Podcasts about Manuel Noriega

Leon Carroll Jr, co-author (with Mark Harmon) on "Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion." The warm relationship in 1989 between US and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. President George Bush declares Noriega a drug trafficker and a rigger of elections causing intimidation on streets for U.S. personnel. The nation becomes a powder keg. Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Special Agent Rick Yell has worked the job in Panama since 1986, and lives there with wife Annya and a child. Yell develops an intelligence source with access to the Noriega regime turning into spy-versus-spy with secret meetings and hidden documents. A source has info on an imprisoned CIA asset and helps track Noriega's movements. The reports shape the decisions made in Washington D.C., CIA headquarters, and the Pentagon. The powder keg is lit on December 16, 1989, when a young U.S. Marine is gunned down at a checkpoint in Panama City. This is the rest of that story. Interview of Friday, 28 March 2025. Interviewer and Host: AFIO President James Hughes.

Send us a text In this episode of Running Book Reviews, we had the pleasure of speaking with author Bill Donahue about his recent book, Unbound. Unbound is a collection of some of the best stories Bill has written about endurance sport for Runner's World, Outside, Backpacker, Washington Post Magazine and others. The stories are divided into 5 subcategories which make up sections of the book:RunningCyclingExplorationOn The SnowFrom The Margins of Endurance SportBill Donahue is a journalist. In reporting stories, he has searched for fallen meteorites in the Sahara Desert, snuck into Manuel Noriega's abandoned beach house, and camped out with Army soldiers in the minus 30 degree chill of the Alaskan Arctic. He has worked in over 20 countries while writing for publications ranging from The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine to Harper's, Wired, Bicycling, Runner's World, Outside and Harvard Public Health. Bill's work has been republished in several anthologies, including Best American Sports Writing and Best American Travel Writing and he has won the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Adventure Travel Writing as well as the City and Regional Magazine Awards. Bill lives in rural New Hampshire where he goes out cycling or skiing almost every day.If you'd like to know more about Bill Donahue you can find his website here: https://billdonahue.netHe is also on Instagram and Twitter (now X) under the username @billdonahue13 Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK Discount automatically applied and visible on checkoutSupport the showAny feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_runningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews

Iain Dale talks to Sam Marks about the life and rule of the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega

This week Justin talks with Rick Yell. Rick served as a civilian agent with the Naval Investigative Service, later renamed the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In 1986, he was assigned to the resident agency at Fort Amador, Panama. He was present along with his family before, during, and after Operation Just Cause, when the U.S. military ousted Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Rick is featured as one of the primary subjects of the new book, Ghosts of Panama by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr and he's here today to discuss his time in Panama as relations with the United States deteriorated and both nations prepared for war, and what it is like to live through a chaotic invasion right in your own backyard. Check out the book, Ghosts of Panama, here.https://a.co/d/fVVKiAEConnect with Spycraft 101:Get Justin's latest book, Murder, Intrigue, and Conspiracy: Stories from the Cold War and Beyond, here.spycraft101.comIG: @spycraft101Shop: shop.spycraft101.comPatreon: Spycraft 101Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.Check out Justin's second book, Covert Arms, here.Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.OC Strategic AcademyLearn spy skills to hack your own reality. Use code SPYCRAFT101 to get 10% off any course!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Years of Service: 1987-2002In the world of law enforcement, there are many careers other than police officers, sheriff deputies, and Special Agents that play a crucial role during investigations leading to the arrest and prosecution of criminals. One of those careers is as an intelligence analyst, where information is gathered and put together in conjunction with on-ground street enforcement. These analysts are on the front lines and often participate in interviews of suspects as well as gathering evidence during search warrants.Chris' father was the first DEA Special Agent to be stationed in Mexico and Chris decided he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. Because of a medical issue, Chris was unable to pursue his goal of becoming a DEA Special Agent and instead became an Intelligence Analyst. During this interview, Chris talks about his career and some of the unconventional things he did as an Intelligence Analyst. Chris was stationed in some domestic offices but also was stationed in Buenos Aires, La Paz Bolivia, and was temporarily stationed in Latin America and was present for search warrants at Manuel Noriega's residence.Chris currently runs his own company called MIC Worldwide, focusing on counterfeit investigations and is the author of “Counterfeits, War Stories and Lessons Learned”. Chris is a business coach and his first non-fiction novel was just published called “The Hunter” based on real people in his life.

Bestselling Authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. Return to Release Ghosts of Panama from Harper Select on November 19, 2024 After the success of their first book, Ghosts of Honolulu, the NCIS team reunite to tell the gripping story of Naval Investigative Service agents working the most dangerous beat in the world - the narco-state of Panama in the late 1980s. Harper Select will publish the next installment from Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr., Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion, on November 19, 2024. Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George H.W. Bush has declared the strongman a drug trafficker and a rigger of elections. Intimidation on the streets is a daily reality for U.S. personnel and their families. The nation is a powder keg. Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Special Agent Rick Yell has worked the job in Panama since 1986, and lives there with his wife Annya and infant child. Like most NIS agents, he's a civilian with no military rank with a specialty in working criminal cases. The dynamic changes suddenly when Yell inadvertently develops an intelligence source with unparalleled access to the Noriega regime. Now the agent is thrust into a world of spy-versus-spy, of secret meetings and hidden documents. Yell's source - known as "The Old Man" - warns when Cuban military personnel arrive and identifies anti-American officers within the Panamanian Defense Forces, and helps track Noriega's movements, agitating for the dictator's kidnapping. The reports created by Yell and his NIS colleagues shape the decisions made in Washington D.C., CIA headquarters in Langley and the innermost sanctums of Pentagon. The powder keg is lit on December 16, 1989, when a young U.S. Marine is gunned down at a checkpoint in Panama City. Yell and his cadre of trusted agents deploy immediately to investigate the killing, and what they determine will decide the fate of two nations. When President Bush hears the details they uncover, he orders an invasion that puts Yell's family, informants and fellow agents directly in harm's way. Using a blend of research and interviews with the NIS agents who were directly involved, Ghosts of Panama reveals the untold, clandestine story of counterintelligence professionals placed in a pressure cooker assignment of historic proportions. You can pre-order today at: https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/harper-horizon/ghosts-panama/  Harmon and Carroll's first book together, Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, follows a U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor and a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that will change the world forever. After a successful release, spending multiple weeks on The New York Times' Best Seller List, Ghosts of Honolulu is now available in paperback. The book was chosen as a Barnes & Noble Book Pick for September 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

It's January 5, 1982, and the central American state of Panama is playing host to one of the most extraordinary narco summits in history. Hosting the pow-wow is Manuel Noriega, chief of Panamanian military intelligence and just a year from siezing its control. Pablo Escobar, head of what will become the feared Medellin Cartel, is there too. But even these criminal heavyweights aren't the biggest gangsters in the room. That title belongs to Roberto Suarez Gomez, Bolivia's so-called King of Cocaine, supplier of Andean coca paste to a global blow industry. Suarez, a former cattle rancher and heir to a rubber fortune, has never been more powerful. Just two years previous he'd backed Bolivia's so-called ‘Cocaine Coup', tearing through capital La Paz and installing violent general Luis Garcia Meza as president. Since then Suarez has built the modern cocaine market, cementing Escobar as his chief buyer, and pulling in Noriega and even the Castros of Cuba. But Suarez couldn't have done all this without the fourth man in this room in Panama, quiet and slight, with a saturnine face that belies the litany of evil he's managed in his 67 years. This is Klaus Barbie, fugitive SS officer and so-called ‘Butcher of Lyon' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O Panamá é o país do 6º episódio da série Caminhos Latinos América Central! Na Parte 1, o Prof. Fabio Luis (UNIFESP) fala sobre a importância do canal para a constituição do país, a histórica e contraditória relação com os Estados Unidos e as presidências de Omar Torrijos e de Manuel Noriega. Na Parte 2, Patricia Mechi (UNILA) entrevista Olmedo Beluche (Universidade do Panamá), que fala sobre a construção da soberania panamenha e a insurreição popular de 1964, a Escola das Américas, as bases militares e a invasão estadunidense de 1989, o papel geopolítico do canal e a relação com os Estados Unidos no século XXI, as manifestações de 2023 contra a mineração e a eleição do ultraliberal José Mulino. Apresentação: Flávia Fávari Edição: Carolina Ferreira Realização: Pulso Latino Podcast, Programa Realidades Latino-Americanas e Berta Coletivo Latino-Americanista.

Bestselling Authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. Return to Release Ghosts of Panama from Harper Select on November 19, 2024 After the success of their first book, Ghosts of Honolulu, the NCIS team reunite to tell the gripping story of Naval Investigative Service agents working the most dangerous beat in the world - the narco-state of Panama in the late 1980s. Harper Select will publish the next installment from Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr., Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion, on November 19, 2024. Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George H.W. Bush has declared the strongman a drug trafficker and a rigger of elections. Intimidation on the streets is a daily reality for U.S. personnel and their families. The nation is a powder keg. Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Special Agent Rick Yell has worked the job in Panama since 1986, and lives there with his wife Annya and infant child. Like most NIS agents, he's a civilian with no military rank with a specialty in working criminal cases. The dynamic changes suddenly when Yell inadvertently develops an intelligence source with unparalleled access to the Noriega regime. Now the agent is thrust into a world of spy-versus-spy, of secret meetings and hidden documents. Yell's source - known as "The Old Man" - warns when Cuban military personnel arrive and identifies anti-American officers within the Panamanian Defense Forces, and helps track Noriega's movements, agitating for the dictator's kidnapping. The reports created by Yell and his NIS colleagues shape the decisions made in Washington D.C., CIA headquarters in Langley and the innermost sanctums of Pentagon. The powder keg is lit on December 16, 1989, when a young U.S. Marine is gunned down at a checkpoint in Panama City. Yell and his cadre of trusted agents deploy immediately to investigate the killing, and what they determine will decide the fate of two nations. When President Bush hears the details they uncover, he orders an invasion that puts Yell's family, informants and fellow agents directly in harm's way. Using a blend of research and interviews with the NIS agents who were directly involved, Ghosts of Panama reveals the untold, clandestine story of counterintelligence professionals placed in a pressure cooker assignment of historic proportions. You can pre-order today at: https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/harper-horizon/ghosts-panama/  Harmon and Carroll's first book together, Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, follows a U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor and a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that will change the world forever. After a successful release, spending multiple weeks on The New York Times' Best Seller List, Ghosts of Honolulu is now available in paperback. The book was chosen as a Barnes & Noble Book Pick for September 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

