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Hmong general who helped U.S. now accused of terrorism (International Herald Tribune)
11 May
Posted by Lao News as News
Half a century ago, Vang Pao and his Hmong soldiers sided with the United States in the fight against communism. Last year, the United States indicted Vang Pao, 78, as a terrorist, accusing him of plotting to overthrow the Communist government of Laos.
Hmong general who helped US now accused of terrorism - International Herald Tribune
11 May
Posted by Lao News as News
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Hmong general who helped US now accused of terrorism
International Herald Tribune, France - May 10, 2008 Few were hit as hard as the Hmong, an ancient tribe whose members hewed out rough lives upcountry in Laos, west of Vietnam. Half a century ago, … |
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The U.S. government relied on Vang Pao and his Hmong soldiers to battle Communism in the jungles of Laos. Why is the Justice Department now calling him a terrorist?
