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    Losing Our Way Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing. --------------------------------------------------------- Arundhati Roy (Indian author, advocate, activist)

    CAMBODIA: Siem Reap; Phnom Penh; Battambang; Kratie.

    The Land Mine Museum in Siem Reap tells the story of Aki Ra -- forced to lay landmines in childhood by the Khmer Rouge, then asked to lay more of them to help the Vietnamese defeat the Khmer Rouge, he has now dedicated his life to one by one removing landmines from Cambodian soil. He is a local hero. And yet still, the USA remains one of the few nations of the world unwilling to commit to banning their use of these

    CAMBODIA | Sunday, 10 January 2010 | Views [289]

    The Land Mine Museum in Siem Reap tells the story of Aki Ra -- forced to lay landmines in childhood by the Khmer Rouge, then asked to lay more of them to help the Vietnamese defeat the Khmer Rouge, he has now dedicated his life to one by one removing landmines from Cambodian soil. He is a local hero. And yet still, the USA remains one of the few nations of the world unwilling to commit to banning their use of these "soldiers that keep fighting long after the war is over."


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