It is approximately 26°C here in Panama.

Want some heat?

What a life you have had Bobby! What a remarkable woman Francine was!

I won't say crazy, but some personality disorders are present... more
than one personality in one body.

after (2 seconds)- that happens frequently, easy.

before - Rehearsal's over, Show time!

after - the headache was stronger

during - my headache can wait

before - I have a headache

after - is my turn now

during - oh yes, yes, yes

hehehe

I'll have to come back later, two hunks are at the door and they look
like inspectors

I wonder what they are inspecting for?

quoting: "u can not grind up birth control pills and give to your
daughters. it is overmedicating them without their permission."

Who's gonna tell?

I wasn't in Panama in 1989...but the whole thing was wrong from
beginning to end... and nothing to be done... just suck it up.

You have no idea... The US Army leveled a whole neighborhood full of
civilians, just because Headquarters was there. But none of the heads
was anywhere near there

Sorry, it was supposed to be *France*

I am appalled by these news.

Prisoner of war? There was no war declared between Panama and the US
previous to the invasion of 1989, where Noriega was taken.

The charges he was tried under were drugdealing and gangsterism, no
Crimes against humanity. And those crimes, all of them, drug dealing,
gangsterism and crimes against humanity, he did commit.

Noriega was never elected Cheif of State, or President. He was a de
facto leader, who stayed in power because the military has seized the
Governement in 1968 and kept it for 21 years. Not a democratically
elected government. I don't see why France will grant him special
treatment.

He was a common criminal, tried and convicted as one, and should pay for
all of it.

Send him to the French and let him rot there!

Translated from La Prensa, Panama

France has requested the extradition of Manuel Antonio Noriega (former
strong man of Panama, taken into custody in 1989 by the US)to serve a 10
years prison sentence in the country. the information was confirmed by
a diplomat of the French Embassy in Washinigton, who said that the US
Government has not responded yet to the extradition request and that the
issue shall have to be settled by a US court.

In parallel, the US Government and the Panamanian Embassy in Washington
have declined once again to give any information on the matter.

There are only 4 months left before Noriega is release of the Miami
Federal Prison where he has been an immate for 17 years (his sentence
was 30) for drugdealing and gangsterism.

The Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro said
that he knows nothing about a new extradition petition for Noriega from
France, although he is aware of previous requests for pending processes
against the former dictator.

In July 1999 a Criminal Court in France found Manuel Antonio Noriega
guilty of using funds from drugdealings to perform financial
transactions in French soil. Noriega was tried in absence ad sentenced
to 10 years on incarceration plus a fine of 75 million francs (15.5
million dollars).

The French Embassy in Washington has indicated that its Government has
requested the extradition of Noriega and it is awaiting the response of
the US Gov.

The document states that the US is wants to ensure befopre extraditing
Noriega, that Frnace will grant him prisoner of war status.

According to the document, France responded that they will not grant
such status, but will grant him all the protection provided for in the
Geneva convention and will grant him special treatment in prison due to
his status as former Chief of State.

Darn!

Can somebody tell me what is this all about?