tourism with a difference - international observers to visit the disputed border

After so has been evident for some time with 15 ASEAN-B MONITORING from Indonesia, Thai and Khmer troops at the temple, now is probably a tourism attache at the disputed border erupted.

The Thais do not see the good when one may think of the Bangkok Post:

03/04/2011

Bangkok Post
The Thai government is outraged by a visit from foreign attaches to the disputed border areas in Cambodia, an army source says.

But the source said: "If we open fire, this will play into the hands of Cambodia and it will show the world that we started the fight."

Cambodian troops have taken foreign military attaches on a visit to Preah Vihear temple and the surrounding disputed border area in what is seen by Thailand as a violation of an agreement made in 2000 between the two countries governing the disputed border site.

The army source said Cambodian troops yesterday led a group of military attaches from 12 countries from Phnom Penh to visit the temple.

So so, die Thailändische Government is so outraged that foreign attaches visit of Cambodian representatives of the temple.

Why?

The Thais could not open fire because the foreigners would be the chance to witness then, and stand as an aggressor then Thailand would be pretty stupid.

question: Did the Thais in this conflict ever since intelligently from?

Who were the "tourists"?


military attaches from various countries, see here:




Thursday, March 03, 2011

Cambodia Takes Military Attaches of 12 Countries to See Damages Temple of Preah Vihear

2011-03-03

Xinhua

A group of military attaches of 12 countries on Thursday paid a two-hour visit to Preah Vihear temple and surrounding areas to see the damages caused by mortar and artillery shelling during the deadly clashes early last month between the Cambodian and Thai troops.

The team of military attaches from 12 embassies in Phnom Penh included the United States, France, Russia, China, Japan, Canada, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia and Australia.

Cambodian four-star general Neang Phat, secretary of state of the Ministry of Defense, led the group during the visit.

The group was 

welcomed at the temple by

 four-star general 

Chea Dara , deputy commander-in-chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces for Preah Vihear Direction, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen' s eldest son  Hun Manet , deputy commander of the Headquarters of Infantry.

"Cambodia wanted the military attaches to see with their own eyes the damages caused by Thai shelling in the recent war," Chea Dara said during the delegation visit.

He has ushered the delegation to see craters, cracks, broken pieces of Preah Vihear temple caused by Thai artillery shelling.

"At the behest of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodian troops vow to defend our territory from any invasion of Thailand," he said.

"Cambodia has never invaded into other countries, we want a border of peace and cooperation, but if they invade into ours, we have to exercise self-defense rights."

Yes, that is, of course not, no wonder that Thailand is outraged. LOL

full post in Bangkok, where you look ...