The invasion of Panama - Holidays in the Danger Zone America Was Here - BBC travel

[glennshel]

the old man speaking spangglish lol my uncle speak spangglish he say pepe glanday?mucho de meat this big lol

[glennshel]

im from panama thay will not kick your ass out that was a long time ago my grandfarther was 1 of world war 2 and ya he lived in panama 2010 rip my grandfarther cancer but ya now panama is like a beatuful city

[JimsEquipmentShed]

"The police are corrupt now, but back in Norega's day they were not."???

Was she kidding, or just delusional? Any time a holiday would come up, so would the amount of speeding tickets that you could pay at the car. And that was when he was running the country untethered....

[SHINOBIPANDA420]

1:57 THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.... LMAO

[RUFIO2529]

the american invaded panama on december 20 1989 not 99

[tharangafo]

@RUFIO2529 1989 thats what he said with brit accent

[TheQman89]

@ubdyfan22k no I lived there for almost three years and rarely ran into any anti-americanism.

[indyfan22k]

So, IF I were to visit Panama , they would kick my ass? Becuase they are mad at America.

[CaptCamping]

@indyfan22k No, thats not true, there are US tourists walking around the city. Even the have many hostels in Casco Antiguo the old part of the city being rebuilt as UNESCO petition. For their security thats another issue.

[CaptCamping]

Typical of politicians here, they take the money the US sends here

[tromboista]

@CaptCamping and US politicians don´t take money?

[CaptCamping]

@tromboista yes they do it, but if they are caught in the US they go to prison or their name get marked. Here they get free and can continue to have a normal life.

[TheQman89]

This is typical parachute journalism. The Torrijos-Carter treaty wasn't scheduled to take affect until 31, January, 1999! Not 1989, No one knows why they invaded? Everyone knows, he had lost the election he had not only voided the results but his supporter beat Endara, the guy who one the election, on national television. The CIA had used him, granted, but he had become a major liability after 1986 and we had put sanctions on him.

His supporters, the dignity battalions murdered hundreds

[TheQman89]

on top of it all he was a vicious autocrat who had had brutally suppressed anyone opposing him.

The police weren't corrupt? They were a narcotics state, the police would beat and murder with impunity. They cops were doing this guy a favor for walking through Chorrillo, the most dangerous part of the city, alone as a foreigner. If you haven't lived here don't give us your half-ass analysis

[CaptCamping]

@TheQman89 Did you know that in Panama in the year 2000 after the US soldiers leave, Panama will become like Cuba, another banana republic. Well I think it still is a banana republic LOL!

[historiachibcha1]

<<USA SAVED PANAMA FROM A DICTATOR, JUST THE SAME WAY THEY SAVED IRAK AND SOON WILL SAVE CUBA...

[berlinermann]

@historiachibcha1 Learn how to spell Iraq, stop using caps (doesnt make it anymore out there) and maybe someone might take you seriously.

[314isabeast]

@berlinermann Hes right though.

[gabba1gabba1hey]

those .38s are super duper heavy weapons 

[FeWolf]

I lived there for 3 yrs, Panamanian Special Forces patrolling were I lived hvy armed, things got so bad that civilian personell were sent to the US and family, unless you lived there at the time, you have no clue what happen.

[sweetzory123]

most of the time people vote for trusting a good president and they end up doing nothing for them.they do anything to bring people to vote for them and at the end promises and promises they dnt keep its sad , greed this is why the world is so mess up..its sad

[playboythemansion77]

the US should leave the world alone

[glentubin]

"Heavily armed policeman?" I've seen police in Paris and Rio with fully loaded assault rifles. The narrator likes being dramatic.

[sietepeo1]

@glentubin yeah they only have 38 revolvers,Heavily armed,off curse

[1Mafioso4]

The US is such a hypocrite country

[Protection220]

@1Mafioso4 Yeah fuck you too

[1Mafioso4]

@Protection220 B====3~~~*USA*

[Protection220]

@1Mafioso4 fuck yeah, all in my face.

