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Manuel Noriega Part 3: Bush Invades Panama

Real Dictators

CHAPTER

The Discontent of Noriega

A U.S. Marine named Robert Paz was shot and killed in a private vehicle at a checkpoint near the PDF headquarters. The shooting was perhaps accidental, but it set off a fuse that would blow up five days later on December 20th. No matter how you feel about Noriega, the truth is everyone was sick of him. They just weren't sure how it was going to be done. That change had to happen. It happened in a very tragic way, but that's how it is. History doesn't happen the way you want. It's just the way it is.

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