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derby378

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2. Not to mention many of the Khmer Rouge received light sentences for their atrocities
Wed Dec 10, 2014, 04:22 PM
Dec 2014

At least Kang Kaek Iew eventually received a life sentence for his part in Tuol Sleng, although I'm not a big fan of retroactive sentencing.

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2014 #1
Not to mention many of the Khmer Rouge received light sentences for their atrocities derby378 Dec 2014 #2
People here forget that Pol Pot was considered the USA's dear and trusted ally! truedelphi Dec 2014 #9
Just as Saddam Hussein once was. subterranean Dec 2014 #18
+1 nt Matrosov Dec 2014 #21
Not to mention the racists and the ignorant PAProgressive28 Dec 2014 #3
There are people on this site defending torture nichomachus Dec 2014 #10
America is not a torture report. America is much more. upaloopa Dec 2014 #4
that's not how the world veiws us...sadly. nt Javaman Dec 2014 #17
Not so sure you are right. upaloopa Dec 2014 #19
speculation hfojvt Dec 2014 #34
crazy thought here... Javaman Dec 2014 #38
That is what the good Germans said, too. japple Dec 2014 #23
We were powerless to intervene. upaloopa Dec 2014 #24
K and Effin' R hifiguy Dec 2014 #5
With prosecutions we can secure America's future. This is an opportunity for Dems to crush the R's grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #7
^^THIS^^ 2naSalit Dec 2014 #11
+ a few trillion! adirondacker Dec 2014 #13
What he said!!!!! N/T Throckmorton Dec 2014 #37
rec PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #41
Why didn't we pardon the Nazis at Nuremberg? Why aren't we pardoning them now? nichomachus Dec 2014 #8
I would suspect that... 2naSalit Dec 2014 #14
"... in order to heal as a nation ... they need/will be brought to trial." Scuba Dec 2014 #12
I will be 67 next month. I thought the US would have overcome the racism I got beat for protesting. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #15
I will be 59 next month, chervilant Dec 2014 #33
Very sorry to hear about the termination. Harsh times for Labor. deurbano Dec 2014 #36
Thanks so much! chervilant Dec 2014 #40
Lawless Nation blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #16
Like Ferguson: No consequences => Blowback tblue Dec 2014 #20
I sure as hell hope Obama and the rest of the Democrats who have been kid gloving this shit do not Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #22
If we do nothing Half-Century Man Dec 2014 #25
Republicans think there is no "hole we've dug ourselves into"... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #26
Just for funsies: you equate Bush to Pol Pot? nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2014 #27
You have a problem with that? Hissyspit Dec 2014 #29
And your point is? Javaman Dec 2014 #30
The World is Watching JawJaw Dec 2014 #28
Prosecute all fucking ready! eom JEB Dec 2014 #31
Instead of just pardoning Babel_17 Dec 2014 #32
America doesn't value its own people (except the corprat ones) Triana Dec 2014 #35
Historically we have gotten away with supporting Latin American dictators and others Agony Dec 2014 #39
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