Just Say Nothing, Noriega
May, 1990
Imagine the consternation in the bowels of the White House when they realized the full dimension of their screw-up. The 2000-pound bomb had missed Manuel Noriega. This grotesque progeny of the CIA was still alive to thumb his nose at his creators.What to do now? A Noriega trial could quickly turn into a Bush-Noriega trial and that wouldn't look too good. Bet on it: If the guy stays alive through a trial, it will mean that a deal has been struck. A deal in which Noriega, in return for leniency, s...
