Pete
02-09-2011, 04:14
Thailand and Cambodia Renew Historic Hostilities
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142188
".........When the French colonized Cambodia in the 19th century, they were only too happy to promote Cambodian nostalgia and play the protector of national sentiment against neighboring, independent Thailand. They also used the ancient history to reassert, in Cambodia's name, claims of ownership of Thai territories. In 1907, as part of the Franco-Siamese treaty, territories including the Angkor Wat temple were returned to Cambodia..............."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142188
".........When the French colonized Cambodia in the 19th century, they were only too happy to promote Cambodian nostalgia and play the protector of national sentiment against neighboring, independent Thailand. They also used the ancient history to reassert, in Cambodia's name, claims of ownership of Thai territories. In 1907, as part of the Franco-Siamese treaty, territories including the Angkor Wat temple were returned to Cambodia..............."