[TheLuisalfo]

ajajajajaj el conductor es el mismo intructor oro de la marina mercante de panama

[sia2410]

well what a looser......laghting about what ignorant, shame on you....

[9aleh8585]

starting from 2:31 ppl are really mad at the situation .. daamn

[Elgeneral41151]

@9aleh8585 What you think dawg the american came with no remorse. Fucking shooting and killing people. How do I know cause I was there, I was 10 years old when they went in. And bad thing was it was Christmas that year. so our christmas that was time to celebrate with family and friend we had to listen to gun and bomb.

[earnnetwealth]

@Etatdesiege1979 You can say what you want, and call me as you please but it will not change things.

I do NOT hate Panama as that is my home. I am Panamanian in my blood and heart, but the fact of the matter is that this video claims that Panama is the way it is (poor) because of the Americans and this is NOT true. Panama has always been poor and those streets they show in the video have always been that way, it's not because the Americans went there.

[anayansi14]

Ya basta de mentiras y de mas dano al projimo.

Por favor valoren a los seres humanos.

Ya basta no mas guerras y si al AMOR y La PAZ.

[anayansi14]

Ojala el Gobierno Americano y la Cia que lo que son es puras gente distinguidas y adineradas tomaran los puestos de los Soldados Americanos y ellos fueran a las GUERRAS a combatir pero no eso no lo van a hacer prefieren utilizar a los jovenes americanos que estan apenas saliendo de sus high school o sea de sus escuelas secundarias. Ya basta del abuso hacia sus propias gentes. La droga mata y destruye.

[anayansi14]

Porque hay los otros Soldados que entran a la ARMADA ya con intensiones macabras y espelusnantes como lo es el utilizar las armas, tanquetas, aviones con bombas y de mas armas de destruccion para Matar, Matar y matar. Nuestro Pais Panama no necesitaba de una Invasion para sacar a Noriega y sus secuaces. El gobierno Americano lo hizo por otras intenciones.

[anayansi14]

Entiendo que la mayoria cuando entra a ser Soldado Americano, sus propositos son el de obtener una carrera universitaria, ganar buen dinero y pasear a muchos paises. Por que eso es lo que les ofrece el Gobierno Americano. Y esa es la vision con que entrar bueno hablando de los Soldados Inteligentes de buen corazon.

[anayansi14]

Me disculpan los Soldados Americanos pero a la verdad el Gobierno Americano los tiene a todos ustedes como unos PUPPETS, marionetas o titeres. El gobierno Americano los tiene a ustedes trabajando para lo que ellos se les antoje. La Droga, La Gasolina y otras cosas mas de valor es lo que el Gobierno Americano quiere. Y lo que me da tristeza es la manera en como utiliza a los Soldados Americanos para sus cochinadas.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@CombatVet89

I was there too. You could have killed my father sob! I hope one day we could meet one on one. The mightiest military in the world invading a country that is less than 3 million people, bombing a city full with civilians, so the bodies in the mass grave were of those who died in the bombing or the ones you ragged with bullets afterward. Is that just? Is that moral? But that's what the military is all about BORN to KILL. Because protecting american lives MY ASS!. FUMF!

[earnnetwealth]

@Etatdesiege1979 The way you talk it doesn't sound like you were there.

It wasn't anything like you explain, and by the way, the Dignaty Batalions were the ones shooting civilians in the streets. NOT the US Military.

[CombatVet89]

Yo estaba en el primer convoy para golpear la Comandancia y nunca mató a un civil. Las únicas personas que murieron fueron vestidos con uniformes PDF o los que corren al mismo tiempo tratando de deshacerse de sus uniformes. Sólo nos llevó tres días para destruirlos. En cuanto a los civiles, que fue una tragedia y que no se utilicen para prácticas de tiro. Mi novia fue un panameño y le conseguí a David antes de ser invadido realmente. No hable acerca de lo que no sabes nada!

