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LAOS 1: South East Asia's Heart of Darkness
🕑 Added 2024-03-19 00:30:53 +0000 UTCAn introduction to Laos as a country, the secret war there, and why it became so important to Western policy makers.
We explore the history of Laos from roughly 1890 to 1945.
SOURCES:
[1] Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.243)
[1] https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/classes/201/articles/92greenstein41992.pdf
[2] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 126, 292)
[2] Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy (p.15-18)
[3] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 94-96)
[3] Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy (p.15, 64)
[4] Christopher Goscha, The Road to Dien Bien Phu (p. 17-18)
[4]Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.242)
[4] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 113-115)
[4] Deer Mission 1 https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-01208R000100100061-5.pdf
[4] Deer Mission 2 https://www.historynet.com/how-american-operatives-saved-the-man-who-started-the-vietnam-war/
Comments
EWO
Absolutely. In the next few videos I’m going to be talking about Cuba quite a bit
JIM FULLER
Hello, I am interested in knowing if you would consider creating a series on OPERATION MONGOOSE. Given your previous work and the sources you have used for fact-checking, I believe this topic aligns well with your past series. Thank you for your consideration.
Keekwajou
Amazing work man.
