Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: haydon@arrakis.nevada.edu (Haydon) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Lessons Learned Message-ID: <12937@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 9 Jan 90 02:20:50 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 27 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Haydon The suggestion has been made that a traitor gave advanced notice to Noriega about he US invasion, thus giving him the time he needed to get away. While I agree that for some people money speaks louder than patriotic feelings, there is a possibility that has been overlooked. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but C-130's were delivering troops into Panama for hours, if not longer, before the actual attack began. Noriega had to know about this increased US military activity and put two and two together. Looking for a traitor seems to me to be a way of turning attention away from one of the mistakes that creeps up in one of these situations, the military lost the element of surprise needed to pin down Noriega. On the other hand, if I see hard proof that there was a traitor, then I'll believe it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Willey willey@arrakis.NEVADA.EDU Disclaimer: I'm now employed, but I'm responsible for my employers opinions, not vice versa. Kraneberg, an oldtime historian of [North] American technology, once said- in the form of a First Law- "Technology is neither positive, negative, nor neutral." Indeed. It is all three. And omnipresent. (Robotech)