I very much remember in three different interviews Noriega remarked, laughing, that Bush could not touch him, because he knew too much about him and his sons.
Within days of that last interview, he was captured and from that day on has never been allowed to speak to the press. He was imprisoned in isolation, and not allowed to speak to anyone other than his lawyer. Even after decades, he is still not allowed to speak to anyone publicly.
I always believed he was warned, take your medicine and we’ll leave your wife and daughter alone. Don’t play ball, we’ll go after them too. They were allowed to remain in the US.
I remember it all very well, like it happened this morning. But I don’t remember what music we blasted at him during the standoff.