[Etatdesiege1979]

@CombatVet89

I wish you die mf!

[anayansi14]

Porque eso es lo que ellos hacen cuando ellos ven que otros paises tienen prosperidad o tienen algo de valor entonces buscan la manera de quitarselo y si en ese pais dicen que no entonces hacen lo posible por quitarselo o destruirlo. Y lo hacen eliminando al que no se lo sede o mandando una Invasion al pais. El cual lo considero algo muy bajo.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@anayansi14

Asi se habla carajo!!!

[anayansi14]

Y claro es bueno tener poder, tener dinero pero al mismo tiempo ojala esas cosas se pudieran obtener sin tener que hacerle dano al projimo que bueno seria. Buscar el EXITO pero de buena manera.

[anayansi14]

Es bien cierto que en Panama se construyo el canal y por desgracia pienso que es todo lo que se pelea porque ese es un buen lugar para los estados unidos pasar sus drogas y muchas otras cosas mas. Porque de que sea el pais mas corrupto del mundo no hay dudas. Se que corrupcion hay en todas partes pero como la de ellos muy poco.

[anayansi14]

Fueron los Soldados americanos que vinieron a nuestro pais a buscar problemas. Y uno como panameno no le queda de otras que defender lo que le pertenece o mejor dicho defenderse.

No lo creen. No harias tu o ustedes lo mismo si alguien entrara a tu pais a Invadir y a matar a tu gente. No defenderias tu pais??.

[anayansi14]

Y a todos aquellos que comentan diciendo mi tio, mi papa o que algunos de sus familiares que son Soldados Americanos que vinieron a Invadir y tienen el corraje de decir que su familia fue herida por un panameno entonces para que se meten a guerrear en un pais que no es el suyo ellos se lo buscaron. Panama no fue a los estados unidos a pelear oh nooooooooo.

[anayansi14]

Yo no puedo creer como muchas personas piensan que los americanos o sea usa ayudo a Panama hablan como si ellos nos tenian bien en Panama, en toda mi vida yo no llegue a ver ninguna prosperidad y decir eso fue hecho por los americanos no al contrario ahora que ellos se fueron si se puede ver que Panama esta prosperando. Si se puede ver el cambio.

[anayansi14]

Según Díaz, Torrijos con frecuencia pedía a Noriega que volara con él porque "si tiene lista una vaina mala contra mí, la tiene él mismo que quitar". Díaz dice que Torrijos sospechaba que Noriega colaboraba con la CIA

[anayansi14]

Según Díaz, antes de su muerte Torrijos le confesó tenerle "miedo a Noriega", pero "¿cómo aparto de mí al hombre que me puede volar el avión y a la vez, si está contento, aunque sea con sus pecados y vicios, me tiene a raya a los de la oposición?"

[anayansi14]

Noriega "terminó sirviendo más a la CIA que a Omar Torrijos; tanto que hay demasiados indicios sostenibles para pensar que el mismo Noriega habría participado en el asesinato del líder" panameño, dice el libro.

[anayansi14]

Díaz afirma que Washington también quería eliminar a Torrijos porque éste no aceptaría apoyar a los contras nicaragüenses, que comenzaban a luchar contra el gobierno revolucionario sandinista. "Torrijos jamás hubiera aceptado eso" por lo que sería un elemento más para pensar en deshacerse de él, dice Díaz, quien llegó a ser el segundo jefe del Ejército panameño antes de denunciar a Noriega en 1987, lo que lo forzó a exiliarse en Venezuela.

