Meeting with Pol Pot
By Andrew Plimpton June 16, 2025
Two journalists and one academic from France receive, and accept, an invitation to interview the notorious dictator.
Two journalists and one academic from France receive, and accept, an invitation to interview the notorious dictator.
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