Kerry Senate committee on foreign relations hearings on Noriega and drug smuggling : day 3 / recorded by Larry Bensky ; produced by Bill Wax.

Live coverage of the Senate hearings into the role of drug smuggling in Noriega’s rule in Panama, and the actions of the United States in Panama.
|r.1. Contragate coverage of the Kerry hearings : summary of day 2 / reported by Robert Knight, Dennis Bernstein and Peter Schinkel (30:00) ; Introduction of the day’s hearings / Larry Bensky (5:00) ; Reading of New York Times opinion-editorial : loss of civil liberties and costs of enforcing anti-drug policies / David Boaz ; read by Larry Bensky (6:10) ; Reading of a paper / by Ted Gaylan Carpenter ; read by Larry Bensky (7:50) ; Executive Director of Citizens for Reagan / Peter Flaherty ; interviewed by Larry Bensky (10:30) ; Quotation for Out of Control / by Alexander Cockburn ; Larry Bensky (2:15) ; Kerry convene’s the day’s session (4:15) — r.2. The need to attack drug smugglers / D’Amato (9:00) ; The latest on Noriega and Panama / Kerry (8:00) ; Cuban influence in Panama / D’Amato (1:50) ; Ramon Milian Rodreguiz testimony. Mediline Cartel’s money launderer introduced (2:10) ; Flow of drugs controlled by Cartel (5:20) ; Corruption of Central and South American countries (8:10) ; Techniques of money laundering (21:20) ; Description of Mediline Cartel as a “going concern” 6:00) ; Kerry and D’Amato statement of lack of government interest in the knowledge of Milian Rodreguiz (4:40) — r.3. Ramon Milian Rodreguiz testimony, conclusion. Interrelation of drugs, governments and the military in Latin America (7:10) ; Compromized Latin American governments (4:20) ; People he dealt with (4:00) ; Summary / Larry Bensky (27:00) ; Michael Palmer testimony. His start in smuggling (9:40) ; Affiliation with Jerry Carol and Michael Vogel (10:10) ; Begisn CIA affiliated undercover work (2:20) ; Registration and ownership of a DC-6 (2:20) — r.4. Michael Palmer testimony, continued. Discussion of DC-6 ownership and association with Vortex (30:20) ; Smuggling arrest of Palmer : turning over a new leaf (9:40) ; Summary / Larry Bensky (4:30) ; Discussion of Palmer testimony / Leslie Cockburn (19:40) ; Summary of Christic Institute court case / Sarah Nelson (2:50) — r.5. (Missing) — r.6. Michael Palmer testimony, continued. DEA cooperation in Vortex’s arms flights to Nicaragua (11:30) ; Describe DC-6 flight from Columbia to Detroit : DEA and Vortex (12:15) ; DC-6 photo analysis (25:15) ; Palmer’s opinion of Vogel (9:00) ; Summary of drug enforcement problems / Kerry (2:40) ; Palmer testimony, continued. On use of his own money because CIA does not have access to tax dollars to buy equipment (4:20) — r.7. Michael Palmer testimony, conclusion. Examination of the purpose of Palmer’s testimony (3:15) ; Palmer’s attorney debates with Kerry about the public view of Palmer because of the hearings (7:30) ; Summary of the day’s testimony / Larry Bensky (16:45) ; Created quote of Ronald Reagan admitting to Contra-drug deal (1:30).
|r.1. Contragate coverage of the Kerry hearings : summary of day 2 / reported by Robert Knight, Dennis Bernstein and Peter Schinkel (30:00) ; Introduction of the day’s hearings / Larry Bensky (5:00) ; Reading of New York Times opinion-editorial : loss of civil liberties and costs of enforcing anti-drug policies / David Boaz ; read by Larry Bensky (6:10) ; Reading of a paper / by Ted Gaylan Carpenter ; read by Larry Bensky (7:50) ; Executive Director of Citizens for Reagan / Peter Flaherty ; interviewed by Larry Bensky (10:30) ; Quotation for Out of Control / by Alexander Cockburn ; Larry Bensky (2:15) ; Kerry convene’s the day’s session (4:15) — r.2. The need to attack drug smugglers / D’Amato (9:00) ; The latest on Noriega and Panama / Kerry (8:00) ; Cuban influence in Panama / D’Amato (1:50) ; Ramon Milian Rodreguiz testimony. Mediline Cartel’s money launderer introduced (2:10) ; Flow of drugs controlled by Cartel (5:20) ; Corruption of Central and South American countries (8:10) ; Techniques of money laundering (21:20) ; Description of Mediline Cartel as a “going concern” 6:00) ; Kerry and D’Amato statement of lack of government interest in the knowledge of Milian Rodreguiz (4:40) — r.3. Ramon Milian Rodreguiz testimony, conclusion. Interrelation of drugs, governments and the military in Latin America (7:10) ; Compromized Latin American governments (4:20) ; People he dealt with (4:00) ; Summary / Larry Bensky (27:00) ; Michael Palmer testimony. His start in smuggling (9:40) ; Affiliation with Jerry Carol and Michael Vogel (10:10) ; Begisn CIA affiliated undercover work (2:20) ; Registration and ownership of a DC-6 (2:20) — r.4. Michael Palmer testimony, continued. Discussion of DC-6 ownership and association with Vortex (30:20) ; Smuggling arrest of Palmer : turning over a new leaf (9:40) ; Summary / Larry Bensky (4:30) ; Discussion of Palmer testimony / Leslie Cockburn (19:40) ; Summary of Christic Institute court case / Sarah Nelson (2:50) — r.5. (Missing) — r.6. Michael Palmer testimony, continued. DEA cooperation in Vortex’s arms flights to Nicaragua (11:30) ; Describe DC-6 flight from Columbia to Detroit : DEA and Vortex (12:15) ; DC-6 photo analysis (25:15) ; Palmer’s opinion of Vogel (9:00) ; Summary of drug enforcement problems / Kerry (2:40) ; Palmer testimony, continued. On use of his own money because CIA does not have access to tax dollars to buy equipment (4:20) — r.7. Michael Palmer testimony, conclusion. Examination of the purpose of Palmer’s testimony (3:15) ; Palmer’s attorney debates with Kerry about the public view of Palmer because of the hearings (7:30) ; Summary of the day’s testimony / Larry Bensky (16:45) ; Created quote of Ronald Reagan admitting to Contra-drug deal (1:30).