Manuel Noriega Part 3: Bush Invades Panama

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The Americans go all-in, deploying stealth bombers, helicopters and tens of thousands of troops to Panama. Meanwhile, agents attempt to penetrate the dictator’s inner circle, as a US operative befriends Noriega’s mistress. Will the missions succeed? Or will Noriega slip away again? A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 3 of 3. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree. Mix with the best.
0:26.9	Oh, that takes me straight to the med.
0:30.9	We're in Panama in December 1989.
0:34.9	The week before Christmas.
0:37.9	The United States has launched its biggest military operations since the Vietnam War.
0:43.9	They're objective to capture the country's military dictator,
0:48.9	General Manuel Noriega,
0:51.9	helicopter gunships blast-key panamanian positions.
0:56.9	Trace-er-fire lights up the skies.
1:01.9	On a beach near Punta Pitea Airport in Panama City,
1:05.9	a crack team of Navy SEALs and CAA Black Ops clamber out of their rigid inflatables.
1:11.9	No sooner are they on land than they're caught in a vicious firefight.
1:17.9	They push past Noriega's man,
1:19.9	fighting their way through the streets until they reach the airport.
1:24.9	With a shot from a rocket propelled grenade,
1:27.9	the dictator's private jet is destroyed.
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