The podcast above was made by the Google Gemini AI via notebookLM.A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-narrative-building-of-west-and-the-threat-of-regime-change-13827231.htmlWhile we can all laugh at the absurdities mouthed by Justin Trudeau in his crusade against India and Hindus, there are meta-questions that really beg for an answer: what the heck is going on? Who is behind all this? Why now? What other precedents do we look at? What do we see as immediate fallout?I am a student of narrative building. I wrote of information warfare a couple of months ago in https://rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/p/ep-131-information-warfare-narrative and pointed out that this particular method of creation of narratives, while it has long been popular, now functions at warp speed, and the targets of such narratives often get blind-sided, or worse.I spoke of the sudden U-turns that ended up deposing erstwhile friends like Saddam Hussein and Manuel Noriega; and I pointed out that something along those lines had happened with Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh in August. There are other examples: for instance, the Maidan Revolution courtesy Victoria Nuland that ended up in the overthrow in Ukraine of Viktor Yanukovych, the installation of Vladimir Zelensky, and… well, you know the rest. There is a pattern: you unilaterally label somebody a terrorist, and then you proceed to topple him/her. In the old American idiom, “give a dog a bad name, and hang him”. With our supine obeisance to Big Tech and Western media, and thus the gaslighting, we (that is, anybody other than the elites running the West) just believe this, and blame ourselves for not noticing this all along. Total mind-control, in other words.That makes me quite nervous about what's going on with the Canadians. It's true that the Trudeaus, pere et fils, have simply ignored the Khalistani terror problem, both before and after the tragic downing of Air India Kanishka, Flight 182, almost 40 years ago, and the deaths of 329 people. Since those 329 were mostly brown people, it appeared to be not an issue. There was dissenting opinion: the Major Commission report from 2021 https://www.majorcomm.ca/en/reports/finalreport.html  excoriated the Canadian government for incompetence and complacency. Here is an excerpt.But nobody has ever been brought to book for the bombing. And this has gotten worse over time: Khalistanis like US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun regularly threaten to blow up Air India planes, and warn that this will happen on specific occasions where he suggests people should avoid flying on Air India. These are acts of transnational terror and intimidation, but he gets a pass.Maybe it's a coincidence, but after Trudeau's outburst earlier this week, there have been at least a dozen incidents of bomb threats against Indian-owned aircraft. One circumpolar Air India Delhi-Chicago flight ended up landing in an obscure Canadian airport in Iqualuit in the Great White North because of an online bomb threat. It's possible that Khalistanis are involved.Furthermore, there is some kind of a summons issued against Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in a lawsuit filed by Pannun (who is a lawyer himself) in the comical case of an alleged plot to bump him off, wherein an alleged Indian operative allegedly tried to pay an alleged hitman money to do the deed. The latest round of the hoo-haa has Canadians targeting Home Minister Amit Shah. Dutifully, the Washington Post with its old US State Department links has made a whole series of serious allegations, which would be funny if they weren't noir. The fact that the Ministry of External Affairs reacted sharply to this circus, alas, does not mean there is some new-found spine, but simply that the bureaucrats were peeved that one of them, the senior IFS officer who was Ambassador to Canada, was humiliated. Normally, most bureaucrats have children in the US, or are eyeing lucrative Western sinecures. They tend not to do anything that might damage their personal interests. But this time it IS different. Things are coming to a head. The sum and substance is that, after the long-running attack on social media on Hindus as ‘pajeets' and ‘street defecators', now the stage is set to declare “the Modi regime” a “rogue government”, as though fascist, brutal, anti-minority, and other epithets they habitually use were not enough. The next step would be regime change, of course. Is India prepared to defend itself?All this is strictly from the Deep State playbook, so a priori I would blame either Foggy Bottom or Langley, but right now, in the middle of a grueling Presidential election? Don't they have bigger fish to fry? So I started to wonder if it was some other entity that had prodded Trudeau. It was interesting to see the closed ranks among the Five Eyes, which is to say English-speaking white countries or Anglosphere. Keir Starmer of the UK, again dutifully, supported Trudeau with alacrity, so much so that I began to wonder if this assault on India is actually a British plot, considering two things.Brits must have been really annoyed that an Indian-origin PM, Rishi Sunak, ruled them for a while, and they think India is insufficiently respectful of the British King, who, oddly enough, is Canada's Head of State, and probably Australian and New Zealand's as well. Maybe they blame India for Chagossians finally getting out of brutal colonial control (which by the way means the end of the grandly named “British Indian Ocean Territories”) which has an impact on the US naval base at Diego Garcia, for which Chagos islanders had been displaced. The Five Eyes have exalted opinions of themselves. For instance, one of the Biden administration's many unfathomable decisions was to downgrade the sensible Quad (the brainchild of Abe Shinzo) and instead plump for AUKUS (which is all, well, white) with the remarkable story of wanting British technology transfer to Australia re submarines. Let me repeat that: British. Technology. Transfer. And here I was, thinking the objective was to contain a rampaging China!Then there are other little episodes that need to be remembered. Sheikh Hasina stated that the US wanted an island near Chittagong for a naval base, and more alarmingly, that there was a plan for a Christian Zo state that would include territories in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. This is again a Deep State modus operandi, see East Timor and South Sudan. Furthemore, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has been hyperactive in “sub-national diplomacy” along with other US officials, meeting a Tamil supremacist M K Stalin one day, doling out funds paying special attention to the restive Northeast the next day.Not content with that, here's more from the energetic Garcetti:Assuming these tweets are authentic, things do look a little bleak for India and the “Modi regime” at the moment. Balkanizing India has long been a goal of the Deep State, reflecting the wishes of its proxies in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. I hate to be a Cassandra, but a rising and strong India is not on the agenda of anybody but Indians, and that too only some Indians. Others, and you know who they are, are quite happy to revert to the status quo of the pre-1991 era, when India, the alleged socialist paradise, steadily lost ground and became poorer and poorer relative to other countries.These are dangerous times. I have been nervous about Deep State intent since the days of Madeleine Albright and Robin Raphel, and I am concerned about the coming Kamala Harris Presidency (yes, she will be POTUS). I am worried about a faction of the US establishment that is congenitally anti-India. Given the looming threat of China, I would much prefer a good working relationship between the US and India, my two favorite countries, and I'd like to take the protestations of common interests (including a very large purchase of Predator drones by India) at face value, but as Ronald Reagan said memorably, “Trust, but verify”. 1325 words, 17 Oct 2024 This is a public episode. 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Översiktsserien fortsätter. Det kommer handla om kalla krigets slut, murens fall, Gorbatjov, Sovjetunionens upplösning, Jeltsin, en ny världsordning, USA:s roll som enda supermakt, Kinas massaker på himmelska fridens torg, Nicaragua igen, Manuel Noriega och invasionen av Panama. Bild: Bush och Jeltsin skriver under START II avtalet 3 januari 1991 i Moskva. Källa: WikipediaPrenumerera: Glöm inte att prenumerera på podcasten! Betyg: Ge gärna podden betyg på iTunes!Följ podden: Facebook (facebook.com/stjarnbaneret), twitter (@stjarnbaneret), Instagram (@stjarnbaneret)Kontakt: stjarnbaneret@gmail.comLitteratur översikt USA:s historia- Liberty, Equality, Power: A history of the American People, John Murrin, Paul Johnson, James McPherson, m.fl.- Give me liberty: An American history, Eric Foner- America: A concise History, James Henretta, Rebecka Edwards, Robert Self- Inventing America: A history of the United States, Pauline Maier, Merrit Roe Smith, m.fl.- Nation of Nations: A narrative history of the American republic, James West Davidson, Mark Lytle, m.fl.- The American Pageant, David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Bailey- Making America: A history of the United States, Carol Berking, Robert Cherney, m.fl.- America: A narrative history, George Brown Tindall, David Emory Shi- The American Promise: A history of the United States, James Roark, Maichael Johnson, m.fl. - The American People: Creating a nation and a society, Gary Nash, John Howe, m.fl.- Of the People: A history of the United States, James Oaks, Michael McGerr, m.fl.- The enduring vision: A history of the American People, Paul Boyer, Clifford Clark, m.fl.Litteratur för denna era:- Deadlock and disillusionment, Gary Reichard- The age of Reagan, Sean Wilenz- The American Century, LaFeber, Polenberg, Woloch. - American Dreams: The United States since 1945, H. Brands- Recent America: The United States since 1945, Dewey Grantham- Restless Giant, James Patterson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Operation Just Cause, launched by the U.S. on December 20, 1989, was a large-scale military invasion aimed at overthrowing Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Once a key CIA ally, Noriega had become heavily involved in drug trafficking and political repression, leading to his indictment and growing tensions with the U.S. The invasion swiftly dismantled Noriega's military forces, culminating in a dramatic manhunt as he sought refuge in the Vatican embassy. After weeks of psychological warfare, Noriega surrendered, leading to his extradition, trial, and eventual imprisonment. The operation restored democracy in Panama, but left lasting scars on the country, while also raising questions about U.S. interventionism in Latin America.(commercial at 11:51)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Using photography, testimony and archive, Diana Matar's in-depth bodies of work investigate themes of history, memory and state sponsored violence. Grounded in heavy research and often spending years on a project, Diana attempts to capture the invisible traces of human history and produces installations and books that query what role aesthetics might playin the depiction of power. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Diana has received the Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award for Fine Art; the International Fund for Documentary Photography; a Ford Foundation Grant for artists making work on history and memory; and twice been awarded an Arts Council of England Individual Artist Grant. Her work is held in public and private collections and has been exhibited in numerous institutions including Tate Modern, London; The National Museum of Singapore; Museum Folkswang, Essen, Germany; The Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; and Musee de la Photographie a Charleroi. Her monograph Evidencewas published in 2014 by Schilt Publishing Amsterdam to critical acclaim and chosen by New York Times Photography critic Teju Cole as one of two best photography books of the year. In 2019 Matar was appointed Distinguished Artist at Barnard College Columbia University, New York. In April 2024 Diana's most recent book, My America, was published by GOST Books.  In episode 238, Diana discusses, among other things:Early experiences in Panama and Latin America.How an errand to buy a lightbulb changed everything.A brush with Manuel Noriega.How she met her Libyan husband, the writer Hisham Matar.Why she found doing her M.A. ‘really, really challenging'.Her first book project, Evidence.The inclusion of her own writing in the book.Her latest book, My America.Some of the key factors around the issue of police shootings.The complexities of the subject.How she has “intermalised a European sense of America.”Why she shot the project on her iPhone and the rules she imposed on herself.Whether photographs can ‘bear the burden of history.'What she is currently working on.Her reaction to the bonus questions. Website | Instagram“I think I internalised a European sense of America in several different ways. When I was out on the road a lot of things seemed exotic to me, things that I'd grown up with and were just part of being: the long distances; these buildings that just pop up in the middle of nowhere; the emptiness; the scale… the kind of watching of movies of what is the American west. The internalisation I think has something to do with scale. I live in London - the small streets, you're around people all the time, and then being in this openness, which i miss and i love, but I did find it unnerving and it effected how I made the work actually.” Become a full tier 1 member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of previous episodes for £5 per month.For the tier 2 archive-only membership, to access the full library of past episodes for £3 per month, go here.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides.Follow me on Instagram here.Build Yourself a Squarespace Website video course here.

On August 6, 1989, a chartered 757 nicknamed “The Magic Bus” took off bound for the USSR…on board were Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, The Scorpions, Skid Row, Ozzy Osbourne, Cinderella, and a few others… It was the dying days of the soviet union…but other than the communist hardliners, few people were sad about that…Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, had ushered in the era of glasnost and perestroika…reforms were being enacted and few freedoms were creeping into soviet society… This trip was part of that…a plane full of western rockers was headed to play a two-day festival in Moscow with attendance expected to top 200,000 people…it was the “Moscow Music Peace Festival”… it was hoped that the event would promote greater understanding between the west and the east during this time of great change at the end of the cold war… It was also set to raise money in conjunction with the “Make a Difference Foundation,” an organization dedicated to helping local Russian people who were addicted to drugs and alcohol…a lot of the money would go to messaging and rehab treatments… Wait—what?... Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, and all these other acts were part of a highly sensitive, properly diplomatic, international anti-drugs-and-alcohol project inside the soviet union?... Oh, yes…and on the plane, Ozzy was drunk the whole time…his guitarist, Zakk Wylde, was tripping on LSD…you had to be careful where you stepped because there were syringes on the floor…at the back of the cabin, people rotated in and out of informal jam sessions fueled by booze and drugs… Now you're probably wondering who came up with this idea and how it ever actually happened?...well, that's a bit complicated…it involved the CIA, Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, and 640 tons of marijuana smuggled into North Carolina—and the teenage mutant ninja turtles…and at the centre of all of it was a man named Doc McGhee—who just happened to be the manager of most of the bands on the plane… This is episode 22 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…it's how a drug-smuggling band manager helped end the Cold War…have I got a story for you. Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: curiouscast.ca Email: Alan@alancross.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 years ago Kristi moved to New Orleans and met Cynthia House Hunter. In this episode, they share their  adventures; from a favorite hangout - the legendary restaurant 1179, where Kristi had an awkward encounter with an admirer's fiance, to firing the napping housekeeper, to the party scene on the New Orleans waterfront.In February, 2024, Kristi presided over Cynthia's marriage to Dale - also known as "Hunter".  A lover of all things Italian, Cynthia now runs a travel business, Sicilian Adventures.com, which offers small group immersive adventures through the culture, cuisine and landscapes of Sicily, the largest of the Italian islands.  Stories:00:00 - Start00:11 - Introducing Cynthia 00:50 - 25 years ago in New Orleans01:20 - The "infamous" 1179 restaurant02:13 - "He keeps waving at me"03:25 - "We're just engaged"04:03 - We didn't know how great we had it"04:40 - Firing the napping housekeeper05:57 - How Kristi met Cynthia07:07 - "Time should have frozen"08:14 - Atticus Finch Day - a Texas tradition09:02 - Dinner at Emeril's New Orleans 09:49 - "Cathy can smell power" 11:20 - "Good evening boys. Low-slung hip belts are back"12:26 - The bar on the lakefront and the boat racing event14:05 - Cathy goes to Miami and we rescue her16:12 - "I've got a guy in Sicily"17:15 - The birthday party: "You are so my look"18:57 - Jojo is Kristi's mother: "It's ok to take a second look"20:02 - "You know what they say about the Greeks" 20:58 - Throwing the turkey side dishes in the lake23:10 - Sinclair and the women's shelter: "I didn't get my money's worth"25:00 - Just another holiday at the ranch: "I was so sick"27:55 - Contacting Cynthia and vacationing in Sicily  https://www.sicilianadventures.com/https://www.tiktok.com/@the.chef.the.sing

