so heartwarming. This generous guy trying to help people, not just trying but succeeding, dedicating himself to it, it seems. First helping the wounded to be able to walk when possible, and then organizing a business to make them employed, self-sufficient, and productive. Providing a quality good to the world to make their own way.
I feel so lucky to live in this age of the internet, never before has it been a better time to be an entrepreneur. So damn difficult to become a writer, and yet I have managed to become one. Not just a writer but a full-time one and I make enough money to sustain myself in a Western nation which is often no small feat. I'm very grateful, and I hope that those unfortunate people who have found a second chance at life feels gratitude as well. Seems like a really, really, really damn good man doing a lot of good for some people who could really use it.
I wholeheartedly agree with what you said, that guy is an amazing man who dedicated himself to a noble cause. Truly inspirational
i visited Cambodia as a kid nearly a decade ago. Absolutely beautiful country. I also got the chance to visit the Tuol Sleng Museum. Although I was particularly bothered (I was 8 then), visiting the museum attached me to studying more about Cambodia and Southeast Asian history - why during the 70s to 80s there was so much turmoil in countries like Vietnam, Myanmar, and here in the Philippines.
I really hope I get the chance to visit Cambodia again soon.
Just follow your Dreams my friend
Life is guaranteed during this BS Covid-19 Pandemic
i like how the little kids wave. it always get me
I visited Cambodia last year. Beautiful country, lovely people. In times of Covid I cannot help but worry how they cope. All the best to them.
Actually quite well. One of the few countries to have 0 cases of community transmission. Right now no restrictions or even a need to wear masks in public because it’s safe.
Probably better then most because they actually experiences real suffering, not something that's 99 percent exaggerated nonsense psyop plotted by other eugenicists maniacs like Bill gates who is essentially a less or more successful killer then Pol Pot depending how one looks at it....They also dont generally have a victimhood consciousness/culture in the east nearly as much as the spiraling west does, so they are likely more fine then most.
@@danielhicks4826 Smart comment. I don't know if I'd call Gates worse than Pot, though, but he is bad news.
@@johndickson9542 sad part is gates will be celebrated in history :(
Cambodia is a very good and peaceful place to visit and people are very respectful. I had visited 5 times within 7 years period and will go there again. Great culture and many spooky places to visit. Food is great and suitable for many westerners . Its not mention they have world class accommodations in many places. People are very friendly and nothing much to be concern for any foreigners. By the way, they use secondhand U.S made Vehicles and U.S Dollars as well.
It's kinda Sad..... When we speak the REAL TRUTH...... No One Care..... But when people lie then they listen and believe.....👎👎
We will never learn from our mistakes and the horrors of history against humanity.
The Republican Party has the tell-tale sign of the Khmer Rouge!
@@grandwonder5858 No,..... It was China and Vietnam government,Ho Chi Minh plans to Swallow and invaded Cambodia as We See today.
Hun Sen regime is a Puppet of Vietnam government.
The story of Cambodia is unique, we just couldn’t believe it happened the way it did, i was 4 years old when it all happened. I think its a curse but blaming on curse alone doesn’t justify it. Politics and foreign involvement play a crucial role for Cambodia’s demise. In addition, hunger for power and mismanagement under the ruler back then that led to this country’s downfall. Cambodia however is bouncing back but only to be smeared and criticized by those who helped destroy it in the beginning. Sad but true!
I remember seeing this documentary on television back in the early 2000's.
18:10 "It's not a bribe it's a courtesy." No, that's definitely a bribe.
Tack!
Went there few years ago. Nice people and nice country. They suffered a lot. But I believe they will bounce back.
Bless that G.I.with a big heart, ther should be more people like him in the world,
RIP Bud Gibbons.
Tony Robinson David Attenborough David Adams always teaching and informing, confirming. Enlighented.
yes, except this is more than 20 years ago... but Timeline neglected to say this.. Cambodia is nothing like this now
They teach and confirm their own agenda. Masonic agenda. And yes, they are illumined.
One is glad that world is lost, long may it remain "lost". Another sick paranoid little Stalin. A hideous curse upon the people of Cambodia, was Pol Pot.
@me kong without the Vietnam War, the French would have returned to colonising Indochina-the old name of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Do you know what it's like living in a French colony? Imagine Africa, where war, poverty and hunger plague the land. That is the reason why Vietnam went to war. And Cambodia at that time knew, so they aided the Viet Minh.
Also, Polpot and Khmer Rouge were supported by the Chinese. So with or without the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge would still come to power.
