Word: panama
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...north. "The Americans put Noriega here," said a middle-class protester. "Now they have to get him out." Concurred another: "Everybody is hoping for the Americans to interfere." That includes Mariela Delvalle, wife of the deposed President. Though Mariela and her husband are hiding in separate locations in Panama, they communicate in writing. In an interview with TIME last week, the former First Lady insisted, "I want the United States to be ready to invade Panama if we ask for it. I don't want an invasion. But if we call for one, you better be ready...
...shortage puts Panama' s strongman in a painful squeeze. While he easily rides out street protests, the general may step aside if Washington drops drug charges. -- Besieged by critics, Israel' s Prime Minister Shamir prepares to visit Washington. -- The pace slows in Afghan peace talks, but a settlement is still in sight. -- Welcome to Medellin, the cocaine capital of the world...
...stroke of noon on Dec. 31, 1999, the U.S. is scheduled to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama forever. When the treaty transferring the waterway was signed in 1977, it was widely denounced in both countries: many Panamanians complained about the protracted timetable, while many Americans, including Ronald Reagan, insisted that the canal should remain in U.S. hands. Today the treaty is again a source of controversy. An embattled General Manuel Antonio Noriega is trying to rally his countrymen by claiming that Washington wants to break the agreement. Meanwhile, some legislators on Capitol Hill are asking whether...
...passed that allows the U.S. to take action to ensure that the canal "remains open, neutral, secure and accessible." But what constitutes a threat to the waterway is not specified, and even if U.S. Marines were dispatched to protect the canal after 1999, it would still belong to Panama. The U.S., of course, could unilaterally abrogate the treaty, but at the cost of shredding Washington's reputation for trustworthiness around the world. Asks a foreign observer living in Panama: "What credibility would the U.S. ever have again anywhere in Latin America, or with the Soviets the next time they...
...fact, the U.S. has already given up more than 60% of the Canal Area, as the former Canal Zone is called, since 1979. Panama now operates the railway that serves the facility, nearly all the canal watershed, and the ports of Balboa and Cristobal. U.S. officials in Panama give local workers high marks for their ability to handle complex engineering and piloting tasks. But under Noriega many high-level operational posts have been filled by inept cronies. The result has been mismanagement of the railway and poor road maintenance. Panama has imposed a dubious "lights and buoy" fee on ships...