The CIA's Involvement in the Secret War

This chapter discusses the CIA's continued involvement with the Cat organization, the Vietnam War, the communist insurgency in Laos, and the meeting between US spies and Meng Pal, the leader of the Meng tribe. It explores the operations of Air America, a CIA-owned airline, and its pilots in Laos, the dangers they faced, and their ties to opium transportation. The chapter also touches on the history of opium production in the region and the complicity of Air America and CIA officials in opium smuggling.