Once Upon A Time In The C.I.A.

3-minute trailer for an entertaining, provocative documentary -- the true story of Bill Lair, who changed the destiny of a remote Asian tribe and was changed by them in turn. 200,000 tribespeople now live in the U.S. as a direct result of Lair's CIA operation.

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• C.I.A.
• Hmong
• Laos
• Iraq
• Trucks
• Texas
• war
• secret

[KillerXify]

Does Bill Lair has a daughter? I would Love TO Date HER.

[RogerWarner]

@KillerXify Bill Lair does have a daughter. She is happily married, and she is a very smart lady.

[McGavernVue]

I have a question? how and who funded Bill Lair? was it the government?? of US? How did he convinced the Hmong people to stand along side of US? just wanted to know how he was able to succeed on doing that or so.

[RogerWarner]

@McGavernVue Bill Lair worked for the C.I.A., although he was also the founder and guru of a special operations unit in the Thai Border Police. He actually had the rank of colonel in the Thai police, which is why he was known as Col. Bill Lair.

You ask a very good question, which is, how did Lair convince the Hmong to fight? You can find out more about that in my book Shooting At The Moon, which is available on amazon.com

[JerryT94]

To: Roger Warner: Release date set? Look forward to the movie after reading "Shooting at the Moon"

Thanks

Jerry T

[RogerWarner]

@JerryT94  Release date not yet set. Documentary film ongoing but not yet finished!

[makelikeatreeandie]

This note is for RogerWarner. Most Americans are oblivious to what's going on. If these brave hmong freedom fighters are being ignored by the U.S. will there be another loose-end after we pulled out of Iraq as well? The reason I ask you because I find Bill Blair's comment truthful and yet disturbing for insinuate that an American life is more precious than others. Hope our gov. isn't recruiting any ethnic groups to fight for them in Iraq. But then again, we'll never know the truth.

[chengkhang]

So where are you hoping to have a screening of this movies? Ccause I mean, wow, it seems sooo good. Can't wait to see it.

[RogerWarner]

@akubot24 Yup. The documentary is still in production. Concentrating more these days on a parallel project -- writing nonfiction about the same set of events -- but the documentary is very much alive. Roger Warner

[akubot24]

@ Roger: Hi Roger, I've been keeping my eyes out on this case since the beginning. I know it's been a couple of years now. I don't know if the case is still going on because my research are coming up to dead ends or just to old news or post. Have there been any new reports on the General Vang Pao case? Are you still pursuing the documentary of "Once Upon A Time In The CIA"? If you are, how close are you to being done with the documentary? Please post back.

Thanks,

[kvanga]

why is this information not in the U.S history book.

[BoyCary]

Laos secret war is so facinating. The US uses this technique still today. Latest place Afghanistan.

[Zoidborg1]

Looking good

cant wait to see it

can you post bigger sample