Nick Peters reports on US invasion of Panama
- Title
- Nick Peters reports on US invasion of Panama
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
- TX Date
- 21 Dec 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:04:03
- Description
- Nick Peters reports from Washington, on the ongoing US invasion of Panama. Includes President George Bush’s spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater, announcing the deployment of troops in Panama to protect American lives and apprehend General Manuel Noriega; Bush himself, on US television; Defence Secretary Dick Cheney on the efforts previously taken to avoid military action; William Bennett, director of Bush’s war on drugs, makes a reference to Noriega’s alleged drugs-running. Members of the US public then give their opinions on the invasion.
- Contributors
- Nick Peters; Dick Cheney; George H. W. Bush; Marlin Fitzwater; William Bennett
- Keywords
- USA; Public opinion; International relations; Presidents; War (concept); Panama; George H. W. Bush; Manuel Noriega
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