The deaths in each of these examples have been described as “genocide,” but not without criticism. The international community, for its failure to help stop the bloodshed, is often apportioned part of the blame for these deaths. However, the true nature of the active role played in these two genocides by foreign powers, in particular by the United States and
Britain, is often overlooked or forgotten. Somewhat ironically, in an attempt to curb what they saw as the increasing regional influence of Vietnamese communists, the United States began actively supporting the communist Khmer Rouge regime shortly after the fall of Phnom
Penh.4
Secret documents show that, only a few months after this, just one day before
Indonesia invaded East Timor, US
Britain, is often overlooked or forgotten. Somewhat ironically, in an attempt to curb what they saw as the increasing regional influence of Vietnamese communists, the United States began actively supporting the communist Khmer Rouge regime shortly after the fall of Phnom
Penh.4
Secret documents show that, only a few months after this, just one day before
Indonesia invaded East Timor, US