Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Infamous Khmer Rouge Duch brought to trial in Pnom Penh.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/world/asia/21cambo.html?th&emc=th

See Francois Bizot's Memoir, The Gate.

Duch pronounced "Doik." See also First They Killed My Father, and Dith Pran and Haing S. Ngor's memoirs.

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