The U.S. Invasion of Panama: The Truth Behind Operational 'Just Cause'

This book counters the media blitz that portrayed the invasion of Panama—dubbed "Operation Just Cause" by the Pentagon—as a restoration of democracy and a war against drugs. It details the horrors of the invasion as experienced by the civilian population and documents the invasion's genocidal character, thus providing the truth behind the U.S. invasion of Panama. We Never Heard The Truth / Ramsey Clark -- Only The Latest And Not The Last / Philip Agee -- Report Of The Independent Commission Of Inquiry -- A Crime Against Humanity / Olga Mejia -- I Want To Relive The Invasion With You / Edilma Icaza -- The Workers In Our Country Are Suffering Great Repression / Hector Aleman -- The Panama Case Has Just Been Opened / Mario Rognoni -- The People Have Been Pushed Into Concentration Camps / Graciela Dixon -- Racism Was Central To The Invasion / Alberto Barrow -- They Invaded The School Of The Only Black Dean / Cecilio Simon Six Months After The Invasion: Growing Crisis And Resistance / Teresa Gutierrez, Valerie Van Isler -- Codehuca: Human Rights Organizations Must Analyze U.s. Motives -- Human Rights Do Not Exist Here / Euclides Fuentes Arroyo -- We Offer Our Lives In The Name Of Liberty -- The Students Were Machine-gunned Before They Could Surrender / Rio Hato Worker -- Panama Is A Focus Of U.s. Geopolitical Strategy / General Noriega -- Resolution Of The Organization Of American States -- The Essence Of Our Movement Is Being Tested In Panama / Raul Castro Ruz -- We're Up Against Tremendous Odds / Ronald Reagan Prepared By The Independent Commission Of Inquiry On The U.s. Invasion Of Panama. Includes Bibliographical References. This book counters the media blitz that portrayed the invasion of Panama--dubbed "Operation Just cause" by the Pentagon--as a restoration of democracy and a war against drugs. It details the horrors of the invasion as experienced by the civilian population and documents the "operation's" criminal character, thus providing the truth behind the U.S. invasion of Panama. When this book reaches the public, it will be one year since the brutal and racist U.S. invasion of Panama.