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...broached the idea of firing the strongman to remedy the political and economic crisis that has gripped Panama since anti-Noriega demonstrations took place last summer. According to one account, Abrams told Delvalle, "You know as well as I do that Mr. Noriega has to leave." Several days later Panamanian official asked Abrams whether the U.S. could withdraw the drug indictments against the general to induce him to step down. The answer: no deal...
...sack the general. A graduate of Louisiana State University and a former sugar-company executive, Delvalle was Vice President in 1985, when Noriega fired President Nicolas Ardito Barletta. Associates say Delvalle has increasingly sought to become his own man. "He didn't want to go into history as a Panamanian who lacked the guts to do what his country needed," explains a close friend. "Delvalle was not pressured by the U.S. to do this. He was pressured by his conscience...
...Davis assured the President that he and his family could count on American protection after the speech aired. The day of the broadcast, Delvalle sent his wife and three children to live in the U.S. embassy. He went back to his modest one-story home, which was protected by Panamanian troops...
...recent weeks American servicemen have come under increased harassment from their Panamanian hosts as tensions have mounted between the two countries. Authorities last week detained a group of U.S. military police for two hours without explanation. U.S. troops later went on a low-profile alert, said to be standard procedure when demonstrations are under way or expected...
...nation's streets were quiet. Washington had hoped that demonstrators would respond to Delvalle's address with "people power" mass protests like those that toppled Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. Whether out of apathy or fear of confronting Noriega's soldiers, Panamanians mostly stayed at home. "Everything is going pretty much according to plan," said a U.S. observer. "But where are the Panamanian people?" By Friday night all indications were that Noriega had never been in serious danger of losing power...