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1967 Opium War?

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The Opium Wars took place in China from the 1840s-1860. What does this third conflict have to do with it? LordAmeth 00:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Opium War referred to was an engagement involving 1400 men, at the end of July 1967, between the KMT and Khun Sa in an Laotian bordertown. Rattikone used his airforce to bomb the lot and captured 16t of Opium which he used for his private enterprise. This action made him the prime mover in Laotian Opium smuggling.[1][2]
  1. ^ Alfred McCoy: The Politics of Heroin. New York 1991 (rev. ed.; Orig. 1972); ISBN 1-55652-126-X; S 331-: General Ouane Rattikone
  2. ^ Cockburn, Alexander; St. Clair, Jeffery; Whiteout; London, New York 1998, ISBN 1-85984-897-4, S 228-30
(Both of the sources given also consider Shackley's book Spymaster nothing but a whitewash. It might be a good idea to consider McCoy's information to improve this article (cf. the German version) [Zenwort] --85.181.78.10 (talk) 16:35, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1967 Opium War covers this event.Georgejdorner (talk) 21:50, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]