Yellow Rain, What is yellow rain? It is still questionable today to try to explain what yellow rain is. We have to go back to the context and the history where this comes from. There you will hear controversial stories about yellow rain, to make you think. You will also start to ask yourself questions like: what is this? Besides, where does it come from? Contradictory reports to make you think. Is it a real weapon of mass destruction? Alternatively, is it a myth created by a people demanding justice for the unexplained atrocities of past wars? On the other hand, is this a way for politicians to shine the spotlight on their enemy during a secret war? You will hear scientists and forensic pathologists from around the world debate and try to determine whether this is a natural phenomenon or a new chemical weapon developed by man. Yellow rain is a chemical weapon believed to have been used in Laos since the 1970s. This was a period when the Laotian Civil War was continuing, along with the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese and Soviet communist powers supported the Pathet Lao, an insurgent army in Laos. By this time, the American CIA had already begun recruiting Hmong to help fight against the North Vietnamese army. In the spring of 1973-1974, Pathet Laos began to gain considerable power and establish itself in Laos. In 1973, with the establishment of the Paris Peace Agreement. The North Vietnamese were able to maintain their forces in Laos, while American forces withdrew completely from the Vietnam War. By April 1975, without support from other countries, the South Vietnamese army had fallen completely to the North Vietnamese at the fall of Saig...... middle of paper ......lopedia . Retrieved at 05:43 on January 20, 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vietnam_War&oldid=591315924Cambodia. (January 18, 2014). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at 05:50 on January 20, 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cambodia&oldid=591326483 yellow rain. (2014). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1359850/white-rainBy, WK (March 31, 1986). Yellow rain confirmed. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/397939604?accountid=4138SASSOON, J. (2004). Biological warfare. In K. L. Lerner & B. W. Lerner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security (Vol. 1, pp. 115-117). Detroit: gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3403300086&v=2.1&u=40mwrlib&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=81bde5170dd4a5c1d8a95bcaebc62cc9