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Revision as of 08:12, 15 January 2023

"They claimed to be 'refugees.'"

Some were refugees. Putting quotes around the word impugns their humanity.

Others, notably Hmong, were CIA-sponsored soldiers.

Yet others were officers and soldiers in private armies of heroin gangs (see Vang Pao)

https://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1101/S00086/new-york-times-forgets-that-vang-pao-was-a-drug-dealer.htm

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