For something that happened when I was cognitive of the everyday world, I know very little about the U.S. invasion of Panama. All I remember about it was that Manuel Noriega looked like the main terrorist in "Executive Decision," he pushed a lot of weight, and my uncle used to brag about being part of the peacekeeping force (which is like me bragging about getting to the Chinese Buffet after the wontons are gone).
One thing that interested me was that the U.S. forces played music to force Manny out of the Vatican embassy (where I think he was seeking amnesty). Here is Uncle Sam's hype ass playlist:
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I'm not gonna lie to you, this may be the hottest government sponsored playlist ever. And they were taking requests! How 80s! I can just hear John London saying "Its a Boot Manny Weekend on 101.3! The phone lines are open, 989-KDWB, caller 13 gets Bon Jovi tickets for February 12th at the Met Center and the new Richard Marx cassette. Here's Kix with "Don't Close Your Eyes!"
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