In this episode, I am speaking with Bill Donahue about his book Unbound: Unforgettable True Stories from the World of Endurance Sports.Bill Donahue is an independent writer who lives in New Hampshire. He has written for Outside, The New York Times Magazine, Bicycling, and Runner's World.In reporting stories, I've searched for fallen meteorites in the Sahara Desert, snuck into Manuel Noriega's abandoned beach house, and camped out with Army soldiers in the minus 30-degree chill of the Alaskan Arctic. I believe in journalism and in honest, compassionate storytelling. I live in New Hampshire, and I try to get out on my bike or on cross-country skis every afternoon.Bill and I have a chat about his emergence as a journalist as well as his experiences interviewing and learning about endurance athletes and what makes them tick.Check out his website to learn more about how you can pre-order Unbound.Save 15% at Redshift Sports when you use the code MB40Save 50% off your first month of coaching at Cycling 101 when you use the code MB40 at checkout.Save 25% at Dynamic Cyclist when you use the promo code MB40 at checkout.Visit Rollingdale CycleThanks to Ottalaus Inc. for their support.Thanks to Spandex Panda for their support.Thanks to Lakeside Bikes in Invermere for supporting me!

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's first born son appears on How's That? - The Podcast.... Roberto Sendoya Escobar was born in Colombia and adopted from a Catholic orphanage by a British couple named Patrick and Joan Witcomb at an early age. He was puzzled by the armoured cars and high security that surrounded their home in Colombia, but he figured that it was all part of his dad's job overseeing the printing and transportation of the nation's banknotes for a company called De La Rue. Then, in 1989, when Roberto – then known as Phillip – was 24, Pat sat him down and told him the truth: his father was the head of the Medellín Cartel and had fathered Roberto as a young man in the 1960s before abandoning him. Plus, Pat did more than just print money for the government: he was closely involved with both Manuel Noriega, Panama's dictator, and British intelligence.... In this episode we chat with Roberto about Pablo Escobar's lost millions, Manuel Noriega, Colombian Special Forces, the CIA, MI6 agents, art, music, cricket (yes, Roberto was a wicketkeeper!), Shane Warne, Ian Botham, Curtley Ambrose, BBQ's,  backyard cricket, designing golf courses, and Roberto's book "First Born"!

Join us for this week's exhilarating episode of the Team Never Quit Podcast as Marcus sits down with Randy Beausoleil, a true American hero and former Navy SEAL of 34 years. In this gripping conversation, Randy shares insights from his remarkable mission to Panama, where his mission was to take down dictator and drug lord, Manuel Noriega, by blowing up his boat. Listening to Randy's compelling, firsthand story offers a glimpse into the mindset that defines a warrior. Discover the principles of teamwork, adaptability, unwavering determination, and the mental toughness required to navigate high-stakes situations. Listening to Randy reveals insights into the discipline, focus, and resilience that set Navy SEALs apart, and be inspired by how these principles can be applied to everyday challenges. Unleash Your Inner Warrior: Tap into your own inner warrior spirit. Whether you're facing personal challenges or striving for self-improvement, Randy's insights provide a roadmap for unlocking your full potential.   Sponsors:   - Fitbod.me/TNQ   - Takelean.com/TNQ   - Navyfederal.org   - Hims.com/TNQ Follow us!   - https://linktr.ee/TeamNeverQuit In this episode you will hear: • You're gonna make it no matter what happens. You just have to believe. And the Navy doesn't train that into you. (12:45) • In order to make it through BUDS, you gotta believe you can do it. (13:32) • People quit when they don't believe. (15:48) • The work is being miserable, cold, wet, tired. You still have to perform. (18:37) • Hell week is what separates us from the rest of them [other Special Forces]. It gives you a weird mental ability that no other training can give you. (19:50) • Everybody compares themselves to SEALS. SEALS don't compare themselves to anybody else. (20:35) • We have to train so hard that no matter what we do, we're way better at it than anyone else. (23:59) • When we do actually go into combat, combat is easier than the training. 24:09) • My desire was for their best interest [as an instructor]. We're gonna train hard, but we're gonna stick together. You need to know why you're doing what you're doing. (29:46) • You need to be training everybody that is below you to replace you. (34:59) • As the leader, I'll help who needs help. (37:29) • I don't want to talk specific tactics because there's still guys on active duty deploying those tactics. I don't want the enemy to hear it. (50:22) • [Marcus] If you close your eyes and drop underwater, you know how many kicks it takes to get 100 yards. (51:46) • Okay, this is why we've been doing what we're doing. We're getting on the C141, and that night, we're getting in the water and we are diving on these boats. (67:05) • If something happens, it's my fault. If we didn't get there, it's my fault. If we got compromised, it's my fault. I'm not gonna sit there going “it's his fault.” (77:00) • Once we go in the water, it over, that boat is blowing up. (79:46) • There has to be a level of finality to whatever you're doing. If I don't do this correctly, things aren't gonna work out so well. (130:37)

Here are some historical events that took place on January 3rd:1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church.1777: General George Washington's army defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War.1959: Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state.1961: The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.1990: Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after seeking asylum in the Vatican's embassy in Panama City.2009: Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war with Hamas.2019: China became the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon when the Chang'e-4 probe successfully touched down.These events represent a mix of political, military, and scientific occurrences on January 3rd throughout history.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-january-3rd/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for FreeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is the start of our two part Season 11 conclusion, A BLOODY CHRISTMAS. Two major events occured at the sametime over the Christmas holidays in 1989, the invasion of Panama, and the Romanian Revolution. Both were bloody affairs and both were plotlines no novelist would have ever made up. In this episode we look back at the invasion of Panama and its dictator Manuel Noriega, described by one Cabinet Official as "The Mouse that Roared" . He actually declared war on the United States that December as though the Panamanian Army was a match for one of the two Superpowers on Earth.  The situation got worse from there and after a military officer was killed and another was wounded and his wife attacked, George Bush had had enough. In this episode, we will take a look at Noriega's life and regime, and then lead you through the events that led to his ouster and the invasion.  Noriega himself proved hard to find for several days until turning up at the Vatican's Consul office where he held up for a few weeks before finally surrendering in January 1990. He was then taken back to the United States where he was tried on drug smuggling and money laundering charges, the first former head of state, tried for criminal acts outside of his own country.  It was an interesting end for "The Mouse that Roared"  Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 20th:1803: The United States formally took possession of the Louisiana Territory from France in a ceremony known as the Three Flags Day.1860: South Carolina became the first state to secede from the United States.1946: The Christmas classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart, premiered in New York City.1956: Montgomery Bus Boycott: The U.S. Supreme Court declared segregated seating on buses unconstitutional.1989: United States troops invaded Panama to overthrow dictator Manuel Noriega.1995: NATO began peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.These are just a few examples of historical events that happened on December 20th.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-20th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Our American Stories, she didn't have any idea that her customer that day was the Panamanian dictator's daughter. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traumatic events are, at times, an unfortunate component of life's equation. Reestablishing a sense of normalcy after undergoing trauma can be challenging without the right perspective. In 1989, the United States launched an attack on Panamanian installations, deploying approximately 24,000 troops, aiming to remove Gen. Manuel Noriega and establish an elected civilian government. This incursion set off a chain of abductions and murders of American citizens in the region. Our guest, Tara King, happened to be one of those citizens who was taken hostage. She shares her incredible tale of survival, resilience, and a profound shift in perspective. Tune in to this episode to hear her remarkable story and consider how the lessons learned can be applied to your own past experiences.

On Episode 48, we delve into the life of Manuel Noriega, a former Panamanian dictator, politician, and military officer, who served as the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989, more than that however, Noriega would amass a personal fortune through his drug trafficking operations, and even traded arms on behalf of the United States during the Iran-Contra affair, granting him longstanding ties to the United States, who consistently supported Noriega's illicit operations, until the U.S. invasion of Panama that would see him removed from power, I hope everyone enjoys today's show and tunes back in next week for Episode 49PLEASE give us a follow on our socials-Instagram and Twitter: @theblackhandpodSources:Background Music:Music: Dark Flashes by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIntro Music:Music: Void Glider by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comIntro audio sources:Lufthansa clip belongs to The Fox Corporation“New York City is a warzone” clip belongs to CBS Broadcasting Inc.Joey Gallo and “Leave by violence” clip belongs to the American Broadcasting CompanySupport the show

La operación Causa Justa, acción militar estadounidense llevada a cabo desde diciembre de 1989 a enero de 1990, que se centró en la invasión de Panamá con el propósito de destituir del poder al general Manuel Noriega, el gobernante dictatorial de facto del país, y extraditarlo a los Estados Unidos para enfrentar cargos de narcotráfico y lavado de dinero. Las relaciones exteriores entre Panamá y Estados Unidos se habían vuelto cada vez más tensas durante la década de 1980. Tras la muerte del líder panameño Omar Torrijos en 1981, el Teniente. El coronel Manuel Noriega, que había participado en el golpe militar que allanó el camino para el ascenso de Torrijos al poder, consolidó el poder militar y luego civil en el país centroamericano. Durante décadas, Noriega había trabajado como informante pagado para la Agencia Central de Inteligencia. También era partidario de los contras, la fuerza contrarrevolucionaria que buscaba derrocar al gobierno sandinista de izquierda de Nicaragua. Sin embargo, se supo que, además de monopolizar el poder en Panamá, Noriega se había llenado los bolsillos con el contrabando de drogas ilegales a Estados Unidos. Además, a mediados de la década de 1980, aumentaron las acusaciones sobre la participación de Noriega en el brutal asesinato de un oponente abierto, Hugo Spadafora. Cuando surgieron más pruebas sobre el lavado de dinero del narcotráfico y la venta de tecnología e información estadounidenses restringidas por parte de Noriega, el conflicto entre el hombre fuerte panameño y el gobierno estadounidense pareció inevitable, especialmente dada la inminente transferencia del control del Canal de Panamá bajo los términos del Tratado del Canal de Panamá. (1977). En 1988, Noriega fue acusado formalmente de tráfico de drogas por un gran jurado estadounidense. La administración del presidente estadounidense. Ronald Reagan le ofreció un trato a Noriega: si aceptaba renunciar al poder y abandonar Panamá, se retirarían los cargos en su contra. Noriega no quería participar en el trato.

The hosts unravel the lives and legacies of two Latin American dictators; Manuel Noriega of Panama and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. They discuss the creation of the Panama Canal, Noriega's rise up the military ranks, his covert work for the CIA, the suspicious plane crash that brought him to power, his drug smuggling and the war that toppled him from power. They also discuss Chavez's failed coup, his successful election, his failed redistribution programs, his long-running television show, his battles with the USA and the illness that brought him down. These two dictators battle it out in the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.

