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The Night Pol Pot Died: a journalist’s first hand account

April 18, 2018 by Nate Thayer Leave a Comment

The Night Pol Pot Died: a journalist’s first hand account

  How the Free Press Killed Pol Pot Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoirs from Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. (C) All rights reserved. No republication in whole or in part without express written permission from the author) This week is the anniversary of both the rise to power and the death […]

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The Road to Pol Pot: Snippets from a Journalists Memories

June 11, 2016 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

The Road to Pol Pot: Snippets from a Journalists Memories

Behind the Scenes Reporting on War and Bad Guys By Nate Thayer June 11, 2016 I had worked for the Associated Press (AP) since 1989 covering the war in Cambodia and the myriad of guerrilla armies and refugee camps, based on the Thai border. I made 41 trips into the guerrilla controlled zones between 1989 and […]

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I Killed Pol Pot: How The Free Press Brought Pol Pot to Justice

April 18, 2015 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

I Killed Pol Pot: How The Free Press Brought Pol Pot to Justice

Why a Free Press is a vital institution to Free People By Nate Thayer April 17, 2015 Today marks a tragic day in the modern history of political mass murder by government.   Forty-two years ago today six separate armies, under the titular leadership of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge, converged on the Cambodian capital of […]

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In Pursuit of Mass Murderers: Sympathy for the Devil by Nate Thayer

April 18, 2014 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

Reporting from Inside the Final Collapse of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. Excerpts from the unpublished book “Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalists Memoir from Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge” (Copyright Nate Thayer. All Rights Reserved. No publication or citation permitted without author’s express written permission.) By Nate Thayer April 18, 2014 By 1994, the Khmer Rouge leadership […]

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Pol Pot’s Stretch Mercedes Limo Seeks New Home with Mercs of Idi Amin, Saddam, Marcos

March 25, 2014 by Nate Thayer Leave a Comment

Pol Pot’s Stretch Mercedes Limo Seeks New Home with Mercs of Idi Amin, Saddam, Marcos

Pol Pot’s Stretch Mercedes Limo Seeks New Home with Mercs of Idi Amin, Saddam, Marcos The advert might read: “For Sale – Black, 1973 Mercedes Benz Stretch Limousine “Murderous Dictator Special Edition Pimped Out Ride. Previous Owner: Pol Pot.” In fact, it does, sorta. BenzWorld.org, where classic Mercedes enthusiasts gather, some with an appreciation for iconic Mercedes Benz’s with a dark […]

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A Freelance Journalist’s High Praise and Kind Words for Sympathy for the Devil

March 18, 2014 by Nate Thayer Leave a Comment

High Praise from a freelance journalist for Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoir from Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge: “The book also promises to be a rollicking account of a bygone era of journalism, when reporters were colorful characters who nonetheless possessed serious intent and influence. The remarkable thing is that Thayer did it as a […]

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Pol Pot’s little girl grows up: Wedding of dictator’s only child is divorce from childhood trauma

March 17, 2014 by Nate Thayer 20 Comments

Pol Pot’s little girl grows up: Wedding of dictator’s only child is divorce from childhood trauma

By Nate Thayer (excerpts from the unpublished Sympathy for the Devil: A journalist’s memoir from inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. (c) Nate Thayer. No republication in whole or in part without express written permission of the author.) March 16, 2014 Daddy’s little girl has grown up. Pol Pot’s only child got married today. 26 year-old […]

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Why Journalism is Better than a Real Job: Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil

February 10, 2014 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

Why Journalism is Better than a Real Job: Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoir From Inside Pol Pot’s Cambodia (Copyright Nate Thayer. No publication or distribution in whole or part without express prior written permission from the author) Please consider donating to support the publication of Sympathy for […]

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My Sordid Love Affair with Journalism

February 7, 2014 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

My Sordid Love Affair with Journalism Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil: A Foreign Correspondent Inside Pol Pot’s Cambodia Copyright Nate Thayer. No republication in whole or part without prior written permission of the author By Nate Thayer Journalism and I have a love affair that will never be extinguished. From the beginning, I was […]

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Nate Thayer: periodismo, crowdfunding y autopromo

January 27, 2014 by Nate Thayer Leave a Comment

Nate Thayer: periodismo, crowdfunding y autopromo A much appreciated note of support from the Spanish language journalists website Globorama.es for my efforts to fund the publication of my my book “Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalist’s Memoir From Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge” http://www.globograma.es/nate-thayer-periodismo-crowdfunding-y-autopromo/

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How to Be Buddy-Buddy With a Guerilla General

January 27, 2014 by Nate Thayer 1 Comment

How to Be Buddy-Buddy With a Guerilla General

How to Be Buddy-Buddy With an Guerilla General It is always a pleasure when someone has positive things to say about ones work. So thanks to scholars-stage.blogspot.com for their generous comments: How to Be Buddy-Buddy With an Guerilla General Posted by T. Greer in Dogs of War, Media, Southeast Asia   Far Eastern Economic Review (2 August 1997) with Thayer’s […]

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The Final Collapse of the Khmer Rouge: how the US dropped the ball when offered Pol Pot for trial

January 24, 2014 by Nate Thayer 6 Comments

Excerpts from the unpublished manuscript Sympathy for the Devil: A Journalists Memoir from Inside Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge Copyright Nate Thayer. All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or transmission in whole or part without express written permission from the author Please consider donating to support publication of Sympathy for the Devil By Nate Thayer Immediately after […]

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