Some sections are remarkably simplistic and it is interesting that the trial finally took place 8 years after his capture & once interest had 'died' down.

What the charges don't seem to include is Noriega's relationship with the CIA in the drugs traffic (the was a case put that Norriega was an ongoing dupe that people like Ollie North used to do the dirty work in funding some of his covert ops that Reagan wanted hidden from US reps & senators)

Anyway - the true story of Norriega & the execution of all the senior PDF officers during the invasion, may not fully be exposed until the 30 year limit (or how ever long it gets changed to).

Anyway - thanks for that link.

Doug

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[link|http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/nsaebb2.htm|http://www.gwu.edu/~...AEBB2/nsaebb2.htm]

he Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations

An August, 1996, series in the San Jose Mercury News by reporter Gary Webb linked the origins of crack cocaine in California to the contras, a guerrilla force backed by the Reagan administration that attacked Nicaragua's Sandinista government during the 1980s. Webb's series, "The Dark Alliance," has been the subject of intense media debate, and has focused attention on a foreign policy drug scandal that leaves many questions unanswered.

This electronic briefing book is compiled from declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive, including the notebooks kept by NSC aide and Iran-contra figure Oliver North, electronic mail messages written by high-ranking Reagan administration officials, memos detailing the contra war effort, and FBI and DEA reports. The documents demonstrate official knowledge of drug operations, and collaboration with and protection of known drug traffickers. Court and hearing transcripts are also included.

##MUCH MORE AT THE LINK ABOVE - DSM

[link|http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/nsaebb2.htm#2|http://www.gwu.edu/~...BB2/nsaebb2.htm#2] (esp this one)
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PANAMA: THE RESUM\ufffd OF MANUEL NORIEGA, THE MOST FAMOUS GRADUATE OF THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS

##READ THE DETAILS AT THE LINK - THEY ARE INTERESTING & HONE IN ON THE REAL ISSUE OF WHY US INVADED (To prevent the handover of the Canal as committed to by Jimmy Carter) - DSM
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##Manuel Noriega wrote a book (didn't realise this before) - he puts his side of the dealings with Bush Snr & Ollie North

Like Muammar al-Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein, Manuel Noriega is vilified by the United States like few other statesmen (or ex-statesmen). Now Noriega has a chance to counter the charges leveled against him in America's Prisoner: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega. As a former friend of the CIA, Noriega has a unique perspective on U.S. involvement in Latin America, and he has a heap of dirty laundry he's more than willing to air. From his prison cell in Miami, America's only prisoner of war expounds on such topics as his covert dealings with CIA agents, his relationship with high government officials such as George Bush and Oliver North, the U.S. invasion of Panama, and his own drug charges. Helping his cause is Peter Eisner, a former foreign editor and Latin American correspondent for Newsday, who calls in question many of the charges against Noriega while admitting the extreme unpopularity of the man. Brazen and controversial, America's Prisoner is an account of U.S. foreign policy from one who has been on both sides of the political fence.

mportant messages sometimes come from unlikely messengers. Manuel Noriega may be a demon in the eyes of most Americans, but he has a unique and alarming view of the reasons behind the U.S. invasion of Panama. His book is certain to be one of the most newsworthy and controversial events of the year, containing revelations about dealings with George Bush, Oliver North, William Casey and the CIA, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, and Moammar Quadafi.

Noriega's story was independently investigated by Peter Eisner, a top foreign correspondent who has reported on Latin America for more than twenty years. Eisner's reporting confirms many of Noriega's assertions and provides additional perspective on his conduct as head of Panama's military, his relations with key U.S. officials, and the damage inflicted upon the people of Panama by the U.S. invasion. Eisner's reporting raises new questions about allegations that Noriega was a drug dealer, a murderer, and a thief.
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Cheers Doug Marker

overburden the readers <g>.

What does the Mina Ark link tell us ?

Cheers Doug

(PS as I said once before - am learning lots in trading posts with you - thanks <g>)