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Episode No. 1224: Panama A Just Cause?

Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. In December 1989, videomaker Andrew Jones was in Panama, working on a documentary about President Manuel Noriega. On the eve of the interview, the U.S. invaded Panama amid rising tensions between the two countries. The United States had been claiming the Noriega was a drug trafficker and dangerous to America. Jones spends time with the everyday Panamanians as well as Panamanian government officials, and as a result, becomes increasingly suspicious of the portrayal of the invasion by the U.S. government and media. The documentary includes powerful on the ground footage during the U.S. attack.

English
  • Originally Aired February 25, 1990
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Chicago, United States WTTW/Chicago
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