Vietnam 1963
The following Wikipedia article recounts allegations that CIA smuggled opium from Western Vietnam to the U.S. in order to fund covert operations:
- CIA drug trafficking: Vietnam Era. Also see CIA Activities by Transnational Topic: Crime and Illicit Drug Trade.
Read more about this topic: CIA Activities In Vietnam
Famous quotes containing the word vietnam:
“I told them I’m not going to let Vietnam go the way of China. I told them to go back and tell those generals in Saigon that Lyndon Johnson intends to stand by our word, but by God, I want something for my money. I want ‘em to get off their butts and get out in those jungles and whip hell out of some Communists. And then I want ‘em to leave me alone, because I’ve got some bigger things to do right here at home.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)