Saddam Hun Sen?; Fear and Loathing After the Coup in Cambodia From: The Washington Post | Date: July 20, 1997| Author: R. Jeffrey Smith; William Branigin | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

In the two weeks since the head of Cambodia's government was ousted in a coup, the din of gunfire has given way to the usual cacophony of Phnom Penh street life, and to soothing sounds from the country's pumped-up strongman. Coup leader Hun Sen, officially still "second prime minister," has been telling the international aid donors who prop up Cambodia what they want to hear, promising to hold free elections next year, respect human rights and embrace democracy.

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