Fred Branfman has an article at Salon.Com “When Chomsky Wept” opening with “I first met Noam Chomsky in Laos, where I showed him the devastating effects of U.S. air raids.” While many of us may think it’s TLDR, it’s worth reading all of the way through. It’s a timely issue as the Lao American play Refugee Nation begins its final week at the Los Angeles Theater Center, and Legacies of War has a small supporting exhibit there to raise awareness of the secret bombing of Laos in the 20th Century. In 2010, Minnesota was host to the Legacies of War: Refugee Nation Twin Cities exhibition that allowed us to present films, workshops, plays and performances from nationally-recognized and local artists and community voices about the Lao journey. I’ve often admired Chomsky’s work, and Branfman’s remarks are poignant: “[Chomsky] believes there are too many variables involved in understanding human beings for the human brain to ever really comprehend it — not to mention the impossibility of conducting the kind of controlled experiments that might yield scientifically credible answers.” …