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NEW - Throwback Thursday: Panama Invasion 1989: Why Venezuela Feels Familiar
Panama invasion 1989 ended with Manuel Noriega's surrender in January 1990. Thirty-five years later, Venezuela headlines trigger the same questions. How similar are these moments? What playbook keeps repeating?
Shane and Ryan examine the December 1989 invasion that forced Noriega out. They play audio from George Bush Sr. explaining the intervention and Wendy Mesley's CBC report on Brian Mulroney's Canadian response. The hosts discuss Metallica getting blasted through speakers to push the dictator toward surrender. The conversation includes 1990 context: Toronto homes cost $255,000, Calgary…
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