The U.S. Invasion of Panama: The Truth Behind Operational 'Just Cause'

If I recall correctly, approximately 3,000 innocent civilians were killed by the illegal invasion of a sovereign nation (Panama) by President Bush the First - who happened to hold a grudge against its leader! The vast majority of those killed were the poorest of the poor, whose only crime was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time! I guess if it was lawyers, politicians, and rest of Panama's elite that got slaughtered instead, then it would not have been okay! And, that gets a one-star reviews from many readers for being "biased!" And one wonders why President Bush 2 invades another sovereign nation (Iraq), who just so happened to hold a grudge against its leader, too? I'd like to know how all these hypocrites would react if other nations around the world pointed to Presidents Bush's 1 & 2 and did exactly the same thing causing total anarchy! One can only pray that President Obama sings a different tune to the rest of the world! For those wishing more information on this sorry subject, I heartily recommend: Exhumations In Panama - Breaking the Silence (United States Invasion of Panama), which interviews eye witness who survived the carnage. I wish every policy maker in the U.S. State Department read a copy before launching their next godforsaken war! See also: Post-invasion Panama: Status of democracy and the civilian casualties controversy : hearings before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs of the ... first session, July 17 and 30, 1991

Stationed on Howard AFB 1yr before, during and 1yr after Just Cause. This book is completely true. If you were not there and only came in for the invasion you have no idea what really went on leading up to the invasion, during the invasion, and after the invasion. There is a little thing called propoganda that the U.S. likes to use to display "Just Cause".

I am sorry so many people were offended by the book, but the truth is the truth. My family lives in Panama- not on a military base- but as Panamanian nationals and they have witnessed these things first hand that the media doesn't cover. Of course the US media is not going to display it's military killing civilians- innocent poor people- they targeted the poorest areas. There are plenty of PANAMANIANS with missing limbs who can tell you all about it. Wake up!

As an officer in SouthCom here in Miami, who participated in Operation Just Cause, I can only say that there were some soldiers who showed a lack of professional discipline while the invasion took place. This book goes too far, however, in labeling the entire campaign as criminal.