Precedent for jurisdiction in prosecuting the kidnapped Venezuelan president #NicolásMaduro can be found in the equally wildly illegal trial of kidnapped Panamanian leader #ManuelNoriega, convicted in US federal court on #ThisDayInHistory in 1992. The US is a violent rogue state.

Maduro's capture draws echoes of Noriega in 1990 What comes next is likely years of court battles over how Maduro is charged, how he's treated and where he's held.

Notably, this operation happened on the same day, in 1990, that #ManuelNoriega was kidnapped from #Panama, and sent to the U.S. for trial. www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t... #venezuela (24/?)

Before Venezuela: U.S. invaded Panama to arrest Noriega 😬

1989: 27k troops, Noriega (ex-CIA) captured after Vatican standoff
Drug lord dictator deposed.

Forgotten regime change.

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#PanamaInvasion #ManuelNoriega #OperationJustCause

@leejamiller.bsky.social | Leeja Miller: "To Understand Venezuela, You Have To Understand Panama EXPLAINER" | #WhyAmerica #ManuelNoriega #OperationJustCause #InternationalLaw #NicolasMaduro #TElliotGaiser #WilliamBarr #BillBarMemo #HeritageFoundation
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“Its all so so so stupid” — Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social #linotype #letterpress #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #manuelnoriega #warpowersact #dinosaurcarcasses #typecasting

Dictators captured by the #USA!

#ManuelNoriega - #Panama, 1989. Captured during Operation Just Cause

#SaddamHussein - #Iraq, 2003. Found in a hole & executed in 2006.

#NicolasMaduro - #Venezuela, 2026. Captured in Caracas.

V. #Putin - #Russia 2026. Still not yet captured, but still at large.

Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. | January 3, 1990 | HISTORY Panama’s General Manuel Antonio Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces. The Panamanian dictator was later convicted of dru...

#ManuelNoriega surrendered to US troops #OnThisDay in 1990 after #GeorgeBush's invasion of #Panama toppled its ruthless & corrupt dictator; was #DonaldTrump aware of this anniversary when he authorized the abduction of #Venezuela's #NicolásMaduro...?

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In 1989 on #ThisDayInHistory the US invaded #Panama and occupied the country for a month, seizing #ManuelNoriega & imprisoning him illegally in the US. Long a puppet dictator for the US, he grew rich on #DrugTrafficking after being trained as a terrorist at #SchoolOfTheAmericas.

How Panama’s Dictator Became a $300M Supervillain 💰 😈
#manuelnoriega #panama #history

Wikipedia’s description of #ManuelNoriega: “His dictatorship was marked by repression of the media, an expansion of the military, and the persecution of political opponents, effectively controlling the outcomes of ….and did not espouse a specific social or economic ideology.” Sound familiar?

Manuel Noriega (1934-2017), Military Leader of Panama

Died #otd Manuel Noriega (1934-2017), Military Leader of Panama, 8 years ago today #ManuelNoriega life story...

OPERATION JUST CAUSE: The U.S. Invasion of Panama On December 20, 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, a military invasion of Panama aimed at deposing the country's de fa...

OPERATION JUST CAUSE: The U.S. Invasion of Panama

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#PanamaInvasion
#ManuelNoriega
#GeorgeHWBush
#USMilitaryHistory
#NoriegaCapture
#PanamaCanal
#USForeignPolicy
#LatinAmericaHistory
#DrugWar
#MilitaryIntervention
#ColdWarEra
#OperationJustCause