Kerry Senate Commitee On Foreign Relations Hearings On Noriega And Dru

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Kerry Senate Commitee On Foreign Relations Hearings On Noriega And Dru
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PZ0137.02c
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KERRY SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS HEARINGS ON NORIEGA AND DRUG SMUGGLING : DAY 2 / reported by Larry Bensky| produced by Bill Wax. CONTENT: Micheal Vogel testimony, continuted. Discussion of operation "Bulldog" : a 300,000 pound barge of marijuana (5:00)| Pressure from Columbians to change from marijuana to cocaine smuggling (10:30)| Methods of smuggling (13:00)| On the actions of Michael Palmer and his role in the company "Vortex" (8:30)| Larry Bensky gives background of Vortex in humanitarian aide to Nicaraguan Contras (3:00)| Changes in markings of Palmer's DC-6 (4:40) -- Larry Bensky summary of the day (3:55) -- Evaluation of witnesses by Ann D'Adesky, freeland journalist / interviewed by Larry Bensky (12:45) -- Vogel testimony, continued. Tracing changes in Palmer's DC-6 (3:30). Live coverage of the Senate hearings chaired by John F. Kerry, Democrate from Massachusetts. The hearings explore the actions of Panama's President Noriega, the Mediline Cartel, and connections between the Nicaraguan Contra rebels and drug smuggling. RECORDED: Washington D.C., 5 Apr. 1988.

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