Asean Summit, Malaysia on Nov 21, 1015

Asean Summit, Malaysia  on Nov 21, 1015
Asean Establishes Landmark Economic and Security Bloc
"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - Text version)

“….. Here is the prediction: China will turn North Korea loose soon. The alliance will dissolve, or become stale. There will be political upheaval in China. Not a coup and not a revolution. Within the inner circles of that which you call Chinese politics, there will be a re-evaluation of goals and monetary policy. Eventually, you will see a break with North Korea, allowing still another dictator to fall and unification to occur with the south. ….”

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."
"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)









North Korean defector criticises China in rare Beijing talk

North Korean defector criticises China in rare Beijing talk
North Korean defector and activist Hyeonseo Lee, who lives in South Korea, poses as she presents her book 'The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story' in Beijing on March 26, 2016 (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour)

US under fire in global press freedom report

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Life sentences for the Khmer Rouge regime’s last surviving senior leaders

A UN-backed trial in Cambodia has handed down life sentences for two surviving Khmer Rouge leaders. DW correspondent Abby Seiff was in Phnom Penh to capture the emotional reaction to the verdict.

Deutsche Welle, 7 Aug 2014



The Khmer Rouge tribunal on Thursday handed down life sentences to two of the regime's most senior leaders, calling the crimes the cause of “immeasurable harm.”

Brother Number Two Nuon Chea, 88, and Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, 83, were found guilty on charges of war crimes for their role in the forced evacuation of millions and a mass execution of enemy soldiers.

Reading the verdict out, chief judge Nil Nonn called the sentences reflective of the grave nature of the crimes.

“There was a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Cambodia… this attack victimized millions of civilians throughout Cambodia.”

Over the course of an hour-and-a-half, Judge Nonn detailed the litany of crimes against humanity covered in the case, including murder, extermination, political persecution, and inhuman acts.

In a second case set to begin in September or October, the pair will face charges related to genocide, rape, forced marriage, purges and a slew of other crimes.

'Killing Fields'

An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died of starvation, exhaustion and execution, during the regime's three years, eight months and 20 days in power.

After taking over Phnom Penh in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge sought to install a Maoist-inspired agrarian society by forcing millions into forced labor. To create its collectives and dissolve any sense of ownership or family ties, the regime moved virtually the entire population from their homes to elsewhere.

The most extreme evacuation was that of Phnom Penh beginning on April 17, 1975. Forced from homes, schools and even hospitals, at least 2 million residents representing the city's entire population were told it was necessary to leave because of impending American bombings - a false pretense - and were assured they would spend only a short time away.

A harrowing ordeal, recounted at times during the trial in wrenching testimony, the evacuation exacted a fatal toll. Without access to food water or medical care, thousands died en route.

At court Thursday morning, Judge Nonn recounted the testimony of several civil parties who testified during the two-year trial, delving into tragic detail of the forced evacuation.

One, “recalled seeing a Khmer Rouge soldier tear apart a crying baby who was crawling on his dead mother's body,” he told the court.

As Judge Nonn read out the summary judgment, both defendants appeared impassive. The courtroom appearance of Nuon Chea – in a wheelchair and unable to stand – marked the first since closing statements in October of last year. Frail and frequently ill, he spent much of the later days of the trial in his holding cell.

Neither man made a statement, the only words coming when Nuon Chea barked at a judge that he was unable to stand during sentencing.

Following sentencing, lawyers from both defense teams said they would be appealing.

“The reaction of our client was basically that he expected this judgment, that he was not surprised at all that this judgment was issued,” said Victor Koppe, a lawyer for Nuon Chea. “He didn't have any faith or confidence in this [court] and he got confirmed in that suspicion.

High emotions, long case

Hundreds of civil parties, students and dignitaries were in attendance for the announcement, some breaking down into tears after the verdict was delivered.

“I didn't feel very calm, I wasn't happy to hear that verdict because life in prison is not enough. They killed so many people. What I want is an execution right now,” said Pech Srey Pan, 65, a civil party who was evacuated from Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge took over the city.
For many, however, a life sentence was precisely what they had hoped for.

“I'm very happy to see the verdict,” said Heng Buneth, a 45-year-old who saw his father – a Lon Nol soldier – executed and who was orphaned during the Khmer Rouge.

Chea Leang, the national co-prosecutor, welcomed the sentence saying in a press conference held after the case that the sentences were “the only appropriate sentences the chamber should have handed down.”

“The judgment wont turn back time, it wont give back life to those executed, or those who died of heat or exhaustion, of lack of food or water or medical assistance, it wont rebuild families broken in every part of Cambodia because of lost sons, daughter, wives, and husbands,” she continued.

“However I think it will give some justice, reinstate some respect to those victims that have been denied to them for so long.”

Slow moving trial

But while many are pleased with the outcome, it comes following a particularly rocky trial. The case against the regime's top living leaders was intended to be the cornerstone of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, instead it had been marred by allegations of corruption, mismanagement and political interference.

The slow movement of the UN-backed tribunal, meanwhile, wrecked havoc on a case involving numerous aged defendants, victims and witnesses.

Between November 2011, when opening statements began, and the close in October 2013, half of the defendants fell out. Foreign Minister Ieng Sary died in March 2013, while his wife, Social Affairs Minister Ieng Thirith was in September 2012 declared unfit to stand trial due to dementia.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An admitted there had been “hiccups” but said the sentence was historic.

“We never lost sight to seek justice for the victims of the Khmer Rouge, today, we welcome the delivery of justice.”

The sentencing of the pair marks only the second conviction for the eight-year-old court.

In February 2012, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, was sentenced to life in prison, on appeal, for overseeing the notorious S-21 security center. An estimated 12,000 people were executed at the jail, following a torturous interrogation process.

Two more cases against four mid-ranking cadres are currently under investigation, but the government has been adamant that it wants no trials beyond the current case and court officials have repeatedly attempted to shut down investigations.

“This trial will hopefully pave the way for a much more efficient second trial,” said Heather Ryan, a trial monitor for Open Society Justice Initiative.

“[If only this case is heard] that's a limited picture of crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge period, which is the reason why the second trial in Case 002 is important, why trial 003 and 004 are important to give a broader picture of the nature and magnitude of the crimes committed.”

Additional reporting by Neou Vannarin



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