[anayansi14]

Torrijos, quien llegó al poder en un golpe militar en 1968, "resultaba realmente un estorbo para Washington y la CIA, y a los estorbos se los elimina, punto", Un enviado de la inteligencia estadounidense visitó a Torrijos para pedirle "cooperación" con Washington y así "no tendrían ni él ni sus hijos problema económico alguno", algo que el general desestimó. "No necesito nada, y soy un hombre de criterios propios, no estoy en contra de tu país, pero no acepto imposiciones"

[anayansi14]

Según el autor, Washington consideraba que Torrijos era "un izquierdista peligroso para la seguridad en Centroamérica y el control del Canal" por tener buenas relaciones con el líder cubano Fidel Castro, lo que chocaba con los planes del entonces presidente estadounidense Ronald Reagan (1981-1989).

[anayansi14]

Torrijos fue víctima de una "conspiración" planeada por la CIA, la Agencia Central de Inteligencia de Estados Unidos, "y algunos pocos panameños", entre ellos Noriega, afirma Díaz, quien acaba de terminar su misión como embajador en Perú y quien pidió que se reabra la investigación sobre la muerte del general.

[anayansi14]

La caída del avión en que murió el líder militar panameño Omar Torrijos en 1981 no se debió a un accidente, sino a un atentado preparado por su lugarteniente, el general Manuel Antonio Noriega, por órdenes de Estados Unidos, asegura un libro publicado por un coronel retirado.

[earnnetwealth]

This vid is a crock.

I grew up in Panama and that area has always been a slum, La Chorio, and parts of "Holywood" near Curundu, the most deplorable places. As for the PDF, those guys were always crooks, and you could get off with a $10. Spot or a 6 pack. Americans did NOT do this to Panama, Panama did this to Panama.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@earnnetwealth

You are fucking piece of shit you internet guy!

You hate Panama and panamanians don't you?

I hope you get bombed one day because obviously you are above all this "deplorable place" and people may I add!

I hope your internet wealth shit burns in a cyber attack!

Saludos perron!

[earnnetwealth]

@Etatdesiege1979 @Etatdesiege1979 You can say what you want, and call me as you please but it will not change things.

I do NOT hate Panama as that is my home. I am Panamanian in my blood and heart, but the fact of the matter is that this video claims that Panama is the way it is (poor) because of the Americans and this is NOT true. Panama has always been poor and those streets they show in the video have always been that way, it's not because the Americans went there.

[graychap]

@earnnetwealth Please read "confessions of an economic hitman" although it is most likely a fairy tale its something you might be interested in.

[csuabo]

Operation Just Cuz Bush was a pussy and needed street cred. Killing a bunch of poor Panamanians..oh well. Tough Luck. There's a special place in hell for people like him.

[NCOProductions]

Apparently you do not know about one of the American's who were captured..He tried broadcasting agains Noriega and his men, was captured and wasn't going to be released...From what I understand. So SF came in and got the shit down then shit hit the fan later.

[csuabo]

@NCOProductions You kill 5000 people because of that? I think not. I think Bush wanted to smash his pussy image and also get rid of a loose cannon (Noriega).

[NCOProductions]

Noriega was drug running and all that shit..Most of that shit winds up in the USA. Dictators like him fuck places up. Why would you care? tens of thousands of miles away? What happens in America is none of your concern, and you just need to be quiet. You don't know what you're talking about. We ousted Noriega's regime becasue capturing and torturing a US citezen is an act of war. It's over with deal with it. America kicked their ass. As always.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@NCOProductions

that's like kicking a dog with a tank!

Bravo well done! American machismo at his best! Fucking war crimes at the worst!

I bet you get a hardon watching how you guys kicked the ass of an armed forces of less than 100,000 people.

God knows that there's decent people in america that would understand how this was a massacre but you! You are a monkey! uuu.

Now kiss my ass!

[NCOProductions]

@Etatdesiege1979 Yeah, you're cool, scroll through the comments to a couple months ago and comment on them. Noriega was running drug cartels which were adding drug dealing and more crime in the US. Not only that but they were holding a US citezen. I don't give a fuck what people think, if you think this shouldn't have happened, or America was wrong for invading Panama, you're a fucking stupid cunt blinded by the media and the liberal lies. Conversation over.