This day in legal history, September 7, 1977, President Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty, setting the relinquishment date for the Panama Canal back to Panama for January 1, 2000. In the early 20th century, the U.S. secured rights to build and operate the Panama Canal, initially through the Hay-Herrán Treaty with Colombia, but eventually through the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with Panama, post its independence which was supported by the U.S. The Canal opened in 1914, but the legitimacy of the treaty was questioned by many Panamanians. As the century progressed, tensions escalated between the U.S. and Panama over the control of the Canal, leading to riots and diplomatic interruptions.In the 1970s, both nations recognized the necessity of renegotiating the Canal's status. U.S. diplomat Ellsworth Bunker led the negotiations, focusing on securing perpetual U.S. use rather than control of the Canal Zone. These discussions laid the groundwork for the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. Despite initial opposition, President Jimmy Carter, influenced by advisors, prioritized concluding these negotiations upon taking office.However, the ratification of the treaties faced significant opposition in the U.S. Senate, with critics fearing a loss of strategic control and distrusting Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. After extensive public and political engagement, two treaties were formulated and narrowly ratified by the Senate in 1978, establishing the terms for the eventual transfer of the Canal to Panama in 1999. Despite fostering initial cooperation, U.S.-Panama relations fluctuated, witnessing an American invasion in 1989 to depose leader Manuel Noriega. By 1999, relations stabilized, and the Canal's administration was peacefully transferred to Panama.Morrison Foerster has amended the eligibility criteria for its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) fellowship program amidst a lawsuit filed by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, led by Edward Blum, who opposes affirmative action. Initially, the Keith Wetmore Fellowship targeted students from historically underrepresented groups in the legal sector, but now focuses on those showing a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. The lawsuit accuses the firm of racial discrimination against prospective lawyers for over a decade. Meanwhile, Perkins Coie, also a defendant in the lawsuit, maintains its focus on aiding historically underrepresented students and has publicly reaffirmed its commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in the legal field.Morrison Foerster Changes DEI Fellowship Criteria Amid LawsuitUS law firm alters diversity fellowship criteria after lawsuit | ReutersMonique Worrell, a liberal prosecutor who was dismissed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court seeking reinstatement to her elected position as the State Attorney for Orange and Osceola County. Worrell contends that DeSantis had no legitimate grounds to remove her and replace her with a conservative prosecutor, asserting that his reasons violate state law. She emphasizes that her role grants her the discretion to determine prosecutorial strategies, and disagreements with the Governor on these strategies do not constitute grounds for suspension.This case brings a significant issue before the conservative-leaning court, which had previously avoided making a decision in a similar case involving another prosecutor fired by DeSantis. In the earlier case, the court ruled that the prosecutor had waited too long to file the lawsuit. Worrell's case, however, does not have this timing issue. DeSantis had accused Worrell of neglect of duty and incompetence, citing her allowing assistant prosecutors to propose sentences below the state's mandatory minimums and perceived leniency towards criminal defendants. Worrell refutes these claims, stating that reduced jail time and incarceration rates are not indicative of incompetence or neglect, but are within her lawful discretionary powers. Prosecutor DeSantis Fired Sues to Get Her Elected Position BackU.S. President Joe Biden has declined several conditions proposed by five Guantanamo Bay detainees involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, according to a report by the New York Times. The defendants, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, identified as the main architect of the attacks, were offered a plea deal that would exempt them from the death penalty, instead imposing a life sentence, if they pleaded guilty. In response, the defendants presented conditions such as not serving their sentences in solitary confinement and being permitted to eat and pray with other inmates.President Biden, aligning with the advice of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, rejected these conditions, termed as joint policy principles, as grounds for plea negotiations. A White House spokesperson emphasized that accepting these conditions for a pre-trial agreement would not be suitable given the gravity of the 9/11 attacks, which were the most severe assault on the U.S. since the Pearl Harbor incident. The spokesperson reiterated the administration's dedication to maintaining fairness in the military commissions process, aiming to deliver justice to the victims, survivors, and their families, as well as the accused individuals. The 9/11 attacks, orchestrated by al Qaeda militants, resulted in over 3,000 deaths and involved the hijacking of four commercial airplanes, which were used to carry out coordinated strikes in New York City and Washington, D.C. More than 500,000 people died in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of the ensuing invasions. Biden rejects conditions of plea deal for Sept. 11 attacks defendantsA lawsuit has been filed by the nonpartisan organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), aiming to prevent Donald Trump from being listed on the Colorado ballot in the upcoming presidential election, should he secure the Republican nomination. The lawsuit, representing six Republican and unaffiliated voters, including former officials at various government levels, is grounded on the argument that Trump's involvement in the events of January 6, 2021, makes him unfit for office as per the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This amendment prohibits individuals who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" against the U.S., and have previously taken an oath to support its Constitution, from holding federal or state office. A historical note here, this amendment was targeted at high ranking U.S. officials that served in the Confederacy during the Civil War – sort of a, you can't just waltz bank in to the Senate and get your job back kind of amendment. This legal approach, which is considered a long shot by experts, would necessitate convincing officials across all states and territories of Trump's ineligibility to serve, given the Capitol attack orchestrated by his supporters in an attempt to overturn his electoral loss. Despite the ongoing false claims by Trump regarding the legitimacy of his defeat, he remains a leading contender for the Republican nomination to oppose President Joe Biden in 2024. CREW's president, Noah Bookbinder, emphasized that the unprecedented nature of the lawsuit is a response to the equally unprecedented attack on January 6th, which the 14th Amendment sought to guard against. Meanwhile, Trump denies federal charges accusing him of conspiring to defraud the U.S. and obstructing a fair election during the 2020 presidential race. Notably, analysts regard Colorado as a firmly Democratic state, where Trump's chances of victory in 2024 are perceived as slim.Washington ethics watchdog files suit to try to block Trump from ballot | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Paul Harvey - Manuel Noriega

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

Shielded by a puppet president, Noriega takes power. But the spymaster struggles in his new role as dictator. The war on drugs escalates in dramatic fashion. As the tide turns against Noriega, he will find himself on a collision course with the man about to assume the US presidency: George H.W. Bush… A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 2 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

For two decades, Manuel Noriega stamped his authority on Panama - first as the country's brutal intelligence chief, and later, from 1983-89, as its de facto military ruler. A gangster up to his neck in drug trafficking, gun running and organised crime. But also, a key asset of the CIA. How did a poor boy from Panama grow up to become such a chameleon on the world stage? And why does so much of the Noriega story remain in the shadows? A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 1 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

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we break format a bit. A momentous event in the history of the United States is taking place in Miami today, as former President Donald J. Trump is being arraigned on federal charges. We use today's occasion to draw parallels to the past, when on January 4, 1990, former Panamanian “Maximum Leader” Manuel Noriega was arraigned on federal charges after he was captured and arrested during Operation Just Cause in 1990.Remember to follow This Day in Miami History Podcast on your preferred podcast provider, as well as Twitter and Facebook!And visit the This Day in Miami History shop on Spreadshirt for your "Elect Ralph Renick Governor" bumper sticker, t-shirt, and more, as well as TDMH-branded material!Full Text of Indictment Against Noriega, Others With PM-Noriega | AP NewsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-day-in-miami-history-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What an amazing guest Marcus brings to the table in this week's Team Never Quit Podcast. Randy Beausoleil served for 34 years as a Navy SEAL, the world's most elite fighting force. He earned two Bronze Star medals with the Combat "V", and fought in every major conflict since 1984. In this episode, Randy speaks in detail about a mission he participated in an attempt to take down Panama's dictator and drug lord, Manuel Noriega. The successful underwater strategies of the SEALS was beyond risky, and the specifics of how it was executed is compelling, to say the least. These days, Randy's relentless pursuit is to teach mental toughness to those who are willing to do what it takes. He has counseled SEAL platoon commanders and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a skilled teacher, leader, tactical advisor, and President of Old 18 Information Services. Randy's Book co-written with Brian “lucky” Riley: Unwavered: The Self-Belief of a Navy SEAL and TOPGUN Pilot In this episode you will hear: • I liked it. Jumping out of a Hilo - all that stuff - I'm kinda like “Okay, this it kinda it.” (9:08) • I tell people that BUD/S was the most adult experience of my life. (12:39) • It just a miserable program being in fleet. (12:47) • I hated every second of the fleet part of the Navy. (13:00) • [Manuel] Noriega was the king of drugs and all the other things bad. If you can remove God from society, he did everything that would happen once you do that. (22:34) • President Bush, Sr. made him [Noriega] a target for – let's just say “extraction.” (22:51) • This was a completely soft-oriented mission- to go down and get Noriega. Everybody went down there to get one guy. To get him out of the country and turn that country over to the next democratic leader. He was just pumping drugs into the US. (23:50) • I loved the whole BUD/S experience. (59:04) • There is no comparison, in my opinion, for any other training on the planet. (59:47) • Once you make it through Hell Week, I don't want to say you're a Team guy, but you have really done something. 80% of the other people are already gone. (61:0) • I am full, 100% against body armor. Period. Dot. (75:35) • I don't think you take a special warfare SEAL, and put him in body armor to do anything. I'd rather move fast and quick with a group of guys. (75:41) • We took all the basic stuff we were teaching and put it in that book, Unwavered. If you have unwavering self-belief, then you can accomplish anything. (90:30) • You're talking about an all-consuming mindset. That's the only thing you're thinking about. And if you allow all external influences (cancers) to weigh you down, you're never gonna make it. (91:25) • Your ability to survive is based on your ability to fight on their terms, to be sneaky, to know their tactics. It was super challenging. (98:34)