Tears of Joy and Hope 🙏 For Those With Missing Limbs Blown Off From Leftover Land Mines, And Given Opportunity to Work, and Get Self Respect.
i love my country, i’m sad to see our corrupt government and sad to see that we’ve been tooken advantage of just because of our ways of making peace.
I was too young (6 yrs old) but, it must have been crazy to hear that within 2 hours of taking the capital, the K. R. emptied the city. Its strange to think about that really happening. The best movie on the subject is 'The Killing Fields'. Its the ONLY movie that makes me cry even though I know what is happening!!!
I wonder how many times he’s been mistaken for Gordan Ramsey?
I was looking for this comment so I didn't have to make it! haha cheers!
Wish everyone view again the bloody and chaotic, hellish scenes everywhere in Cambodia's pre-1975, due to American bombing and overthrowing of Norodom Sihanouk (America's "side show"). Then view again the Pol Pot's years with deserted cities, forced march, execution fields, Tuol Sleng's photos of children, women and men, with their terrified eyes, waiting to be tortured and executed.
# Then view the scenes of today's Cambodia bursting with life.
# Then pause a little and honestly, impartially ask: "Thanks to whom for this revival?"
Perhaps it was meant to be in order to accelerate growth. Death brings creation.
I hope that Cambodians are able to conserve as much of their wild lands as they possibly can.
And, P.S., America did not create Cambodia's Pol Pot. Maoist China, with Soviet backing, "accomplished" all that, along with certain flaws in Cambodia culture that I do not understand.
I loved Cambodia, I did visit the high school where a lot of the tortures happened so sad , but the people were so generous,
Saying Cambodia is full of landmines because of the Khmer rouge is massively underestimating the amount planted by the US.
Stay strong Cambodia! Wish you the best. 💪
I went to that exact grave of Pol Pot with a group of Cambodian motorcyclists . On the walk I noticed one of the Cambodian riders who had escaped to Thailand during Pol Pots reign and the rest of his family perished, was picking wild flowers. At the grave he placed the flowers on it. Later I asked him why he did that. His reply was the Pol Pot was now dead and he could not hurt anyone else.
He was much kinder than i would have been
To put flowers on the grave of the man who killed his whole family, only this person can do that.
Very good documentary, I have visited most of the city's that you have visited, it is not the same now, bit more civilizes, I always wonder how did Khmer Rouge got land minds and weapons back then? some Weston country must have provided them? It cannot be Chinese in 1970s Chinese were not that rich like today. Those who provided the weapons to Khmer Rouge must be responsible today for all those land minds too i feel..
Anura Yapabandara
Good question and this story is not complete without this discussion.
@Anura Yapabandara - some coverage on the Khmer Rouge say the weapons are Russian made but that does not prove who they bought them from. And where did they get the cash to purchase them? Bank robbery? What method did they use to get enough money to pay for the weapons? In the 70s bank transfers where not set up as they are today - no internet. So how did they get the money from their pocket/bank account to the Seller's pocket/bank account? Is there someone or country that financed this genocide? Probably. Was it Pol Pot? To some extent it was but no way did he have that much money. So it is likely that others/countries were involved. Provable. Maybe someday.
Didn't they use lots of primitive weapons though
My great great grandmother said that she doesn't have 5 children at that time she said that she has 6, one of them died , I don't know what their name is but I do miss them , she is almost at 100 year old I think so? I don't know I havent visit her a while ago
Thanks!
David Adams always does great work 👌.
cool publish. next time you make a trip back feel free to reach out, i'm a photographer based out of vancouver, bc both my parents survived the pol pot era.
Tell me more about their story :)
An elaborate burial ground is not required to turn a dead person into a cult, in fact Pol Pot already is (or should I say continues to be) the leader of thousands, perhaps millions of Khmer Rouge around Cambodia.)
What brilliant historians and archeologists the brits have. This documentary on the lost city of ankor wat and pol pot is so interesting. Pity my fellow venezuelans still do not grasp the history lessons of what communism did to cambodia!
Bless his heart! Our own veteran is over there making things so much better.
Since it’s been 20 years since this was made, I wonder if anybody knows if those tigers did go extinct and how successful they were in protecting those jungles?
they weren't able to keep them from going extinct, there has been no sign of those animals in Cambodia forest anymore. main reason being hunters and the deforestation made to the country to improve the economy
@@jasmineherford1026 That’s utterly tragic. All the loss of habitat can be restored but those animals can’t be brought back to life
@@wentworth3255 it is unfortunate, as a decedent there is nothing we can do since this is a political problem of economy and what not
David Adams is a man that makes history interesting and really enjoyable.
