Manuel Noriega Part 2: A Tale of Two Spy Chiefs
Real Dictators
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Noriega's Role in Iran Contra
The most important question of Noriega's life is did he collaborate with the American effort to support the contrast or knocks? Years after Iran Contra, Angel Ricardo Martinez Benoit visits Noriega in prison and hears his account straight from the horse's mouth. The dictator's own version of events is as follows: "They were trying to get Noriega to approve the training of Salvadoran, dead squads and contrast" But morals aside, Noriega does have sound pragmatic reasons to push back against American demands - especially when they go upper level.
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