But in 1985, Mr. Sciaroni drafted a legal opinion that seemed to exempt NSC staffers from complying with the ban on aid. Every cop on the street corner had an AK-47.”ADHis client was Prime Minister Hun Sen, who was running to retain the post. Hun Sen then served as “second prime minister” for four years before seizing exclusive power in a 1997 coup. “In rapid succession we met various senior officials,” Mr. Sciaroni once told a Cambodian investment conference, according to Salon. Mr. Sciaroni also became a trusted contact for the U.S. Embassy.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2021 18:56 UTC