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Okay, but there is a whale of a lot more to that story than is published. Noriega had to go and it got to the point that he was simply asking for it. A lot, and I do mean a lot, of stuff never hit the press.

Especially in the last few months before the invasion.

Frankly, I think it isn't all that bad that we gave it to them. It seems to have cemented the relationship between us quite nicely and given the neighbors around here, that's a good thing.

I don't give Carter any credit for that as I think his motives were in a different direction. It just happened to work out pretty well. Panama is firmly locked in our tent. They really know who their friends are.

Okay, but there is a whale of a lot more to that story than is published. Noriega had to go and it got to the point that he was simply asking for it. A lot, and I do mean a lot, of stuff never hit the press.

Okay, now . . . how do we take out Chavez, who is triple the threat Noriega ever was. (Personally, if we must act, I'd rather we be indirect.) Since you seem to have insider knowledge, is Ortega sufficiently "reformed" (even if for pragmatic reasons)?