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Cambodia: Return to Year Zero
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Cambodia: Return to Year Zero

1993-04-20 · 51 min · ★ 10.0

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John Pilger shows how the UN has allowed the Khmer Rouge to grow stronger.

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David Munro
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John PilgerJohn Pilger

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