[csuabo]

The US ass raped Central America for 100 years and ran it for their benefit. If that makes you feel proud, God help you. Your hero Reagan is now sleepin' with Satan now for his misdeeds. Who made America judge and jury? The US put Noriega in power. Why not just kill him and be over with it? No, Bush had to try out all his military toys and 5000 people lost their lives. USA, USA, USA!!!!!

[NCOProductions]

Now you are just making me laugh. This is so pathetic. Sounds like you just have something personal against the USA. Lmao. Yeah Bush did have to try out his toys. It was quite enjoyable too.

[okina4a]

sorry i lived in the country at the time

[okina4a]

"No one is sure why" haha maybe because he was torturing people and running cocaine dumbshit

[NotFilmSchool]

@okina4a cocaine exportation doubled after the invasion, dumbshit

[anayansi14]

With the movie I mean how the american government acts first like They are helping you but behind you They are killing you. And the movie to me it feels like the way They Invade Panama with no MERCY. Killing lots of people like they were nothing, using us as a Target.

[anayansi14]

AVATAR is a good example of the Invasion to Panama. I love the movie and it shows what people real means which means respect them and love them.

Human and nature are so important in our life and we need to respect and love them.

[skzbrizz]

@anayansi14 You fucking nerd. Don't compare a fucking movie about aliens to real life horror. Holy shit kid.

[BlaZeThaWeeD99999]

Oh this case now i recall don't mess with america or they bomb shit out of, way to go death to americans just die away u are plague of this planet

[anayansi14]

After and invasion they always do that they give money to cover their mistakes so the people can say oh yes, they are good people they help us.

Please, People live have no cost.

[anayansi14]

We didn't have an army in Panama.

They were just police not soldiers.

So to send to My country 3 thousand of soldiers and with those new weapons, tanks and others killers stuff come on.

[anayansi14]

sending thousands of soldiers to Panama to kill and kill.

[anayansi14]

The USA government definitly could use other ways to get Noriega out but like always there was definitly another purpose for the invasion.

[LaraAnguizola]

Is the british guy joking or is he seriously lamenting in minute 1:59 that before the invasion the cops/police were not corrupt? .. also, in the beggining,did he actually said that in 11 days the canal was going to be handed to Panama?

[PLefevre95]

Girl, yes he did say that. It absolutely makes no sense. He should've brushed on some of the history of the country before making such a stament. LOL

[Etatdesiege1979]

@LaraAnguizola

Yeah that's right! This video is hilarious at the most! Pathetic for the most part.

There are better vid's about Panama out there. Like some that deal with how the country has changed after 20 years.

Que viva Panama!

[anayansi14]

Of course i wish that would never happen.

God bless my country and protect of enemies.

[anayansi14]

That is true but if that is going to happen someday okay fine.

But i always think the USA provoke war to happen.

They love to provoke and thats is why they make other countries to get angry.

[Victoriano67]

The USA provoked it? The USA wanted to invade and get rid of Noriega, no doubt about it. But they couldn't do it under international laws. When Noriega showed up in the Asamblea waving that machete (Dec 15, 1989) and DECLARING war to the USA, he gave them the perfect excuse to invade. Once you declare war to another country, that's it; that other country can attack you and the international community can't say a thing. Noriega is to blame, no one else! I was there.. I was 22 when the invasion

[proletariopanama]

Tecnicamente nunca hubo una declaración formal de guerra. Lo que dijo el Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional el 15 de Diciembre fue que pareciera que vivimos en un estado de guerra. Suficiente excusa para que los gringos destruyeran esta ciudad.

