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Re: Embedding with America's top hostage negotiator

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Ugh it looked like an interesting article but the jingoism was dialled up to eleven. > To hear Carstens tell it, his career first took shape when, as an 11-year-old in Spokane, he read about the Cambodian genocide, learning how the world stood by as some 2 million perished in the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields. Raised in a Christian home where the Bible was a staple, he was determined to make a difference in the lives…

Especially considering that the US began arming the "Khmer Rouge" in 1979, and then began heavily arming them a few years later.

And supported them until long after the Vietnamese put an end to their genocidal regime. The US, alongside China, voted for the Khmer Rouge to keep the UN seet until 1993, 14 years after they were removed.

Hilariously the Wikipedia article is titled "Allegations of US support for the Khmer Rouge" even if it describes factual US support (in the UN), and a bunch of "allegations" based on internal reports confirming them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_United_States_s...

Re: Embedding with America's top hostage negotiator

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad you missed an awesome article.

Not from my point of view. Reads like a non-critical retelling of DC talking points.

What are the contrarian talking points of Venezuela holding US citizens hostages exactly? Or wanting criminals like Viktor Bout back in exchange for them?
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