Turning Points

Cambodia’s story has ricocheted around a series of turning points. Independence. Coups d’état. Genocide. Civil war. Then came UNTAC — the massive UN peacekeeping mission that promised elections, democracy and peace.

For this bonus episode, we’re going to the cutting room floor to rescue material that tells a deeper level of the story:  UNTAC’s successes and its deliberate compromises; and the criminal forces already reshaping the country Haing Ngor had come home to rebuild.