Mainstream Media is now the biggest source of misinformation. We have witnessed three years of controlled cooperation by the worlds media to convince and coerce us into accepting a Covid narrative that all seems to of been a lie.  Patrick Henningsen joins Hearts of Oak to share his nearly two decades of experience as a journalist to lift the lid on this media machine of manipulation.  Why has this level of deceit been accepted and tolerated and for what purpose?  How is the BBC now the governments gatekeeper of truth for the UK?  And why are the media determined to escalate the Ukraine conflict into what is dangerously approaching a full on European War?  Join us this episode as Patrick unpacks all of these questions and shows us why the alternative media is needed now more than ever before. Patrick Henningsen has helped to inform and educate audiences internationally on some of the most important geopolitical and cultural issues facing the world today. As an effective independent voice and outspoken media critic, he has consistently challenged the mainstream line on western military adventurism and deep state geopolitics, as well as being an vocal advocate for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Patrick has done extensive on-the-ground reporting and research in the US, Europe and the Middle East including work in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Iran. As an independent analyst he's known for his candid commentary and timely predictions on breaking trends and events in global affairs, and as a public speaker he's been recognized for his dynamic but down-to-earth presentation style and media workshops. He is also the founder and managing editor of the successful independent news and media analysis website 21st Century Wire.com and host of popular weekly SUNDAY WIRE radio show which broadcasts live weekly on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR), and host of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio International, as well as co-host of the UK Column News. Back in November 2016, he also a weekly show 'Patrick Henningsen LIVE' on terrestrial AM radio with Independent Talk 1100 KFNX broadcasting to one of America's top talk radio markets in Greater Phoenix. He has also appeared in a number of international publications including Consortium News, Ron Paul Institute, The Guardian, Global Research, New Dawn Magazine (Australia), and on a number of major global news networks including RT News International, Al Jazeera, ITN (UK), CGTN (China), Indus News (PK), Edge Media (SKY 200 UK) and US syndicated radio show Coast to Coast AM. Connect with Patrick.... WEBSITES:    https://www.patrickhenningsen.com/                        https://21stcenturywire.com/                        https://www.ukcolumn.org/                        https://tntradio.live/ TWITTER:      https://twitter.com/21WIRE?s=20                        https://twitter.com/21stCenturyWire FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/21st-Century-Wire/182032255155419 YOUTUBE:     https://www.youtube.com/21stCenturyWireTV Interview recorded 25.5.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more...  https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please subscribe, like and share! Transcript (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak, and welcome to another interview. Come up in a moment with Patrick Henningsen, 21st Century Wire, TNT Radio, UK column. For nearly 20 years, Patrick has brought his journalistic insider analysis into a range of issues. And he joins us to talk about his starting 21st Century Wire back in 2009, and how we are seeing a change in censorship and media. And has that been over the last three years? Have we seen off the edge a cliff edge or has it been over a period of time? So we discussed that. Then we go on to the BBC. The BBC, the arbitrators of truth, they tell us what to think and they've just launched the Verify team. 60 journalists who will tell us what is right and what is not. The BBC obviously being an arm of the state, bringing us state news. Should we be concerned about this and what that means? And then we move on to what's happening in Ukraine and Russia, the war there and the media desiring more and more conflict, more and more aggression, completely different from 2003, the big demonstrations against the war in Iraq where the media were opposed to war. Now they seem to be marching step by step into more war and aggression. Then we end up talking about politics. Robert Kennedy Jr. standing for the presidential candidacy of the Democratic Party in America, very vocal against the war. What does that mean for the whole debate and will that change the narrative? Lots to discuss. I know you love listening and watching and hearing from Patrick from UK Column and more recently on TNT Radio and I know you'll love our conversation. And hello Hearts of Oak. Today is wonderful to have a writer, a credited journalist, Global Affairs Analyst and Co-Founder and Executive Editor of 21st Century Wire, and that is Patrick Henningsen. Patrick, thank you for your time today. (Patrick Henningsen) Great to be with you, Peter. My pleasure. Good to have you. And of course, you can catch Patrick. It's at 21wire, there is his Twitter handle, 21stCenturyWire.com is the website. You can catch him on the Sunday Wire every Sunday, five to eight UK time, which is probably around midday eastern time, and TNT radio every weekday from five o'clock to seven o'clock. And if you want to see him you can see him on UK column where he is regularly. So I think those are the main places to find you, are they Patrick? That's right. I've also started a new Twitter space forum series every Wednesday. We usually do big picture geopolitical debates with special invitees for panel speakers. It would be great to have you on that space at some point as well, Peter. Yeah, definitely. I haven't got into Twitter spaces yet, but that's a whole new area. A lot to discuss and possibly, I know Patrick, you launched 21st Century Wire back 2009. Maybe just want to start with that. What led you to starting that organization? Well, it was really out of necessity, Peter. So like I sort of took the vow of poverty in 2005 and decided I was going to make myself into a useful member of society by becoming a journalist and learning how to write. So I was hustling and doing three or four jobs and then blogging. But I was always blogging on other platforms and that's blogging was sort of coming into its own around 2004, 2005, 2006. So I was kind of jumping on that wave on some other big websites and then submitting articles. I was very lucky to be, you know, invited to a couple of conferences. One on It's the Climate Sceptics Conference in 2007 in New York. Where I met a lot of the top sceptics. I was very interested in that climate change issue and finding out what the real truth was at that time. Plus the anti-war activism, which I was very involved in in 2003, four, five, and six. That was also informing my writing. And I just got tired of having to submit pieces to different editors, and I thought, at some point, I gotta start my own blog. So I just launched a WordPress site, and I had some help with that, obviously, at the time. Because I'm a good tech person, but there's some things I just have a blind spot with. One of them is HTML coding, which now I understand all these years later, and now you don't need it anymore. So there you go. So then when the Copenhagen Climate Summit was coming, I knew this was going to be a major event in Copenhagen, COP 21. And so I booked my ticket. I hired a cameraman to come with me, and then was able to sell some of my reporting to some big alternative media outlets at the time, like InfoWars was one of them, and then be able to actually be there on the ground doing journalism at a big event. And it turned out to be amazing because the whole thing collapsed at the end, because it was exposed to be a complete fraud, and the developing world countries realized they were getting taken to the cleaners by the G7 lords of the galaxy. And then that's when I launched 21st Century Wire. It was for that event. I wanted to make sure I had an outlet to publish in real time because I wouldn't be able to depend on another outlet. So it all kind of converged in late 2009. And I still wrote for other sites and published in other really good websites. I even got published in the Guardian back when they were still allowing some journalism. Amazing actually because they had turned around and did a hit piece on me a couple years ago for our exposing the truth about what was happening in Syria. But they were upset obviously by that as are most of the mainstream media anytime anybody in the alternative media exposes anything or exposes the truth and it undermines the official state narrative. There's this reflexive reaction that they have to go and attack you. And this is what the Huffington Post, UK does routinely. The Times are pretty guilty of this. Local papers do it as well. Owned by Reach, you know, all these sort of conglomerates that own the entire of the local press in the UK. And also NPR, BBC, I don't know, pretty much everybody's had a crack at us and the colleagues that I work with. But the main thing, Peter, is that I just decided that I wanted to own my own website and have my own media and not depend on somebody else. And we've developed it into a good independent media platform, I think, and we've done some great journalism. Our journalists have been recognized with awards and nominations for major awards for the work they've done on our site. We've had stuff republished. We've been linked in mainstream media. Some of our journalists also featured in mainstream media, serious programs as well, a few of them overseas in Europe, in the US. So I think overall, we've done a good job with very little in terms of resources, just a lot of sweat and a lot of hard work and a lot of late nights and reinvesting back into 21st century wire. It's tough with the ad-pocalypse, with being delisted for organic searches on Google, which happened in 2017 after Trump was elected. Us and a few hundred other major alternative websites got basically bumped from Google in terms of organic searches. We were dominating before that. That drove our ad revenue, which was the main business model. That was really tough. It took many years to get back to breaking even after that. And then also kicked off of YouTube periodically, not allowed to monetize anything there. Kicked off of Twitter, let back recently because of the Elon, the merciful, the new monarch in charge in San Francisco. And thank you to Elon Musk, of course, eternal thanks for letting me and others back this past December, but much to the chagrin of the mainstream hatchet people. But that's that. Yeah. And I've been on the ground covering wars in Syria. I've been covering the defeat of ISIS in Iraq in 2017 and also throughout the Middle East as well, doing journalism there for a number of years and working for a number of outlets, just providing live commentary. I did quite a lot of live segments for RT International from the Libyan conflict. I did that remotely. I wasn't on the ground in Libya, but I did commentary and analysis to 200 or 300 live segments for RT, and I wasn't paid for those television segments. So, and I did that because I didn't want to be accused of being a Russian agent, but they accused me anyway, so I should have just done whatever the other journalists did and like, you know, get paid for that. I would have been able to buy a Range Rover if I did, but I didn't, I was too, too, too much of a, um. Trying to retain my independence, even though it wasn't necessary, just because of the anti-Russian rhetoric and all the sort of drive-by attacks in the media that were going on, and politically as well. And it's a serious thing in America, that since Trump got elected, that the whole Russian narrative, Russia-gate, Russian collusion, Russian disinformation, Russian stooge, Russian propaganda, it's just endless in America. It's like the ultimate scapegoat that keeps giving in America. They can blame everything on Russia or some foreign actor rather than the corruption that's actually happening inside the US and Washington. And I dare say probably the same thing is happening in the UK as well and in EU. Now we'll certainly get on to the war side, the Russia side, but actually as someone who's new to media, we find ourselves doing this just as lockdown hit. And I've seen a big change in the last three years, an increase in censorship, accepted new-speak, collaboration between media, big tech and governments, but, For you, as someone who's been a journalist for a decade prior to the chaos of the last three years, has that change been a cliff edge or has it been more gradual and hidden? Oh, it's been an absolute cliff edge, but the conditions that led to that cliff edge and this total collapse in any sort of morals, ethics, anything that was remaining in the mainstream media, or any independence that the media had away from government, that completely was eviscerated with COVID and lockdown. But it's important to understand, this is a good question you've raised, Peter, because the framework for that, for the absolute Orwellian onslaught of COVID, lockdown, and attacking anti-vaxxers and all this stuff. The framework for that was built on the back of the Russian disinformation hoax. Okay, and all of the collusion with big tech and government on both sides of the Atlantic and in Brussels was really built on the back of that idea that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections. Ergo, you know, our social media platforms were then deemed to be a critical infrastructure, critical election infrastructure by the US agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and all these sub departments that they erected on the back of the Mueller report and all these sort of failed investigations the funding was just still flowing and then you had this backdoor into Twitter Google YouTube LinkedIn Facebook where government agencies have direct control can even read your DMs and Twitter Okay, that was exposed in the Twitter files as well as many other incredible violations of the First Amendment. Same thing happening in Britain, probably, although we don't have all the details for it. It would be great if there was a major inquiry or something like that on this, so certainly the public would, I think, benefit from that. In a democracy, in Brussels too. So there's this direct, complete fusion of government, big tech to censor and to de-platform. And then also the mainstream media plays an important role in this as well because they act as the attack dog to offer additional intimidation to the big tech firms. In other words, there's a designated person at every mainstream media outlet that would call the heads of big tech and say, how can you allow this, this far right or rhetoric or these, these accounts, these anti-vaxxer accounts on your platform? Aren't you realizing the harm that's being done here? And are you going, what are you going to do about it? We're going to run a story on Monday. Can we get a comment? Are, you going to allow those, those accounts on your platform? And of course, what does big tech do every time they cave in and they'll go and, you know, delete these accounts, shadow ban them, delete the tweets, delete the posts. And so this was all, again, exposed in the Twitter files. And so the mainstream media is rolling this as a sort of side-line agitator to make sure this process of censorship is efficient. So they act as a kind of incendiary element in this collusion here. So this is completely Orwellian. And again, the framework of this was exposed during the whole, the Russia scare, the initial, the integrity initiative leaks in the UK are a good example of that. You could see the lists of journalists that were being briefed by government agencies in the UK and Europe, and then creating fake stories, and then planting stories, and all of this sort of thing. It's really about narrative control, and it's definitely a top-down system. There's invisible components to this that the public can't see. In the UK, you have D notices as well. These are off limits topics the mainstream media won't touch. Plus you have Ofcom as a sort of speech regulator. They say their media regulator their press regulator, but really they're becoming or they want to become a full speech regulator of the Internet, so I mean this is really historic in that sense people need to kind of really realize the gravity of this, did the digital world with all of its benefits to us the public to get more information to get the truth is also being used by the state and its corporate, adjuncts for systematic censorship, so it's a it's a two-sided coin and which way this this equation leans is gonna really be up to us and I always tell people, you know if you have free speech and you have a voice use it, use it because the minute you start, controlling your own thoughts and things like that. That's when you know, we become a self-policing, non free speech society at that point. Before we get on to BBC, and you mentioned some of those restrictions, and of course we've had the online safety bill coming in in the UK, we've got the EU proposing a very similar one, we've seen what's happened in Ireland with their new restrictions on saying anything which is outside the government narrative. To me, that's the most concerning development of the clampdown, and it's, I guess, progression from YouTube making its own rules now to the government agreeing to those rules. Yeah, so what they've done is they've introduced various new concepts. One of them is harms. Harmful. Offensive. So, no longer what is criminal in terms of, you know, a violation of the law. Elon Musk made this point really well. He said, you know, any speech on Twitter that is in violation of the law or in terms of a court order can be shown to be actually putting someone in danger. We're talking about death threats. Uh, we're talking about, uh, doxing, sensitive, uh, personal material for somebody who's at risk, et cetera. Child grooming and all these sort sort of legal activities going on, that obviously should be prohibited and policed and would be in the terms and conditions of any of these companies, reasonable terms and conditions. What the government wants to do is extend the terms and conditions in order to make the companies liable. And if the government believes that there's harmful speech online, they will fine that company and into oblivion with millions of into percentage of turnover not just like profit but percentage of turnover like ridiculous fines and the reason they're doing that is they want to, they want these social media companies to come back in line with this self-policing like Twitter used to be but maybe even without the government interference but getting them to build up these huge moderation boiler rooms and using AI to regulate speech so it's all based on this online harm. So much of this insidious legislation will use the issue of harm to children. And no one's downplaying the fact that's a serious issue. However, there's many, many laws in the books. Police have whole departments. They have a great investigative pedigree to look into such cases and then enforce the law in all countries. Most developed countries have those legal facilities. And so, you know, it's already there. The checks and balances are already there. What they want to do, obviously, with the vague arbitrary terms like harms and offensive and potentially dangerous, they want to extend this kind of definition to where it's completely flexible where you can just use a word and it can have multiple interpretations, a bit like the way anti-Semitism has been weaponized in the British political system, where they've used it to remove the Labour leader, the former Labour leader, plus former Labour MPs like Jeremy Corbyn, Chris Williamson, and removing Conservative MPs as well as they did with Andrew Bridgen. So then it becomes a meaningless term at that point and it's just bandied about to, you know, as a kind of political weapon and if it's not that word it'll be another word. It'll be, you know, the term far-right. In America they're using white supremacy very loosely. The press and the political machine, the Democrat political machine, the Biden White House using that term, it doesn't mean anything. It's like I was born and raised in America. I've never really met a white supremacist my whole life and I've moved all around the country. And so, yeah, they just want to demonize anything that's basically right of Karl Marx. That's basically where we're heading. And I think it's the, what, Candice Owens and the Hodge twins, they're probably white supremacy now as well, according to their definitions. Oh, you can be black and be a white supremacist now. I mean, Larry Elder, who ran for governor in California, he got called a white supremacist. He's obviously an African-American. So, Candace Owens has been called a white supremacist. So, you got all these African American pundits that are white supremacists. So, it just shows how ridiculous it is, but just because it's ridiculous doesn't mean they're going to give up. This machine is really relentless. You know, they'll retool and they reconfigure. The propaganda that we are marinated in right now, is just so thick and vast, like never before. And people will say things that do not adhere to the truth. The biggest source of quote, disinformation, 110%, and actually throughout history, is two sources, mainstream media and government. The lies, mistruths, propaganda, all these things that the BBC use. They don't use, the BBC doesn't like to use the word propaganda, if you notice. They like disinformation, they like misinformation. The new one's mistruths. This is a new word invented by the BBC. They don't use the word propaganda very much, obviously, because as soon as they start saying that, then the camera gets pointed on them at that point. So it's interesting how these new words are very convenient. They've been invented and introduced in order to, and for the moment, they're fashionable, but they'll eventually become redundant and people will laugh at them. Many already are laughing at these words like misinformation, mal-information. It's either true or it's false. It's either a lie. It's either propaganda or it's accurate. And if you don't like accurate facts and you're calling those Russian propaganda, I got called a Russian... I said, I was talking about the issue in Ukraine, maybe we'll talk about that later, but... And I would say, someone said to me on a panel discussion from another country, I forgot what country he's from, he said, oh, that's the Russian narrative. I'm like, no, it's not. I'm reading off of the UN charter and I'm reading international law and that's not the Russian narrative. But that's the environment we're in right now. It's hyper-politicized on so many different domestic and international levels. And the mainstream media are the worst, the worst, by far the worst offender. And when they get it wrong, wars start. When they get it wrong, accidental fighting breaks out between countries. So what they put out, when they get it wrong, it has actual real-world consequences on all of us. When they don't report on the Nord Stream pipeline being blown up and ask the question of who actually did it and meanwhile our gas and electric bills are skyrocketing. People in Europe are being forced into fuel poverty and the mainstream media have no questions at all. They black out the story. The biggest attack on a European infrastructure since World War II and they're silent, they're shtum on this. So they have, I mean. They have so much to answer for and they're not doing, they're not even remotely trying to fill the role of a fourth estate. In fact they piled on Julian Assange who is a award-winning journalist who's in supermax prison, languishing away award-winning journalist and not a word of protest from the BBC or you know, just recently you'll probably find a few pieces on the Guardian, only recently saying oh maybe this is unfair you know they let him waste away in Belmarsh prison for two or three years before they even raised that issue. Well I want to bring on the BBC because you just had a poll and the BBC is the perfect mix I guess of media and government and it was this poll survey do you consider the BBC to be unbiased objective and a credible media outlet. And there were 5.8% of people said yes, 94% said no, it had over 16,000 votes. It's interesting because we are moving away from that trust in our institutions, across many areas of society, where there's now a growing and growing concern and suspicion and anger, I guess. I think this survey shows us that. There's 16,000 votes on that, Peter, by the way. So some of the people that voted yes actually messaged me afterwards saying they accidentally hit the wrong button, It might be slightly lower. No. Look I didn't ask anyone to retweet that I asked if you, I did ask a few people to retweet it, but. In in general, I think it's an interesting barometer. The BBC obviously have launched their new Verify service. This is only in the last few days those abroad may not know. We've had fact checking for a long time, but it's a verified team consists of 60 journalists, seems to be pulling together their disinformation units, world service monitoring, their reality check team. And these are going to basically tell us the BBC can be trusted and anything which UK column may put out or others, will be there to critique that. I mean it's, they call it transparency in action. It's interesting the BBC need to have a service to fact-check. I mean it just is really confusing but this is, I guess, the government and the BBC putting their stamp of authority on the mainstream media the public