More 'Facts' We Omitted

You have not answered the questions I asked.

1. Are we to believe that the communist regimes (you may call them what you like), are going to implement the 'Programmes for democratic freedoms of the People'. You say that 'Both the PRG and the Khmer Rouge are allowing freedom of movement and speech' but not to those with imperialist friends. If this is your idea of 'democratic freedom' then I would kindly suggest you widen your viewpoint.

As far as religious freedom is concerned, you know quite well that worship is tolerated only as long as it does not present a threat to the communist government.

2. I am not 'somehow blaming the Indochinese people for the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, but rather I am pointing out the fad that we should not accept openly, statements from either side in the war in Indochina.

You point out that 'Time' 'admit' that for at least the last two years the resistance movement has been made up solely of Cambodians'. This is 1975, what about the other three years. You conveniently pasted over this.

3. You say that 'If the mud is supposed to stick because of the fact that they are 'commies' (you misquote me here, I call them communists, not commies), then again it judges people by labels and not by their deeds'. At this stage I conceed that I have pre-judged both new governments. However, you are prepared to elucidate on the question of 'democratic freedom'. Tell us just who judges whether the peasant, opposing communism, has imperialist friends or not. If you are prepared to believe such promises from both governments, then you are very naive.

4. Your arguments that 'all means of coercion were on Lon Nol's side' leaving none for the Khmer Rouge I suppose, and that had it decided the issue 'no one would have joined the Khmer Rouge' teems far fetched. For the benefit of your readers would you please explain in more detail, coercion, and while you are at it provide a detailed account of the support received by the Khmer Rouge by both Hanoi and Peking, and do the job properly and don't leave out information which will point toward blatant communist pressure and control.

Finally, my 'emotional outburst' as you call it, is the result of having read several editions of Salient which protray a definite leaning towards the 'left' through the failure to print both sides of the stories, and through its failure to examine closely the information it receives and to question it thoroughly.