Booking with Silence

Reactions tended to fall into three distinct categories: support, ignorance and hate.

The Iran-Contra Affair

These guerrillas were known as the Contras, and received weapons, training and financing from the CIA.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Doctor Hugo Spadafora was the definitive revolutionary hero. Like Che Guevara 20 years earlier he was a bold, charismatic physician who was determined to fight for equality and expose corruption

Operation Just Cause

Armoured personnel carriers and tanks stormed through the debris while paratroopers floated like spiders from a web of helicopters above.

The Master of Blackmail

Throughout his rise through the ranks of the Panamanian Defence Forces, Manuel Noriega was an underestimated outcast.