[Victoriano67]

Tomado de wikipedia: "En diciembre de 1989, la Asamblea Nacional otorgó poderes especiales al General Noriega designándolo Jefe del Gabinete de Guerra, mientras que declaraba a la República de Panamá en estado de guerra contra los Estados Unidos de América." Si esto no es una declaracion de guerra, entonces dime tu que cosa es. No le busquemos excusas. Noriega era titere de la CIA. Pero cuando el titere no les quiso obedecer mas, entonces decidieron removerlo por la fuerza.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@Victoriano67

Xuzo Victoriano. Wikipedia hey? No te pudiste ni siquiera conseguir una buena fuente hey? como periodico o algo de aquellos tiempos? Zuxo cuantos anos tienes? Ahora si Noriega declaraba la guerra a los Estados Unidos...dime en donde iba la Fuerza Area de Panama a tirar las bombas en Los Angeles o Miami dime?

jajaja!

[Etatdesiege1979]

@Victoriano67

Well the Panamanian Constitution only allows the National Assembly to declare war. So that action was completely illegal. Now the other thing is that the question remains, who was first the chicken or the egg. I mean if Bush did not send 15,000 thousand marines to Panama within the previous month before the invasion maybe Panamanians would have said "cool no se van a meter". But pretending that the US didn't do anything to provoke an incident is plain naive or just disingenuous.

[anayansi14]

They are getting old. Ojala que les diera una enfermedad en donde les hagan reflexionar y pensar en el dano que les han causado a tantas personas del mundo porque no solamente a Panama si no Irak, Pakistan y etc. etc. etc.

[gracedigir]

Como La Gripe de Porcina en Panama? aca han muerto muchos americanos con esa emfermedad lo que pasa que no se publican para no asustar al resto del mundo pero lo cierto eso es muy serio y puede afectar globalmente muy pronto.

[anayansi14]

they should be in prision with noriega.

[anayansi14]

El 9 de enero y el 19 de diciembre de 1989 nunca se olvidara.

A mis 16 anos y nunca me imaginaria que mi pais fuera invadido por otro pais con la unica intencion que fue el de los gringos en matar, matar y matar.

Bush padre e hijo son el mismo demonio.

Go to hell.

[anayansi14]

the world trede center was cause by president George Bush and he made it sound like it was sadam hussein or talibans what ever.

Bush dad and son are the real devil go to hell.

[anayansi14]

Please no more war.

19 december of 1989 at 11:15 p.m.

It was a horrible experience.

[gracedigir]

I agree with you I was in the civilian/militar base Panamanian broke into our zone and unfortunately they got kill because they went there to kill american civilians and even in Ceasar Palace Hotel everybody who was an american got kidnapped torture by militar panamanians. Bush help to free them! I don't agree with War, I don't like it and we should leave in peace.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@gracedigir

you were like what 5 years old? Which base were you at? I guess that when your country gets attacked you want retaliation right? The point is that war is a nasty business, but this invasion was waged upon us to get 1 man! And it was an INVASION. We didn't have weapons of mass destruction did we? Just 1 man, Just 1 man!

God Bless Panama and its people and protect us from enemies!

[Mariopreciado]

Heavily armed policemen??? LOL c'mon please!!!

[identity1975]

Additionally, Panamanian Culture flourished. Panamanian culture was celebrated and not absorbed and drowned out by the Columbian culture.

A more recent evolution.. and extension, Reggeton, which started as Spanish Reggae in Panama, a mix of Panamanian culture and the descendants of Jamaicans and Haitians who came as canal construction workers and assimilated into Panamanian society.

This genre is now a major cultural influence, both to Latinos and the U.S.

[identity1975]

Other benefits of the Canal:

Additionally, Panama did not need to spend much revenue on national defense due to the presence of U.S, troops to defend the Canal. (Too bad they used their military to suppress the people.)

[gracedigir]

American Militar is important PANAMA CANAL is A BIG Target for Terrorist to BOMB and destroy into tiny billion pieces! Without American 24/7 and 365 days of the year guarding Panama Canal and making sure stay free of terrorist Panama will perish in not time. The only country near to defend Panama is USA takes several hours to send help form Europe to Panama. That is why US always defend Panama from getting HIT by Terrorist!

