Re: Who makes excuses for Pol Pot?
Noam Chomsky, for one, although he does a masterful job of trying to talk his way out of it. The standard line I got years ago from university leftists, and later saw repeated in many articles, was that, well, yes, Pol Pot did some bad things, but the Americans MADE HIM DO IT. Usually the bombing of Cambodia was cited as the reason poor Pol Pot turned to the Dark Side.
An article on the subject by Chomsky, preceded by a critique of that article, makes interesting reading. Lots of good links, too.
Recall I did not say "supported Pol Pot." I said "made excuses for Pol Pot."