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Manuel Noriega Part 2: A Tale of Two Spy Chiefs

2023/7/4
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Manuel Noriega, initially a CIA asset, leverages his intelligence role to gain significant power in Panama, eventually becoming the de facto leader despite not holding the official title of president.

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Shielded by a puppet president, Noriega takes power. But the spymaster struggles in his new role as dictator. The war on drugs escalates in dramatic fashion. As the tide turns against Noriega, he will find himself on a collision course with the man about to assume the US presidency: George H.W. Bush…

A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett.

This is Part 2 of 3.

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