Picture This: A Compelling New Photo History of a “Secret War”

Former CIA officer Colin Thompson calls “Air America, Inc.” a superb account of the people, planes and places in Laos where the CIA-backed airline operated

Mar 16, 2023

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THE FIRST THING THE READER NOTICES about the cover of Air America, Inc. is the photo of a DHC-4 Caribou cargo plane, resembling a bird of prey, talons extended, coming straight at you and looking like it’s about to snatch lunch from the ground below. The next prominent thing is the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency, under which it says, “A CIA Pro…

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A guest post by

Colin R Thompson

Retired CIA officer.