Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!crackers!cpoint!frog!jp From: jp@frog.UUCP (John Pimentel) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: CNN Message-ID: <21401@frog.UUCP> Date: 7 Dec 90 22:18:00 GMT References: <1990Nov16.235831.25433@agate.berkeley.edu> <4948@rsiatl.UUCP> <5378@prussian9.UUCP> <1990Nov20.035510.23148@hoss.unl.edu> <1990Nov20.075707.41354@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> Reply-To: jp@frog.UUCP ( J. Pimentel) Followup-To: comp.org.eff.talk Organization: Charles River Data Systems Lines: 38 In article karl@ficc.ferranti.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes: >In article <1990Nov20.075707.41354@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> cirby@vaxb.acs.unt.edu ((C. Irby)) writes: >>..would you like to bet (for you conspiracy buffs) that someone way up >>in the government came up with this? You know... "Noriega is gonna spill >>too much when he hits the stand... we have to get him loose. Someone >>come up with a way of getting him off. Leak some information- get him >>off on some technicality..." > >I have read this speculation elsewhere and I don't think it washes. The leak has a pet theory of mine for some time (BTW, new to this group), which in this fashion Noriega won't get a "fair trial" and thus gets off. The question is how high in the administration was this action approved... is this the beginning of Noriega-gate? I think the "spill (leak doesn't cover it)" was planned from the beginning. >Remember, Noriega was used as the justification for the United States I thought it was the Americans were in trouble there. >On the other hand, I believe CNN reported that the Panamanian government >was preparing to prosecute Manny for at least a dozen murders he allegedly >committed while in power in Panama, so if he were to get off in Florida, it >is easy to envision a scenario where the US government would let Panama >extradite him. And let him talk... I don't think Pres. Bush would like that... > uunet!sugar!karl (hm) -- ------------------------------------------------------- John Pimentel ...!{decvax!mit-eddie!harvard}!frog!jp Disclaimer: The opinion presented, is just that; I take full responsiblity for those parts I've entered. -------------------------------------------------------