[identity1975]

The U.S. had rights, by treaty to be there. Noriega was permitting, and encouraging his soldiers and police to harass and kill soldiers, on and off duty. The abuses against family members was outrageous too, to include gang rape. By international law, when one country openly attacks another country's soldiers then that is a declaration of war.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@identity1975

So in '64 when the US killed the 21 students (unarmed). Was that a declaration of war? You are going to tell me that for all of the 92 years they were in the ZONE panamanians harrassed those poor little americans. You are getting fed by the US media friend, because the only life they care about is the american life! you hear me!

[identity1975]

You know, as an American formerly stationed in Panama, I found out that many in Panaman text books there is only a one paragraph with mention of the U.S in it. We bought the Canal Zone from Panama... After we had also bought it from Columbia, (but then changed their minds. we also paid the French too.)We then helped Panama become sovereign and then built the Canal.  The Canal that was built by the U.S. is the reason why Panama is successful today.

[manpractice]

the canal wasn't to benefit the people of panama. it only benefited a few elite and america itself.

columbian changed their mind because they knew they were getting screwed over by any such deal -

'the reason panama is successful today' ??? do your research

[identity1975]

Well, that sounds like a pretty socialistic/communistic response. If you are, that explains why you do NOT understand how the canal helps the population of a country. When some one spends money, whether a sailor on leave, or a ship crossing the canal, their is a ripple effect. restaurants, taxis, construction companies, the poor beggar on the street receive money that simply was not present before.

Successmany = foreign investors (Mostly American) + use U.S. Currency + Canal + beauty!

[jaosml]

what happened was that the U.S. proposed the construction of the canal to Colombia. Colombia turned down the idea, so the U.S. offered to back Panama in gaining there independence from Colombia. Once Colombia was out of the picture, the U.S. met with the french investor who owned the "canal zone". Panama had no part in the treaty of the canal zone. i really don't think the U.S. would pay for something three times.

[identity1975]

If I were you I would check your sources.  By the way, you REALLY don't think the US would pay for somethin three times? Where have you been?

[identity1975]

You need to double check your sources. Hell, at least watch the History Chaannel.

By the way, do you REALLY think the US wouldn't pay three times? Where have you been?!!!

[jaosml]

no dude, YOU need to check your sources. or when you watch the history channel, use your DV-R cause you must have heard what they said wrong. the U.S. WOULDN'T pay for something three times, cause after the first time there would probably be war. let me know what you were watching cause maybe it's not your fault that you're absolutely wrong.

[identity1975]

I stand corrected... They paid twice, the French Company & Panama.

"The first treaty, the Hay-Herran treaty, gave Colombia $10 million and $250,000 annually for the duration of a 100-year lease on a six-mile wide strip of the isthmus, and was rejected by the ever-changing Colombian government."

Panama received $10,000,000 plus an annuity of $250,000 beginning nine years later." The French company received $40 million.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@identity1975

that's a falsehood sir. You can come anytime to my house and I can show you my textbooks from a class called "Relaciones de Panama con los Estados Unidos" y "Civica". Oh no, we know our History very well. You might also find very enlightening two other books "Las venas abiertas de America Latina" and masterpiece called "The Land Divided" by Gerstle Mack. He talks there about segregation in the Canal Zone. Good reading!

[Etatdesiege1979]

@identity1975

100% agreed. That did not give you the right to treat us like animals!

The other thing is... this is not like you are buying a house buddie! It was imperialism pure and simple, and on the words of a great american man: "A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate (or a bank note). Thomas Jefferson

[DREMER269]

I was in the military in Panama. We didnt invade it so MUCH AS defend ourselves. I was there for YEARS! So it cant be an INVASION. We had several bases there. They were PAID ALOT 2 let us be there. And maybe, just MAYBE, noriega BEHEADING people on public buses that wanted to RUN against him 4 office, or killng soldiers who were training, or the HOUSE OF DRUGS the USA captured, or the PDF [ panamanian defense force ] HOLDING AMERICAN SCHOOL KIDS hostage as threats had something 2 do with it.

