Pol Pot and the left. (many Americans on the left, underestimated the ferocity of the attacks that Pol Pot unleashed against the Cambodian people)(Editorial)

From: The Progressive | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Rothschild, Matthew | Copyright information

Left-wing liberals such as Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, and even the editors of the Progressive magazine were skeptical in the 1970s about the reports of atrocities in Cambodia. A 1980 Progressive article written from a refugee camp, finally brought out the truth. The skepticism is examined.

I pulled up to my house one day but I didn't get out of the car for five minutes. I was listening to WORT, Madison's invaluable community station, and there was an interview on with a s...

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