can't trust. BBC Verify, I think this is this new program. Marianna Spring is their disinformation expert. She's very young. I'm not sure if she has a lot of experience in the field doing actual journalism. This is the other point, Peter, there's people who are fact checkers who are basically rating people's work online on these sort of internet guides, like completely fraudulent websites like NewsGuard is one of them. Headed by the former head of the CIA. I mean it's kind of ridiculous if you think about it, but they hire these young people and they've created a new tier of journalism because the mainstream media no longer does actual investigative journalism. They still have to sort of employ people and then somehow validate the top-line propaganda and the top-line propaganda which is directly from government, literally copied and pasted, they're then verified and protected by this new lair called the fact checker or the disinformation expert and these are not real journalists. These are people who if they had a substack blog nobody would read it. Okay, let's be honest. So they have no aspirations other than being on staff as a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Truth because isn't that what this is? This is like chapter and verse out of Orwell's 1984. And so they're saying, oh, we're tracking conspiracy theories online, and they have like these fancy heat maps, and we're tracking disinformation. And look at these accounts that retweet this. We have a cluster of potentially far-right-linked or foreign-linked accounts who are amplifying this disinformation. What they're doing is completely bogus. They raise money, and they tell each other this. This is how the funding gets approved. They have academic departments and universities that study the spread of disinformation, how to counter online hate and all this stuff. What they're doing is tracking online dissenting opinion. That's what they're doing. They're tracking any counter narratives that potentially threaten or undermine what the state and the corporate media narrative is. That's all they're doing. Then they're using that to demonize independent journalists, bloggers, to get them censored, de-platformed, demonetized, all of that, to basically create a sort of pariah, a group of pariahs in society. And they don't care the damage which they do. And I've been libelled by these people multiple times. I can't afford to hire an expensive city solicitor firm to defend myself. I'm not someone like Piers Morgan or these people can attack and smear and do whatever they want. They can also afford the best lawyers in the world, but the people that the mainstream media are attacking and smearing, they can't afford to take everybody to court. So it's not a level playing field. And when the state broadcaster mobilizes its resources to attack bloggers, Twitter users, members of the public, they feel that threatened. This is absolute 100% pure fascism. There's no other way to describe it. I mean, honestly, they have billions in their budget. They could easily be outperforming all of the alternative media in terms of content. They could take all of the audience if their content was actually engaging, interesting, non-biased, objective, and fact-based. But it's not. They're a propaganda arm of the government, of the establishment, of the security services. This is what they become, and they don't do real investigative journalism. The best investigative journalism on the BBC is probably Tony Robinson and Time Team, or these programs, and they're breaking news. Four hundred years ago, we just discovered Watt-Tyler's rebellion or whatever. They're good at those sort of investigations, breaking news 400 years later, but in terms of what's happening today and doing it in an unbiased way, no, they're there to protect the state and whatever the agenda is of NATO, uh, whatever the agenda is of the Anglo-American establishment in Syria, for instance, I mean, look at they, the BBC, I mean, they've never come clean on the fact that they reported building seven on nine 11. They said it was, it was building seven collapsed. They did it live on TV while it was still standing behind them on the screen. I mean, so just on that, that's a, that should be a brand killer at that point. Then the cover-up of Jimmy Savile, I mean that's never been fully explained or no one's ever really come clean on that. And then they did a propaganda piece right before the parliamentary vote in August of 2013. You remember? There was a vote to go to war with Syria. David Cameron was prime minister and Ed Miliband, by the grace of God, but somehow, the vote failed by the slightest of margins. And Cameron put his head down in defeat and walked off. And there were temper tantrums on the floor of Commons. I remember very well watching that. The BBC did a propaganda piece called Saving Syria's Children, which was released on that day and clearly was meant to influence the vote in the public. And it was the worst piece of staged propaganda. It's been thoroughly exposed by multiple independent journalists, media outlets, and it is one of the worst things ever. A fake chemical weapon scene at a stage scenes at this hospital, and it was all done in the edit. Some of it was staged live. We find out that their drivers were Al-Qaeda affiliates. Literally they're working alongside terrorists. They've never come clean on that. I mean, that's just one example, two, three, four examples. I mean, how much do people need? When they come clean on their egregious violations and fake news and weapons of mass destruction and all the lies they've told, saying Jeremy Corbyn was a Russian agent and an al-Qaeda sympathizer, they did all that. And by the way, I'm not a labour supporter. It's not a partisan defence of Corbyn. I'll defend anybody who's being unjustly attacked by this egregious state propaganda arm, you know, in the defamation machine, which they run regularly against any potential threats to the establishment order, okay? Whether it's labour, Lib Dem, conservative, whatever. So you know, they need to come clean on this stuff. And the Corbyn anti-Semitism, the Bridgen anti-Semitism, I mean, these are damaging to politics. This is causing people to lose trust in the democratic system because there's all of this sort of, you know, these malicious politicized attacks were being facilitated by the mainstream media. So, they have no credibility. And this war in Ukraine, they have been reporting absolute lies from the beginning. They've been telling us the exact opposite of what's actually happening and there needs to be some kind of an inquiry over the mainstream media's coverage of this and it's provided the backing for the politicians to carry on with this proxy war, which is really dangerous in the sense that, you know, we're poking against another UN Security Council, a nuclear armed country in a proxy war, Ukraine is getting devastated as a result. And it will never come back to its normal shape. They'll be, the longer that they push this, the less, the smaller Ukraine will be in a year's time and more people will be dead. Well, can I jump in because part of your journey started with questioning wars back in that March 2003 and it kind of seemed as though the media were united in concern about what was happening, there was not a rush to marching to war, it did seem to be holding the government to account, a lot of suspicion about the dossier that came out and a lot of questioning. Fast forward 20 years and it seems as though the media are desperate for this war to continue, they're desperate for it to escalate. I mean is that how you're seeing it as well? Oh, I honestly, I don't think, I think there's a level of delusionality that has set in. Right right through the establishment I think the problem with people in the mainstream media and government is and in Britain It's even worse because they banned Russian media outlets here. Literally the RT.com URL is banned so if you're, imagine this you're on a committee here on its National Security Committee, you're an MP, you can't even read the statements of Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. How can you possibly know how to act diplomatically or geo-strategically if you don't even know what the Russian position is? And you're not reading the data from the Russian Ministry of Defence to compare it against your battlefield reports to actually gauge how the actual combat situation is actually going. So our Our people in the West are marinated in just their own mainstream media propaganda. They cannot make informed policy decisions based on potentially skewed propaganda where by, you know, nobody in the defence industry is going to tell the truth to any politician. There might be a few that know the truth, but the rank and file MPs know, mainstream media is not there to do that. They're there to sell the war to us. They're there to sell the war to the public. So the public are still behind this kind of, you know, let's liberate Ukraine from the evil dictator Vladimir Putin, who woke up one day and decided to rekindle the glory of the Soviet Union on February 26th, 2022. Obviously that's a ridiculous narrative because there's a whole chain of events which happened prior to that, which led to Russia's military intervention in Donbass. But even saying that, Peter, in Germany, as we mentioned before the show, I think someone was arrested recently for defending Russian aggression. Yes, I mean, but that is those three years for supporting or publicly supporting or defending Russian aggression. But actually it says, so the Hamburg court indictment revealed that the defendant had used social media to justify Russia's aggressive action against Ukraine, referring to Ukraine as a terrorist state. I didn't know that was wrong. And moreover, the defendant employed the the Russian symbol of military propaganda known as the Z, which is prohibited under German law. And that just blew me away, because Z is now banned in Germany. It's unbelievable. You know, so if you state the facts, if you state the facts, they'll say, well, Russia has violated the territory integrity of Ukraine. That's an egregious violation of the UN Charter, Article 51. Ukraine can invoke the right to self-defence, OK? So that's the basic narrative. So all of a sudden, the Europeans, Britain, and America are interested in international law when it comes to military interventions, which they've completely ignored for the last 50 years. So now they're interested in it. So if I'd say that no, actually no, according to UN Charter Article 1, the other side to this coin in this argument is the right to self-determination. The republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine were basically victims of their own government raising the military, a NATO-backed armed military, against their own people in the east. So they defended their borders, raised a militia. They weren't given representation either in Kiev, in the Rada. So the illustration was the policy of Kiev, backed by Washington, backed by EU, saying don't recognize these people, they get no voice. They cut off utilities, they cut off, They're not paying the civil servant salaries, whatever. At that point, Kiev relinquishes its governance over Eastern Ukraine. So according to the UN Charter of Self-Determination, if you're attacked by your own government on the basis of being discriminated against, for instance, on your language or your ethnicity, or after a coup, and the oblasts in the east of Ukraine don't recognize the US-backed coup putsch, Beer Hall Putsch government, and then they're being attacked by the Ukrainian military, who's being armed and trained by NATO, foreign powers, funded as well, okay, they defend their borders, they raise a militia, they're taking civilian casualties in the Donbass, indiscriminate shelling from the Ukrainian army against civilians, Ukrainian civilians, because you have to remember, the West recognizes Donbass as Ukraine, so that means any civilians being hit by the Ukrainian military indiscriminately, they're killing their own people by definition. So you can't have it both ways, but they want to have it both ways. So they have a right under UN charter article one. Of self-determination, and then you have to declare autonomy, which they did. Then you have to be recognized by one of your neighbours in standing, which they did. And then they were then absorbed, had a referendum, and became part of the Russian Federation. So by international law, I could walk into court as an international lawyer and make a stronger case for the Donbass republics under international law for their independence than can be made for for Kosovo in Yugoslavia, you see. And this is up for argument, and this is what international lawyers do. And I've interviewed many of them, I've taken statements from them, I'm investigating, for instance, the International Criminal Court indictment in The Hague against Vladimir Putin and another Russian official for mass kidnapping Russian children. That's The Hague. And that's partly a British effort to issue that arrest warrant. The first white person ever indicted by the ICC, by the way, normally you just go after African leaders that the U.S. doesn't like. So it turns out this charge of mass kidnapping Ukrainian children and whisk them off to Russia, to camps or whatever, it's a total fraud, total lie. Investigative journalists have exposed this already. We'll probably, I'm going to interview one of them later this week. It's, they took families wanted their kids out of the war zone so they had special facilities almost like summer camps for the children of families who were in sensitive areas of the Donbass I mean, how is that a war crime? But that's how desperate they are so if I argue this in Germany, if I'm a German citizen, I could I could be a prosecuted for what, defending Russian aggression So defending aggression, so not even genocide anymore. It's not war crime. It's not, I don't want to say the H word, but you can't even use genocide. So now it's just aggression. So aggression is like a new, another arbitrary, phony international term for the establishment. You know, so they don't, what they're doing is, and this is what the BBC and everyone do, they frame your reference of any issue or situation, they narrow the framing of it, very, very narrow, and within that they can dominate. As soon as you have an intellectual logical, rational conversation with historical context, and taking cause and effect into account, which the mainstream media do not like doing, then you have a different debate. Then, if things are really open for argument and you can see that actually their case is not very black and white, it's not open and shut. They're using the brute force of media and government to make it an open and shut case, but it's not. And I think the international community in the West are realizing that most of the world's population don't buy it and that's where we're heading into an interesting point in history right now. Can I just end up looking at the political side and as much as I would like to see President Trump back in the Oval Office, I'm intrigued by Robert Kennedy Jr. And he seems to be one of the few, maybe the only presidential candidate who are against this war and want peace. And I guess it's all part to do with the military system. I think the US has spent over 100 billion. No wonder they're hitting their debt ceiling. But it's Robert Kennedy seems to be a voice of reason in this. And I'm kind of wondering what your thoughts are and whether that will actually get out to the people at large. Yes, and look, I wouldn't generally vote Democrat, but I would consider voting for RFK in this election. I would because he is competent and has a grasp of the big issues. And that's really important. And we're at a very critical time in American history and in world history as well. What's happening in Ukraine and what NATO is attempting to do, which is to drop a new Iron Curtain right along the Polish border, right down to Romania, to the Black Sea, and then militarizing that Iron Curtain in a way that we haven't seen since the post-World War II period. This is serious. So any president who doesn't have a grip on this, so RFK is incredibly adept, intelligent, and I like what he's saying. Donald Trump cuts right through everything and basically says, I'm going to end the war in 24 hours, typical Trump style. And do I doubt him? Absolutely not. Can he do that? You bet he can. Donald Trump can do it. Any political leader that has got the balls and doesn't care what the press are going to say or the foreign policy blob. And all the intelligence Machiavellian agents that are working to extend the war, to extend the profits for all these military contractors, and extend the killing, okay? All of these people, Donald Trump will, he's one of the only people as a populist who could achieve that. And I would say, therefore, and I think you brought up a good point, Peter, you know, a left-wing populist or a right-wing populist, you know, when it comes to those big existential issues, you know, I'm willing to sacrifice on some domestic issues for the greater of humanity, knowing that the leader that we have is going to make sure that this does not happen. There's not going to be a nuclear war or a thermonuclear exchange, and that we are not going to be permanently at war with a major UN Security Council member. Like, that means something to me, enough that I would back Robert F. Kennedy or Donald Trump. So, like, I don't see that from any other candidate, not that definitive clarity. This brings us to the other important question, Peter. Is Donald Trump working in the interests of the people of the United States, the national interest, the national security interest, or is he working for the globalists or the other sort of international transnational establishment? Clearly he's acting and speaking in the interests of the people, the national interest. Okay, what about Vladimir Putin? Is he acting in his national interest? Or is he acting in the interest of some amorphous Russian elite? It looks like an existential threat to the Russian Federation. So whatever, you might not like how things are playing out, but he's absolutely acting in his national interest. And Donald Trump would probably do the same if there was a Chinese expeditionary force in Baja, Mexico, that were persecuting and shelling American English speaking citizens in Northern Mexico. And then threatening to position nuclear missiles along the Texas border. The US would act and it would be done. It would be done in 24 hours. They'd bomb Mexico City. I'm telling you, the thing would be over. So Russia is taking it very slowly. Donald Trump recognized this. He knows that he could probably stop it. Jeremy Corbyn or Robert F. Kennedy, they would probably make the same pledge, although they don't have the strength. RFK would have the strength and the fortitude. Corbyn, maybe not. Um, but, uh, but so, so that's, that's my position on that. Yeah. And, uh, what about the British prime minister? I don't know. I don't even know who's in charge. Uh, who does? We do change quite a bit of this musical roundabouts or pass the parcel. Um, but of course, uh, you saw the, the big hug that Rishi Sunak gave to, uh, to Zelensky whenever he landed, best buddies, beautiful bro-mance. So I think it's just more and more money for Zelensky from there. Yeah, I feel bad. He's the bigger they are, the harder they fall and they've built this guy up to be this international saint stroke war hero stroke. And I'm afraid, is it going to be a martyr as well to the cause? I don't know, but it's, um, yeah, uh, clearly a propaganda construct, the whole, the outfit, the green t-shirt showing up at the Arab league, wearing the green outfit, I mean, disrespectful to the leaders there. Uh, that didn't go well again to the G7, again, the green outfit is like constantly at war. It's like Manuel Noriega all over again. You know, it's just, it's, it's, it's ridiculous at this point. And anybody who thinks that Vladimir Zelensky is in charge of anything in Ukraine, there's nobody in Ukraine that's in charge of anything. On the global sovereignty index, they're at the very bottom. We're paying, the United States is subsidizing in Europe, the civil service salaries, they're paying soldiers salaries, they're paying their utilities, they're paying for their army, they're subsidizing their economy, what's left of it. They handpicked their government, the United States did, that's proven. So, they're dictating to them what their foreign policy is going to be, et cetera. Whether they can or can't negotiate a peace settlement, they have zero sovereignty. So whoever's at the moment who's in charge in Kiev, they have no real decision making. The US could end it in a minute. Just one phone call saying, it's over, Monday, get ready for peace negotiations. And it's over. We're not giving you any more weapons, so you're on your own. And if they say they're on their own, they're like, well, this isn't going to work out with Russia. So we better call for, sue for peace at this point. That's not happening. That's very disturbing. And what's more disturbing is the craven attitude of European politicians that believe this is a cost-effective arms length war, that somehow it's economical. We're going to wear the Russians down and you know, we're going to, we're going to break the Russian economy. I think the European economy has suffered more arguably than the Russian economy has as a result of this historic embargo of a major global power. It's backfired badly. And it's leading to all sorts of, it's cascading in all sorts of bad outcomes for the US dollar as a world reserve currency, the energy markets as well, all sorts of negative outcomes. And the worst would be a military exchange between NATO and Russia. I mean, we don't know where that's going to end. But we do know in history, you know, it's, when you look back, you know, when we we studied World War I and World War II, especially World War I, the lesson at the end was always with the teacher, I remember saying, this was just madness and we've never seen anything like this and hopefully we'll never see it again. We've hopefully learned our lessons and warfare isn't done like this anymore, et cetera. And we're all scratching our heads thinking as students, how could the people, leaders of Europe have been that stupid to allow this carnage. That could have been totally avoidable. But there was this idea that it was inevitable, that war was inevitable. And you're hearing this from politicians on both sides of the Atlantic that war is inevitable and war with China as well is inevitable. Okay, so from that I realized now I finally, after all these years, I figured it out that yes, we are stupid enough to do it again. Our leaders are dumb enough and naïve and short-sighted and corrupt. Yes, history can repeat itself, even in the modern technological age. And that's the big realization that we need to start taking home and stop taking for granted that these things can't happen. Yes, they can happen, and they will happen, and they are happening as well. And so people, I think, need to get a lot more engaged in Europe, especially, and in the UK as well, and in America. They really need to get more engaged on this issue because we don't know how, everything, Bilderberg's a good example. At the Bilderberg, the whole agenda predicated on crisis. So one crisis to the next and which companies and which transnational powers intelligence agencies, how they're going to marshal the crisis in order to implement new policies and more control and a new agenda. So if that's the underlying motivation, what could be a bigger crisis than, you know, an escalation of a major war in Europe? So what does that mean? What does the post-war society in order look like? More surveillance, less freedoms, less civil liberties, less travel, closed borders. A lot of the things that we saw during COVID, Peter, and lockdown, that was the war without the war. And we got a taste of it. That's nothing. In some ways, that's nothing compared to what a post-war order will look like in the West. Not in the East, but in the West. So people need to think long and hard about some of these issues. Patrick, I appreciate you coming on and sharing your two decades of journalism and experience and analysing some of those. So thank you so much for your time today. Thank you, Peter. I appreciate it. And just remind people where they can find you on TNT Radio. Oh yeah, yeah. So you can see our work at 21stcenturywire.com, as you mentioned. TNT Radio, five till seven UK time, Monday to Friday, UK column, and we're usually on Fridays, 1pm, ukcolumn.org, amazing media outlet, great news program, of course. And also Twitter, on Twitter live, Twitter spaces Wednesday evenings usually we do a major roundtable discussion, we just did one last night a recent on the on the Bilderberg, G7 and the WEF, like where is the power lie with these globalist institutions, we had a great panel assembled for that including Tony Gosling is a great independent journalist out of Bristol who covers Bilderberg as well so we're getting some of these great guests on to handle these big topics and then we invite, is free to join and you just jump into the room on Twitter and we do audience Q&A's, so that's the other, the new live show that we've added to the mix. Okay, well that's all available for all our viewers and listeners, but thank you Patrick and thank you to our viewers for listening or if you're downloaded on any of the podcasting apps on Podbean or elsewhere, thank you for joining us and thank you for, we just had 200,000 downloads, so thank you for helping us hit that and on to the next milestone, but I wish our viewers and listeners a wonderful rest of your day. I will be back with you very soon. So thank you and goodbye.

