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DeLillo's hypothesis about the Kennedy assassination is similar. American intelligence officers, frustrated by the Bay of Pigs fiasco and Kennedy's diplomatic reconciliation with Castro, hoped to force Kennedy's hand. They planned to stage an attempt on Kennedy's life, a near miss. They would plant clues that would point back to Havana. Kennedy would be likely to believe a link to Cuba, because Kennedy had secretly ordered the C.I.A. to consider and research the assassination of Castro. If the plan succeeded, President Kennedy would be tricked into renewing hostilities with Cuba. Somewhere along the line, of course...
...uninformed bluster and gross miscalculation, the Administration did not merely fail to depose Noriega. It also managed to cripple Panama's economy, weaken the local democratic opposition, undermine pro-American attitudes, damage U.S. prestige in Latin America and exacerbate concerns about the stability of the Panama Canal. Moreover, the fiasco could easily become a major liability to George Bush's presidential quest. Says New York's Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato: "What you have here is an Administration that has set its hair on fire and is trying to put it out with a hammer...
Dukakis' most obvious strategic opening is to attack the Reagan Administration for its most obvious failings, including Iranscam and the Noriega fiasco. So far he has done that without appearing negative by assaulting Bush personally. A more difficult challenge for Dukakis will be to flesh out his vague stump speeches with more specifics. This means converting his pleasant-sounding concepts -- such as a "real war on drugs" and "comprehensive day care" -- to realistic programs complete with price tags. He also owes voters a credible explanation of how he will curb the federal deficit. If his follow-up sounds as expensive...
...current fiasco in Panama demonstrates the Reagan administration's lack of concern with democracy, and its promotion of instability and ruin. As early as 1972, the U.S. government knew that General Noriega was linked to the drug trade. In 1985, the U.S. Army Southern Command in Panama wrote a report citing the involvement of Panama Defense Forces in the drug trade. The evidence was so strong that several senior United States officials tried--and failed--to turn American policy against General Noriega...
...state-run news agency PAP said more than nine million people attended official May Day ceremonies throughout the country and "attempts to boycott the May Day demonstrations ended up yet again with a complete fiasco...