Jose Blanton person
also: Blanton
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helped Noriega plant false media reports about who actually killed Spadafora. Jose Blanton, then Noriega's consul general in New York, told Congress that he and Noriega discussed Spadafora's murder a few weeks after the body was found durin…
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was a witness who was created by Noriega, and he was obtained through the CIA operating in Costa Rica. Blanton testified to this. He is a specialist in electronics, and he worked for the CIA. Blanton describes the episode as an absurd farce…
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the Pacific port of Balboa. North and Noriega struck an important bargain, said Jose Blanton, who attended the meeting. Colonel North was interested in gaining Panama support for the Contras, and he particularly requested training assistanc…
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promised to provide training in specific locations to members of the Contra's training to be provided at bases located in Panama. He was also willing to allow Contra leaders free access to the country and made it clear to North that he was …
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I took the initiative myself after the murder of Spadafora, Bailey testified. As far as I know, the only thing that actually took place was that Admiral Poindexter added Panama to a trip he was making to Central America in December of 1985.…
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But I have no recollection of it, de Onofio said. In 1988, there was a report by a Washington-based International Center of Development Policy, which was an anti-Contra organization where Beneke briefly worked. It quotes Jose Blanton. Now, …