I am Hmong myself and I believe that Mr. Pao and the US Hmong should stop hoping for a democratic Laos. Laos is now under that hand of the Communist and will stay a Communist county. I agree with laog 2000. I believe Laos will be worst if it is run under the Hmong. We Hmong are too corupt to run a country. Every single Hmong people out there know that Hmong can never run a country due to Hmong being so selfish. If us Hmong ever get country, it will surely be run by a Hmong dictator. For now, I hope the case get dismiss and for us Hmong here in the US not to keep on lying to those in the jungle that one day we'll go back. We are part of the problem here if you really think about it.