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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Mirroring Russia's 2022 invasion strategy for Ukraine, the US Trump regime will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for what it claims is "training, exercises and "other activities"" after months of threatening invasion. Panamanians say the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion”.
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Trumpův režim v souladu s ruskou strategií invaze na Ukrajinu do roku 2022 rozmístí vojáky podél Panamského průplavu pro to, co prohlašuje za „výcvik, cvičení a „další aktivity“ po měsících hrozící invaze. Panamci říkají, že USA zahájily „kamuflovanou invazi“. #panamainvasion
US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway. The agreement, signed by top security officials from both countries, allows US military personnel to deploy to Panama-controlled facilities for training, exercises and "other activities." The deal stops short of allowing the United States to build its own permanent bases on the isthmus, a move that would be deeply unpopular with Panamanians and legally fraught. But it gives the United States broad sway to deploy an unspecified number of personnel to bases, some of which Washington built when it occupied the canal zone decades ago. Trump, since returning to power in January, has repeatedly claimed that China has too much influence over the canal, which handles about 40 percent of US container traffic and five percent of world trade.
On Thursday a local lawyer filed a legal case against the Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulino, accusing him of “crimes against the international personality of the state”. Frustration is growing over the government’s handling of the diplomatic crisis. Since Trump declared his plan to “take back” the Panama canal on his 20 January inauguration speech, all communication on the topic has been through Mulino and the details of negotiations kept largely secret. This has led to serious differences in the US and Panamanian accounts of those negotiations. When the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited in early February, Mulino told press that the meeting had been “very cordial” and that the canal was not under threat. Later, however, Rubio said the situation around the canal was “unacceptable” and Trump continued to call for the return of the canal. The latest example came on Tuesday when two different statements concerning Hegseth’s meeting with Mulino were published. In the Panamanian version, Hegseth was said to have recognized Panama’s “inalienable sovereignty” over the canal, but those words were absent from the secretary of defense’s statement and Hegseth refused to acknowledge Panamanian ownership of the canal at Wednesday’s press conference. Panama says that the US omitted the phrase from the agreed joint statement. Mulino has also opted to avoid engaging with other countries – such as Canada and Mexico – to gain international support for his country’s cause.
Previously the Panamanian government succumbed to Trump regime pressure to allow US military personnel to deploy to Panama, a backhanded deal that is deeply unpopular in Panama and likely illegal according to legal experts. #panamainvasion
Panama Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’ Discontent with government handling of diplomatic crisis rises as Pete Hegseth says US troops moved to country Mat Youkee in Panama City
US to deploy troops along Panama Canal under new deal Americas The US will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for training, exercises and "other activities" under a joint deal that stops short of allowing the US to build bases in Panama but is still a major concession to US President Donald Trump.
Mirroring Russia's 2022 invasion strategy of Ukraine, the US Trump regime will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for what it claims is "training, exercises and "other activities"" after months of threatening invasion. Panamanians say the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion”. #panamainvasion
OPERATION JUST CAUSE: The U.S. Invasion of Panama
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Dec. 20, 1989: Operation Just Cause—U.S. forces invade Panama to depose Noriega. A swift strike raising questions on sovereignty and intervention. When does liberation become occupation? #PanamaInvasion #MilitaryHistory (spoiler — pretty much every time)
