Panama: Reagan’s Last Stand

"THE ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED FROM all of this is how much I have come to hate the United

MANUEL "TONY" NORIEGA ROSE TO POW- er at an opportune time in Central America, and Noriega is nothing if not

PANAMA'S POLITICAL CRISIS IS HARDLY A revolutionary one. It is a dispute among elites which in no way challenges the

POLITICIANS SPECIALIZE IN TRANSFORM- ing complex world problems into symbolic bogey- men to scare up the vote. In this year's

Sept. 19-22, 1856: "To protect U.S. interests during an insurrection."* Sept. 27-Oct.8, 1865: "To protect U.S. interests during a revolution."

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in January by Canada and the United States has profound implications for the entire

The noise of Western doors slam- ming in South Africa's face has drawn attention away from Latin America, where several

The Panama Canal: The Crisis in Historical Perspective by Walter LaFeber. Oxford University Press, 1978, 248 pp., $24.95 (cloth). Excellent

U. S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS DID NOT AT any time threaten to seriously weaken Noriega. From press reports and statements by

WHEN A U.S. COURT FROZE $60 MILLION IN VYthe National Bank of Panama's accounts in the United States last March,