[jaosml]

The U.S. didn't pay panama for the canal zone. The U.S. was granted that land from french investors of the canal in 1903. there are so many things wrong with your statement that i know i won't have room to explain. you have no idea what you're talking about.

[DREMER269]

Actually I do know what I am talking about. I was there for 3 years and was part of all that I mentioned.  What are YOU typing about?

[manpractice]

spot on - correct.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@DREMER269

House of Drugs? Ok, You got rid of Noriega. Pablo Escobar and other cartels.

But guess what? I can still call my dealer and get heroine, crack, the finest marijuana and meth in ANY, you hear me ANY! city in the US. Americans love of their drugs is getting worse! So well done The Few, The Proud!!! There's some irony in there.

[NCOProductions]

@Etatdesiege1979 People don't see the right in the United States when all they think they are looking at the wrong! We have done so much for other countries, Yes maybe we stick our noses in everything but that is to keep peace and control because no other country has the balls to stand up to others besides us. The country's we have helped have turned there backs on us and we still choose to help and build there country and leave ares as is!

[ghettobird24rs]

whoa. this is what my stepdad was talking about when he was an army ranger. he was in panama and was shot at by panamanian soliders. he said it was a very scary feeling to be shot at.

[Etatdesiege1979]

@ghettobird24rs

I bet!. That's why you don't go to other countries to wage war!

I am glad he lived to tell the story.

[cholo5ta]

the desert is that many designers in the neighborhood of chorrillo were abandoned by former President Endara and every government that came to desir the day of the invasion was a paar think they do not want people to pay their interest they reached the can

[canalzonebratt90]

Dude I grew up there in panama and lived in quarry hieghts during the invasion... Noriega was nuts and his soldiers and cops were big time currupt... and probably still are... its a culture problem... or really a sin problem because coruption is in every country of the world. But cara pina needed to go away...

[pannaroc]

hey people love not war

[jhnsnsc1]

Half of my family are Panamanian. I go there often. I do not know ONE of them that is sad for the exit of Noriega. Panama is doing great now. God bless Panama.

[Hannibal777]

are they living in el chorrillo?? asshole

[jhnsnsc1]

I think if anyone is a chollo it is you! You certainly do have a wonderful vocabulary. So I take it you like Noriega??? Come stay with him in Miami...... maybe the two of you can be butt buddies.

[Leduende]

Gracias a Dios exterminaron la dictadura que ha´ria de Panama un pais como Venezuela

[AnconProducciones]

como simpre metindose en vainas de otros paises... dejen mi panama!!!

[didier16w]

Dow to the George Chit, you die a lot of peolpe in Panamá, you don´t answer reason why Wrold Trade Center, If you cause damage you receive damage.

[Archias01]

Both Bushs were crazy. I still have no idea why the US invaded a sovereign country like Panama, and Iraq is an absolute joke.

Hijo e padre Bush son un par de locos. No tengo idea porque invadieron Panama y lo de Iraq es una burla tremenda. Solamente los panameños pueden contar si su pais es mejor gracias a los gringo.

[acirak]

E.E. U.U. invadio Panamá porque querian sacar a Noriega del govierno por razones de drogas y otras actividades ilegales que el estaba haciendo con otros paises.

[pmansdaughter]

First of all, learn how to spell, secondly,

know your facts before you talk out of your

ass! Apparently you are not from panama,

(because you would have been suppressed by Noriega and would have viewed the so called "George Chit" as a

blessing to your people!)

Or, you are one of his "sorry ass troops"

that got their ass kicked by us, and your illiterate punk ass is still but hurt about it!

[necrofeo]

joder dejen la casa de noriega en paz!

[antonio0186]

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