This book is a fine example of utterly uncritical journalism. She starts out from accepting that the Hmong are victims of yellow rain and from this proceeds to "prove" it without first questionning whether the underlying assumption is valid. While one cannot but have sympathy for the Hmong (as for any people caught up in violent events largely of their own making) this should not mean that one ceases to have a brain. A useful balance to this right wing book is Grant Evans' book called, if I recollect correctly, "Yellow Rain". Also, Vang Pao was a heroin dealer and a CIA tool. Merritt conveniently overlooks this and places no responsibility at the door of this self-seeking greedy warlord.