The Panama Deception

Director : Barbara Trent

Year : 1992

U.S. attacked Panama on 1989 which was a training exercise before the gulf war. In this invasion about four thousand people were killed. The excuse given was to get the drug lord, General Noriega, who had been on the CIA's payroll for 20 years. We see not only the devastation did to Panama, but also how American media was complicit in the way all of this was presented to the American public. The story is largely told through footage of the aftermath and interviews of victims, official diplomats and military officials. The comments by the Pentagon spokesman and military general were ironic when excellently juxtaposed with images that refuted their half-truths and deception. It won oscar for best documentary film in 1993