Thursday, January 24, 2008

Doccumentary on the Secret War in Laos

Keep your eye out for this doccumentary on the Secret War in Laos, directed by Marc Eberle. The film details the CIA's covert bombing campaign in Laos and their involvement with and later abandonment of the Hmong people. More bombs were dropped on Laos (by the US) than any other country in the world. Interestingly, no American network has bought the rights to this film.
These attrocities are slowly being reveilved as Laos opens its doors to the Western world. However, the US is still largely ignoring the issues; Time Magazine has yet to publish an account by one of the first journalists to contact Hmong warriors in 20 years on American soil.

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