1.   A painting of Calvin Coolidge rests adjacent to the handcuffs used to capture Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on drug charges.

2.   She thanked Carter and the late Panamanian strongman Omar Torrijos, who forged the canal treaties despite great opposition to it in the United States.

3.   Their witness in the Jacksonville drug case, Colombian drug kingpin Carlos Lehder, is now a disgruntled alumnus of the trial of Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega.

4.   Their witness in the Jacksonville drug case, Colombian drug kingpin Carlos Lehder, is now a disgruntled alumni of the trial of Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega.

5.   This is not surprising, since the CIA also had Manuel Noriega on its payroll while the Panamanian strongman was pipelining drugs into the United States.

6.   Blades said his Movimiento Papa Egoro has endorsed candidate Martin Torrijos, the son of former Panamanian strongman Omar Torrijos.

7.   It was also revealed that BCCI did a substantial business with terrorists and dictators, including former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega.