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LAOS 2: Operation X and the First Indochina War
🕑 Added 2024-03-19 01:36:51 +0000 UTCToday we cover Operation X, the French's narco-counterinsurgency program during the First Indochina War. Under this operation, the French would contract the Hmong people to fight on their behalf, future allies of the CIA.
SOURCES:
[1] Christopher Goscha, The Road to Dien Bien Phu (p. 36-40)
[2] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 135, 156-157)
[2] Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.241)
[3] Christopher Goscha, The Road to Dien Bien Phu (p. 11-13)
[4] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 131-132)
[5] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 54-55)
[6] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (Operation X p. 132-139) (Binh Xuyen 157-159)
[6] Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.241-242)
[6] The Great Heroin Coup, Henrik Kruger (p. 132)
[6] Peter Dale Scott, The War Conspiracy (p. 276-277)
[7] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p.139-142)
[7] Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.241-242)
[7] Frederic C. Benson, Genesis of the Hmong-American Alliance, 1949-1962 (p.8-10) https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/bensonhsj16.pdf
[8] Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/inch001.asp
[8] Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Laos
[8] The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War (p.14-20)
[9]The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War (p.22-26)
[10]https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/research/pentagon-papers/Pentagon-Papers-Part-V-B-3c.pdf (PDF p. 76-83)
[11] Alfred Mccoy, the Politics of Heroin (p. 138-139) (Trinquier letter p. 562-564)
[11] Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (p.242)
Comments
Joseph Carpenter
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Thanks for the support Jon! I actually studied film and media in my undergrad (hence the documentaries) and I studied international relations in my Masters. Both are equal passions of mine. I grew up in a bilingual French Canadian household, which is how I learned French. Glad you’re enjoying the content 👁️
Jon evens
Hey man just went through the YouTube vids and subscribed to patreon. Im loving the hard work you have put into this and I think you’ve done an amazing job with the editing and pronunciation of all the names in the Laos videos and Frances secret armies video. I was just curious about your education background? Can’t wait to get through more of these and get into some of the sources you’ve been using.
