Operation Just Cause: The Human Cost and the Scars of El Chorrillo
While the capture of Manuel Noriega was the stated objective of the 1989 U.S. invasion, the military operation left a […]
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The Rise and Fall of the “Pineapple”: The Life, Crimes, and Capture of Manuel Noriega
For nearly a decade, Manuel Antonio Noriega was the most powerful man in Panama—a “strongman” who walked a tightrope between
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The Fractured Flagship: How Benin’s Democratic Model Collapsed into a Coup Attempt
For twenty-five years, the Republic of Benin was the “shining city on a hill” for West African democracy. It was