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Flood Season in Cambodia

Cambodian child plays near a boat on the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh August 18, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday.

Cambodian boys dive into water as a motorized wooden boat loaded with grass drives by at Prek Sdey village in Koh Thom district of Kandal province about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The villagers would drive their boats twice a week to collect grass to stock for their cow's food during the flood season.

Cambodian villagers drive their motorized wooden boats loaded with grass to go back to their homes in Prek Sdey village in Koh Thom district of Kandal province about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The villagers would drive their boats twice a week to collect grass to stock for their cow's food during the flood season

Hun Sen most likely has more police guarding the Thai embassy than the Ta Moan temple occupied by Thailand

Riot police walk near the Thai embassy asdeploys more security in the area after a demonstration organized by then Confederation of Unions protesting against Thailand's deployment of troops at the disputed Preah Vihear and Ta Moan temples located at then-Thai border, in Phnom Penh August 17, 2008.n and Thai troops started to pull their troops back from the disputed border area on Saturday,n army officers said, after a month-long stand-off centring on the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple.

Rong Chhun (C), president of then Independent Teachers Association, takes part in a demonstration organized by then Confederation of Unions protesting against Thailand's deployment of troops at the disputed Preah Vihear and Ta Moan temples located at then-Thai border, in Phnom Penh August 17, 2008. Cambodian and Thai troops started to pull their troops back from the disputed border area on Saturday,n army officers said, after a month-long stand-off centring on the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple.

Rong Chhun (L), president of then Independent Teachers Association, takes part in a demonstration organized by then Confederation of Unions protesting against Thailand's deployment of troops at the disputed Preah Vihear and Ta Moan temples located at then-Thai border, in Phnom Penh August 17, 2008.n and Thai troops started to pull their troops back from the disputed border area on Saturday,n army officers said, after a month-long stand-off centring on the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple.

Flooding of the Mekong River in Kampong Cham

Cambodians are transported by boat near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, during floods Aug. 16, 2008.
Cambodia children play in front of their house near the Mekong river during floods in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, Aug. 16, 2008.
A Cambodian woman transport her cows to higher ground during floods near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, Aug. 16, 2008. The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday.
A Cambodian man rows a boat during floods near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, during floods Aug. 16, 2008.

Standoff at border deadlocks

ANOTHER round of crisis talks over the military standoff at Preah Vihear are expected later this month, but Cambodian troops along the de facto frontline near the 11th-century temple say they are hunkering down for a protracted dispute."Our soldiers are digging trenches because the Thai soldiers are digging trenches," General Srey Doek, commander of Brigade 12, told the Post on Thursday. "We have to take precautions, this is a frontline," he added.

While Thailand's cabinet has approved the withdrawal of troops from Preah Vihear temple, Srey Doek said that the Thai military appeared to be bringing in reinforcements to strategic Cambodia-controlled positions along the border. "They are digging more bunkers and building large encampments to settle on the frontline at Preah Vihear temple and Trop mountain," he said, referring to a mountain near the temple that Cambodia claims Thai troops tried to occupy last weekend. "We absolutely have to prevent them getting up ... Trop mountain because it is right in the middle of the disputed area," Srey Doek said.In Phnom Penh, officials remained optimistic that the Thais would re-deploy, with Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith telling the Post that "some of Thailand's soldiers have withdrawn from the pagoda [in the Preah Vihear temple complex] and they have withdrawn all their troops from Ta Moan Thom temple." "If they increase their armed forces in their territory along our joint border, it is their business," he said. Foreign Minister Hor Namhong is scheduled to meet with his Thai counterpart Tej Bunnag in Thailand on August 18 for a second round of talks aimed at defusing the situation at Preah Vihear, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday

US Air Force

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, takes off on a combat mission in F-16C block 40 #88-0466 (marked 466th FS) from the 4th FS over Iraq at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008. On that day Colonel Brill broke the world record he previously set for F-16 flying hours when he surpassed the 6,000 hours milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]
Lt. Col. Miles 'Quatro' Demayo, 55th FS commander, takes off in F-16C block 50 #92-3920 for Hill AFB on May 9th, 2008 in support of Operation Combat Hammer. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nathan Bevier] See also: 55th FS deploy for Combat Hammer
USAF F-16C block 50 #94-0049 from the 55th FS is coming in for landing after a training sortie on October 18th, 2006. [Photo by Joseph Handelman] The final 388th FW Block 40, #88-0421 from 421st FS to undergo CCIP upgrades is handed over to Col. Scott Dennis, 388th FW commander, in a ceremony on April 21st, 2008. Beginning in November 2005, depot workers from the 309th Maintenance Wing, led by Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, invested over 5,500 maintenance hours into each of 388th FW's 72 aircraft. CCIP brings upgraded avionics and communications systems to pilots in combat. Hill's 4th FS was the first to fly CCIP F-16s in combat in August of 2007. [USAF photo by Alex Lloyd]
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0419 assigned to the 421st EFS, launches on a sortie on April 21st, 2008 from Balad AB. On April 20th, USAF pilots had flown more than 1 million sorties in support of the Global War on Terrorism. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter] See also: 1 million sorties flown for GWOT

US Air Force

USAF F-16C block 42 #88-0548 from the 64th AS is making a downwind turn for final approach at Nellis AFB. [Airsceneuk photo by Mark Rouse]
USAF F-16C block 42 #87-0362 from the 422nd TES is rolling out after landing at Nellis AFB during a Red Flag exercise. [Airsceneuk photo by Mark Rouse]
USAF F-16C block 32 #86-0291 from the 64th AS is rolling out after landing at Nellis AFB having flown in a DACT exercise. [Airsceneuk photo by Mark Rouse]
USAF F-16C block 32 #86-0272 from the 64th AS is returning from a DACT exercise at Nellis AFB. [Airsceneuk photo by Mark Rouse]
Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, touches down in F-16C block 40 #88-0466 (marked 466th FS) from the 4th FS at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008, after completing a combat mission over Iraq in which he set a new world record of 6,000 flying hours in an F-16. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]

US Air Force

USAF F-16C block 50 #97-0111 from the 55th FS seen in flight near Nellis AFB on October 11th, 2006 during exercise Red Flag 07-1. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
A flight of Aggressor F-15s and F-16s fly in formation on June 5th, 2008 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis AFB. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
A flight of Aggressor F-15s and F-16s fly in formation on June 5th, 2008 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis AFB. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
A flight of Aggressor F-15s and F-16s fly in formation on June 5th, 2008 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis AFB. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
USAF F-16C block 42 #88-0548 from the 64th AS is taking off at Nellis AFB to participate in a new Red Flag exercise. [Airsceneuk photo by Mark Rouse]