I'm the author of this job, I will pay the piper. Period." As Muse's capture became a cause célèbre back in the U.S., Noriega became increasingly paranoid about an American invasion.

Thirty years ago this Friday – Dec. 20, 1989 – the U.S. invaded Panama. The main objective was to capture the Panamanian dictator, General Manuel Noriega,… ...

On this day in 1989, President George H.W. Bush ordered an invasion of Panama. Dubbed “Operation Just Cause,” its prime purpose was to depose and capture Manuel Noriega, the country’s ...

Noriega’s ouster and capture by U.S. troops in January 1990 did nothing to stem the flow of cocaine to the United States and the world; nor did the imposition of a new Panamanian government ...

Roger Arechiga, 72, retired from the U.S. Marshals Service, had a hand in Noriega's capture 17 years ago as chief of the Special Operations Group. Apprehending Noriega, who died at 83 on May 29 ...

Manuel Noriega died last weekend. And therein lie many tales. The ancient Latin bromide de mortuis nihil nisi bonum must be stretched to discuss Noriega, who until his capture and jailing by the ...

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega died this week. Here is a look back at the U.S. invasion of Panama and Noriega’s surrender. The report on the invasion was published December 21, 1989 in ...

PANAMA CITY (REUTERS) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a United States invasion in 1989, has died at aged ...

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a US invasion in 1989, has died aged 83.

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was for years a useful tool of the United States, until President George H.W. Bush lost patience with his brutal, drug-running rule and sent nearly 28,000 ...

Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator and convicted drug trafficker who was once one of Central America's most notorious military strongmen, has died, according to a tweet by Panama's ...