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laos020 - River at Nong Khiew.jpg - Nong Khiew was hit hard by U.S. bombing. It has no electricity and rats seem to be a major source of protein. The UXO in the area makes farming difficult. A fellow travaller asked a good question: "What were the Americans worried about? Did they imagine that the people here would get into their canoes, float down the Mekong, across the Atlantic and have a shot at Los Angeles?"

Nong Khiew was hit hard by U.S. bombing. It has no electricity and rats seem to be a major source of protein. The UXO in the area makes farming difficult. A fellow travaller asked a good question: "What were the Americans worried about? Did they imagine that the people here would get into their canoes, float down the Mekong, across the Atlantic and have a shot at Los Angeles?"
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