CIA Activities In Laos
The CIA organized Hmong tribes to fight against the North Vietnamese-backed Pathet Lao communists in Laos, and used Air America to "drop 46 million pounds of foodstuffs....transport tens of thousands of troops, conduct a highly successful photoreconnaissance program, and engage in numerous clandestine missions using night-vision glasses and state-of-the-art electronic equipment."
Read more about CIA Activities In Laos: Laos 1953, Laos (and Vietnam) 1954, Laos 1955, Laos 1957, Laos 1958, Laos 1959, Laos 1960, Laos 1961, Laos 1962, Laos 1964, Laos 1969, Laos 2007
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