Every weekday on the History Daily podcast, Lindsay Graham takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day' in history. 1989 was a pivotal year for the Cold War. The fall of the Berlin Wall, free elections in Poland, and the almost bloodless revolutions in the other Warsaw Pact countries apart from Romania.However, two other important events occurred in 1989  and this bonus episode will cover those events.So here is the 1989 US Invasion of Panama and the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre courtesy of our friends at History Daily. Just search History Daily in your podcast app for further episodes. https://www.historydaily.com/We have two full episodes for you.1989 US Invasion of PanamaDecember 20, 1989. President George H.W. Bush launches a US invasion of Panama to depose the country's dictator, and former CIA informant, Manuel Noriega.The Tiananmen Square MassacreJune 3, 1989. In a bloody government crackdown on dissent, Chinese troops storm Beijing's Tiananmen Square and open fire on a pro-democracy demonstration, killing hundreds of unarmed civilians.Related videos here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode276/History AnalyzedHistory Analyzed is a podcast which investigates both history's biggest moments and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyFind the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/Support the showSupport the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter here https://twitter.com/ColdWarPodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations

We start off this show covering recent news including the charging of Alec Baldwin for manslaughter, Congressman George Santos allegedly stealing $3,000 raised for a veteran charity, and the NFL playoffs. Special guest this show Frank Grippe is a retired Army Command Sergeant Major. Grippe has a distinguished 34-year long military career, serving in combat throughout the entirety of the Global War on Terror. Grippe has served in infantry, paratrooper, and Ranger units. He has a distinguished service medal, Purple Heart, along with many other military accolades. We discuss many topics with the Command Sergeant Major including the taking down of Manuel Noriega by the U.S. Army Rangers during his time in Panama. He now represents various special operations military charities. He is also working closely with a revolutionary new technology for rehabilitation/physical therapy called Neuro20 which we get into, you can visit them online at https://neuro20.com/ Follow us:http://instagram.com/battlelinepodcasthttp://twitter.com/battlelinepod For 15% off all Fort Scott Munitions ammo & gear go to http://fsm.com & use promo code: Battleline For 20% off all Bubs Naturals gear and products including collagen protein and MCT oil powder, go to https://bubsnaturals.myshopify.com/discount/BATTLELINE .. All purchases help to support the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation For full video of this episode, subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/BattlelinePodcast

