My War With The CIA: The Memoirs Of Prince Norodom Sihanouk

(Written by Norodom Sihanouk, 1973)

Born as Prince Norodom Sihanouk – his career was polarizing & prolific in the history of Cambodia – this provocative memoir since the 70’s has reportedly been confiscated in airports across America. Sihanouk’s career in politics begin when he was coronated in 1941, but soon stepped down from the position of King shocking both his family & the country. Planning to leave palace intrigue behind to connect with the working class & poverty-stricken farmers across the country, Sihanouk entered politics & was elected to prime minister. Soon his journey would involve destroying political agitators & enemies, often backed by the US & Western imperialists, the Khmer Republic would eventually force him on the run being exiled to China. Later, his journey would grow more intense when he’d align with the Khmer Rouge & other guerrilla factions to take the country back after the United States bombed neutral Cambodia leaving an opening for a communist takeover. Installed as the new head of state, with Pol Pot as a leader from the shadows, Sihanouk would soon discover the Khmer Rouge’s true aim of a “Year Zero” mass extermination & attempt to create the perfect race. From the labor camp conditions to the Killing Fields, Sihanouk would immediately resign, ending up on house arrest until the Khmer Rouge fell. This book outlines his harrowing journey to fight of the CIA’s deadly intentions through every aspect of his career, with the agency even backing the Khmer Rouge by the end, after once opposing them.