had come sweeping out of Viet Nam across the Nam Ma river into Samneua province. With their attack the situation in Laos changed from merely ugly to critical. Red & Green. Everywhere the Communist ...

For the West, it represents a Hobson’s choice: surrender Laos by default, or be prepared to send in troops to hold at least the Mekong River line as a bulwark for what is left of free Southeast ...

an organization formed for cooperation on issues regarding the river by the countries through which it flows — Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam — said its technical review of the project ...