I am packing up my bags right now getting ready to head back to the US (next Friday) and watching a bootlegged copy of Project Runway from the market. I am reviewing my materials in preparation for being a foreign observer tomorrow. I need to be mindful of any opinions I share about the political process on this blog because we are not supposed to come across as supporting or against a particular party. We met our translator today for coffee, and we will be meeting him at the NICFEC headquarters tomorrow at 6 am. Today is much quieter than yesterday in Phnom Penh. Last night was the close of the campaigning period.
One thing for those of you following the Preah Vihear dispute over where the border is surrounding a UNESCO site between Thailand and Cambodia: I read in the Phnom Penh Post today that most of the soldiers on the Cambodia side are former Khmer Rouge soldiers, one of whom said, "I spent years listening to American bombs drop near me and being shot at by Vietnamese, who were the best trained, so why should I be afraid of these Thai soldiers?" Seems history continues to haunt us.
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