I lived in for over three years but then goes with nicest places I have relieved the people were fantastic
The story about the Cambodia unicorn is actually true . Scientists in 2019 the specie of jungle antelope.
And horses supplement their diet with rodents and eggs if they can find them. I believe the locals that those creatures eat snakes!
Beautiful people, beautiful animals, beautiful place. ❤
the backround music is so relaxing
Excellent documentary thank you very much. Interesting and well researched.
Great video sir 🙏💓🙏
Once in a while we come across a quality video like this. Loved it !
Very cool, greetings from Indonesia my brother
"Again, I wonder has such a peaceful country could have suffered so much" they say it takes time to heal, it been 43 years since the war. I'm still healing.
I hope there will be more documentaries like this.
Not only did the US and the West, recognize Pol Pot as the leader of Cambodia, but they knew full well that he was hiding in a refugee camp in Thailand. This was possibly done to spite the Vietnamese who essentially put an end to the Pol Pot regime.
Cambodia has come a long way from our darkest history. Now it’s one of the greatest destinations.
I hope I get to visit Cambodia one day
Thanks for your program for my country.
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
18:11 "it's not a bribe, it's a gift"
Good one bro 🤣
I weed a little when I heard him say that
This is the culture here, when we go to meet with any authorities that you require assistance from you take a gift 🤣🤣🤣 we buy our village police a carton of beer every month, we get extra security and looked after. We are the only foreigners in our village.
It is true. When u go to these countries, the locals and guides will tell u that they don't make a lot of money, so just tip them a little. Just like tipping in western countries to bring your food to the table at a restaurant.
If Vietnam don’t support to kick out the Khmer Rouge maybe most of peoples will die at all, but this is also big loss from Vietnamese during time, if them Kampuchea not learn from from this history due to very close with China will happen again, who’s big support the Khmer Rouge in the past
Great food and festivities in Little Cambodia in Long Beach,California!! A must stop in summer!!
"The Lost World Of The Khmer Rouge" sounds like we should be sad about that? Wrong title, absolutely WRONG title!
I stopped watching the video when the narrator exposed his lack of history knowledge (DEFINITION of COMMUNISM) or the country government history (dictatorship) "Cambodia greatest misery came from within in 1975 Cambodia came under the control of a radical COMMUNIST government". WRONG! Making statements like this without doing any additional research can damage the video documentary credibility and motives.
@@osuave7811 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
@@Didntwanttomakeauser I KNOW what The Khmer Rouge were, and they killed 1/3 of their own folk! so is it sad, that they are gone?
No shortage of dummies to be found fouling the comment section. You don't understand the meaning of the title, so i hope English is your second, or third language. Otherwise ...you are very dumb.
@@osuave7811 They were communist. In about as purist as the form comes. Ironically they sided with Chinese communists and the Vietnamese communists weren't happy about that as they were friendly with Russian communists who by that time also didn't like Chinese communists and then the Vietnamese communists came over the border and gave the Khmer Rouge communists a real beating and sent them off hiding in the forests after the took back most of the country and installed their own communist government. Lots of different communists in this tale but they were all communists including the Khmer Rouge.
I'm disappointed that there wasn't a link left for the silk shop so one could buy silk from them.
It's an old documentary, internet wasn't that big back then, much less in Cambodia, but I guess you could google them and see what comes up.
I saw this unicorn animal when I visited Cambodia. I think it might've been Krong Kapong Cham, and I remember sitting on the water''s edge looking out across the river and I see the animal looking right at me. Very surreal.
Not a water buffalo?
want to know a scary fact?
Khieu Samphan (pol pots head of state and drafter of the killing fields) attended the university of France where he submitted his doctoral thesis called "Cambodians economy and industrial development". This thesis was a step by step plan on implementing the genocide that came to be known as "the killing fields" This thesis was praised by the post modernists intellectuals then and today who still teach his thesis in post modernist majors as something to look up to. his work spawned the "critical theory" study which you might recognize today as "critical race theory". It should scare everyone that our education system is full of people who look at the killing fields as an act of justice.
I wouldn't mind reading an English translation of that thesis, if only for an additional insight into Khieu Samphan's thought process.
@@islandblind Ill save you some time, just read the communist manifesto. Thats were Khieu Samphan and all other communist dictators get their justification for mass murder.