Show Notes Episode 393: A Feel Good War! Part 1 of Operation Desert Storm On the show this week Host Dave Bledsoe demands to drink for free on the anniversary of Operation Desert Storm and gets beat up in the VFW Hall. (Again) On the show this week we talk about the time America got its mojo back by going to war in Iraq! (That isn't very specific, we mean the FIRST time!) Along the way we learn that Dave turned down a lucrative career in the fast food drive through for a wasted decade in the military. (He was never Taco John's material) Then we dive right into the backstory that would lead America to the first war in the Persian Gulf.  (George HW Bush=WIMP!) Then we examine the “reasons” for the war and how we arm twisted the world into going along with us.  (I mean you can't trust Dick Cheney, who CAN you trust?)  We time out for a tangent to explain a fight between Dave and his dad before we tell you why everyone was so on-board with this whole war thing in 1990!  (Wolf Blitzer's beard was dead sexy!)  Finally, we look at the most important part of Desert Storm, the marketing! Our Sponsor this week is Second Hand Boom, our guns aren't new but we reckon they will do.  We open with Poppy Bush explaining why we have to start killing brown people and close with Moxy Furious who has a little song about the Gulf War for us! Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/DktM16tVAD4 We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Two-thirds of military teens want to follow in their parents' footsteps. But these kids ‘are not okay,' survey finds https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2021/10/07/two-thirds-of-military-teens-want-to-follow-in-their-parents-footsteps-but-these-kids-are-not-okay-survey-finds/ Bush Battles the 'Wimp Factor' https://www.newsweek.com/bush-battles-wimp-factor-207008 A First-Lens Analysis George H.W.  Bush: Chief Diplomat https://wwnorton.com/college/polisci/lenses/demo/print/dm_cs_pg_bush2.htm A Brief History of Everything That Happened Because of George H.W. Bush's Insecurity https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/george-h-w-bush-wimp-766076/ Manuel Noriega's Favorite Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ssB--7GJVy9mgGTxBXhJD50gkR25qkB Iraqi Author: Saddam Planned to Invade Saudi After Kuwait https://apnews.com/article/43a1ca8f080fe18ce186d6d0f0fee6a0 Wikipedia: The Gulf War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War#Diplomatic_means War Policy, Public Support, and the Media by WILLIAM M. DARLEY https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA485899.pdf TRADING CARDS OF WAR GAINING POPULARITY https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1991/rt9103/910302/03020367.htm 20367.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Manuel Antonio Noriega, the cunning and brutal in-all-but-name Dictator of Panama. Ol Noriega rose to power the old fashions way, he fucking spied and had dirt on everyone. This is a prime example of the old adage Knowledge is Power. Now Noriega's story would be thrilling as is, but over the 31 years his rose to become the most powerful man in Panama, he was also working for the CIA...and not just as a spy, this guy was a jack of all trades, running guns and supplying funds for rebels in South America. Getting cozy with Pablo Escobar to run cocaine through his country into Central America. As crazy and made up as this guy seems he was also an unstable psycho with a face only a mother could love. 0:00-13:00 - Pre-Show Bullshit13:00-End - Noriega

In this episode I talk with David Edward about the lost civilization of Atlantis David is an Author, researcher, former Army Intelligence and was part of the team that arrested Manuel Noriega. He holds 3 Masters Degrees and a PHD in Engineering, owns two companies and has written over 40 books both fiction and non-fiction. Those who know anything about Atlantis, know it's a mystery and there's a ton of misinformation about what it was. For me, there are two fundamental questions that I want answered: Did it really exist? and what happened to it? Dave's latest book Atlantis Found: The Final Definitive Proof attempts to answer these questions and is the basis for our conversation… I hope you enjoy this topic and Thanks for listening. To contact Andrew please visit https://andrewhall.com To contact David and learn more about his book "Atlantis Found: The Final Definitive Proof" please visit https://Frequency99.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrewhall/message

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Listeners, we're back this week with Rick Sanchez.Rick Sanchez is an author, producer, news correspondent and TV news host with more than 30 years of experience with CNN, Fox News, NBC News, Univision and iHeartRadio. He is the first ever US Latino with his own namesake and highly rated show on national television, Rick's List on CNN.Sanchez, an Emmy award winning journalist, has been part of three Peabody Award-winning teams and an Alfred A. Dupont, which is among the most coveted awards in journalism. Sanchez anchored CNN's Award-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina, NBC's award winning coverage of the 911 attack, was awarded Florida Broadcaster of the Year for his coverage of Hurricane Andrew and has interviewed four US presidents as well as Russian President Michael Gorbachev, Cuban President Fidel Castro and Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega from behind bars. During this episode we talked about:05:07 - Growing up and getting to the United States08:51 - La casa de cucarachas10:51 - The peter pan experience15:31 - Every time you fall it spurge you to do better16:28 - Immigrants18:06 - Reasons bigger than yourself18:49 - Ricardo becoming Rick19:09 - I wanted to be an American kid28:24 - How he decided his career30:13 - No latinos in news31:37 - What happened with CNN35:43 - Remake myself36:03 - Making the change38:18 - Remake yourself40:39 - Agua Media41:03 - The power of the Latine community This episode is brought to you by First Republic Bank.  Follow Rick on all things social:Website Follow Cafe con Pam on all things socialInstagramFacebookhttp://cafeconpam.com/Join the FREE Cafe con Pam ChallengeJoin our Discord  space and let's keep the conversation going! Register for UnPlanning WorkshopLearn about PowerSisters

The Premier of the British Virgin Islands has attempted to assert diplomatic immunity to keep himself from looking at a serious jail sentence if convicted in the United States. While it is a decent attempt on his behalf to try to avoid responsibility, there is precedent already set for going after people in positions such as his. Just ask Manuel Noriega.(commercial at 7:22)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/british-islands-premier-asserts-immunity-in-cocaine-case/ar-AAWQwLg?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4cece89885d14befbcb142cad5b79b2c

On today's episode Dino Anderson, an executive leader and academic lecturer, teaches us how humans can create collective meaning and evidence-based impact in workplace culture. Dino leads a newly formed Culture Team at Articulate, an industry-leading creator platform for workplace learning. His charter is to evolve their Human-Centered Organizational Framework, expand Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy, and implement a Social Impact program.Dino's views on how to lead with impact as who you are can be traced to his powerful personal experience as an immigrant to the United States during Operation “Just Cause”– which was the U.S. invasion of Panama to overthrow de facto ruler Manuel Noriega. Dino is someone who leads with who he is, and that is a fearless thing we can all learn from. Connect with Dino on LinkedIn.Learn more about Articulate's work on their website.Check out all things Dia Bondi here..

Lenny Athas started his law enforcement career as a Maryland State Trooper. One call changed his direction which led him to the DEA. Lenny followed the money trail for Manuel Noriega after he had been removed from power, going to far-away countries in search of his illicit cash. Another case in Miami led to the arrest of several members of The Boobie Boys, a gang so violent that when they were arrested the murder rate in Miami Dade dropped.Join us at Patreon.com/gameofcrimes for great content you won't hear anywhere elseDonate at paypal.me/gameofcrimes or go to paypal.com and use our email: gameofcrimespodcast@gmail.comGo to GameOfCrimesPodcast.com for more info and NEW MERCH!Follow us on...TwitterFacebookInstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lenny Athas started his law enforcement career as a Maryland State Trooper. One call changed his direction which led him to the DEA. Lenny followed the money trail for Manuel Noriega after he had been removed from power, going to far-away countries in search of his illicit cash. Another case in Miami led to the arrest of several members of The Boobie Boys, a gang so violent that when they were arrested the murder rate in Miami Dade dropped.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dale Comstock was the youngest operator in Delta Force when he joined from the 82nd Airborne and was the master breacher on the military's first successful hostage rescue mission, Operation Acid Gambit which rescued Kurt Muse from the clutches of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Comstock's adventures didn't end when he retired from the Army just before 9/11. He went on the serve as a paramilitary contractor in Afghanistan and then went on to become a mercenary in places like Yemen. On this episode we're going to focus on Dale's post Army life as a security contractor, mercenary, and bodyguard.Today's Sponsors:SAP Gear (Stately Asset Protection) https://SAPGEAR.comVeteran-owned company, Stately Asset Protection's retail store specializes in handmade and unique survivability products.Use the code “TEAM” for 15% off your order!https://SAPGEAR.comFor all bonus content including:-2 bonus episodes per month -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests-Ad Free audio feedSubscribe to our Patreon!

Joie quickly transitions from mafia girlfriend to an unofficial soldier on the inside. She climbs the ladder, is noticed by the boss, and gets involved in trafficking drugs, money & guns in the Mob's arrangement with Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Tom Cash, former Special Agent in Charge of the DEA for Florida, the Caribbean & Latin America is featured in this episode, in addition to mob authors and experts, Scott Deitche, and Chriss Lyon.

In 1989, the United States went to war with Panama and their military dictator, Manuel Noriega in what is called Operation Just Cause. In "Ohio v. Panama" Alex explores the complex history between the US and the isthmus of Panama since the the country's birth in 1903. This Memorial Day we will honor the legacy of PFC James Markwell (1968-1989), the fallen Army Ranger from Cincinnati, Ohio. We speak with Markwell's mother, Sandee Rouse, about her son's life and legacy and how his ultimate sacrifice lead to a 25 year between Sandee and our 41st President, George H.W. Bush. We sit down with CSM (Ret.) Michael Hall of Lorain County, OH about his combat service Operation Just Cause as an Army Ranger. Mike Hall tells us about his missions in the war, including the opening raid on the airport outside Panama City that would take the life of Private First Class Jimmy Markwell. We're joined also by historians Juan Santamarina and Dr. Orlando Perez, from the University of Dayton and University of North Texas-Dallas, respectively. Juan tells us about the history of the comprehensive American role and presence in the isthmus of Panama during the 20th Century. Professor Santamarina discusses President Theodore Roosevelt's role in the creation of the country of Panama and the completion of the all-important Panama Canal. The rocky relationship between the Americans and Panamanians that lead to the Torrijos-Carter Panama Canal Treaty in 1977. Dr. Perez discusses the rise and fall of General Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian military dictator at the center of this war. From his possible role in a presidential assassination, the War on Drugs, the Contras and his eventual downfall and surrender to American authorities in the first weeks of the War. We also look at the controversy that surrounded Operation Just Cause over the last 30+ years and the state of the isthmus of Panama following the war. This Memorial Day weekend we salute those who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of the United States of America. Ohio v. the World: an American History Podcast is part of the Evergreen Podcast Network www.evergreenpodcasts.com Check out all or old shows there. Please rate/review the show as well on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Have questions? Want an Ohio v. the World t-shirt or bumper sticker? Email Alex at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Premier of the British Virgin Islands has attempted to assert diplomatic immunity to keep himself from looking at a serious jail sentence if convicted in the United States. While it is a decent attempt on his behalf to try to avoid responsibility, there is precedent already set for going after people in positions such as his. Just ask Manuel Noriega. (commercial at 8:20)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/british-islands-premier-asserts-immunity-in-cocaine-case/ar-AAWQwLg?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4cece89885d14befbcb142cad5b79b2c