In my opinion the best documentary on US foreign policy and media control
I am in mood for politics today ;o)) just watched it for the third time .. this film should be shown to all college students, along with "The Corporation", as part of recent US history, and it's still very very fresh [by the way, it's on YOUTUBE in 9 or so parts]
here is what Wikipedia.en says about the Panama "war" (actually an illegal and cruel invasion of a sovereign country) :
Main article: United States invasion of Panama
In the 1980s, Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, a once US-supportive leader who was later accused of spying for Fidel Castro and using Panama to traffic drugs into the US, was one of the most recognizable names in the United States, being constantly covered by the press. The struggle to remove him from power began in the Reagan administration,[41] when economic sanctions were imposed on the country;[42] this included prohibiting US companies and government from making payments to Panama and freezing $56 million in Panamanian funds in US banks.[42] Reagan sent more than 2,000 US troops to Panama as well.[42] Unlike Reagan, Bush was able to remove Noriega from power, but his administration's unsuccessful post-invasion planning hindered the needs of Panama during the establishment of the young democratic government.[41]
In May 1989, Panama held democratic elections, in which Guillermo Endara was elected president; the results were then annuled by Noriega's government.[43] In response, Bush sent 2,000 more troops to the country, where they began conducting regular military exercises in Panamanian territory (in violation of prior treaties).[42] Bush then removed an embassy and ambassador from the country, and dispatched additional troops to Panama to prepare the way for an upcoming invasion.[42] Noriega suppressed an October military coup attempt and massive protests in Panama against him, but after a US serviceman was shot by Panamanian forces in December 1989, Bush ordered 24,000 troops into the country with an objective of removing Noriega from power;[43] "Operation Just Cause" was a large-scale American military operation, and the first in more than 40 years that was not Cold War related.[41]
The mission was controversial,[44] but American forces achieved control of the country and Endara assumed the Presidency. Noriega surrendered to the US and was convicted and imprisoned on racketeering and drug trafficking charges in April 1992.[45] President Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush visited Panama in June 1992, to give support to the first post-invasion Panamanian government.
WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY AND MAKE YOUR OWN OPINION ON THIS PARAGRAPH
this is exactly the story that was sold to Americans by the administration and the media back in 1989 and the 1990s, and it's sad to see that it is still the way many people and especially sites such as Wikipedia - consdered as a reliable source of information - see the Panama invasion .. most Americans don't even know about Panama 1989 or about the death toll (4000 dead, many of them civilians), by the way where is that or any number in the above paragraph ?
In my opinion the best documentary on US foreign policy and media control
I am in mood for politics today ;o)) just watched it for the third time .. this film should be shown to all college students, along with "The Corporation", as part of recent US history, and it's still very very fresh [by the way, it's on YOUTUBE in 9 or so parts]
here is what Wikipedia.en says about the Panama "war" (actually an illegal and cruel invasion of a sovereign country) :
Main article: United States invasion of Panama
In the 1980s, Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, a once US-supportive leader who was later accused of spying for Fidel Castro and using Panama to traffic drugs into the US, was one of the most recognizable names in the United States, being constantly covered by the press. The struggle to remove him from power began in the Reagan administration,[41] when economic sanctions were imposed on the country;[42] this included prohibiting US companies and government from making payments to Panama and freezing $56 million in Panamanian funds in US banks.[42] Reagan sent more than 2,000 US troops to Panama as well.[42] Unlike Reagan, Bush was able to remove Noriega from power, but his administration's unsuccessful post-invasion planning hindered the needs of Panama during the establishment of the young democratic government.[41]
In May 1989, Panama held democratic elections, in which Guillermo Endara was elected president; the results were then annuled by Noriega's government.[43] In response, Bush sent 2,000 more troops to the country, where they began conducting regular military exercises in Panamanian territory (in violation of prior treaties).[42] Bush then removed an embassy and ambassador from the country, and dispatched additional troops to Panama to prepare the way for an upcoming invasion.[42] Noriega suppressed an October military coup attempt and massive protests in Panama against him, but after a US serviceman was shot by Panamanian forces in December 1989, Bush ordered 24,000 troops into the country with an objective of removing Noriega from power;[43] "Operation Just Cause" was a large-scale American military operation, and the first in more than 40 years that was not Cold War related.[41]
The mission was controversial,[44] but American forces achieved control of the country and Endara assumed the Presidency. Noriega surrendered to the US and was convicted and imprisoned on racketeering and drug trafficking charges in April 1992.[45] President Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush visited Panama in June 1992, to give support to the first post-invasion Panamanian government.
WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY AND MAKE YOUR OWN OPINION ON THIS PARAGRAPH
this is exactly the story that was sold to Americans by the administration and the media back in 1989 and the 1990s, and it's sad to see that it is still the way many people and especially sites such as Wikipedia - consdered as a reliable source of information - see the Panama invasion .. most Americans don't even know about Panama 1989 or about the death toll (4000 dead, many of them civilians), by the way where is that or any number in the above paragraph ?