?The dignity of Panama is above all,? General Manuel Antonio Noriega said when talking to the Associated Press in La Negrita, a town 90 miles southwest of Panama City, May 13, 1988. When referring to the talks with the U.S. government he mentioned that ?everything fell apart.? Noriega was in La Negrita to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the death Victoriano Lorenzo, a Panamanian freedom fighter killed in 1903. (AP Photo/Carlos Guardia)

Panamanians supporting the pro-government Coalition for National Liberation Party (COLINA), gather to hear their candidate Carlos Duque at the final campaign rally before presidential elections in Panama City, May 5, 1989. The opposition has recently accused the government of committing fraud and vowed to defend their vote on May 7. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Panamanians supporting the opposition Christian Democrats (PDC) march in Panama City, April 30, 1989. Behind them is government propaganda that translates as ?I won?t sell my country? and saying the U.S.-sponsored economic sanctions against Panama are criminal. The sanctions have been in place since last April in an effort to oust General Manuel Noriega. National elections are on May 7. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

A Panamanian woman casts her vote in the ballot box for the country?s presidential election in Panama City, May 7, 1989. Voter turnout was described as early and heavy. Earlier in the week the opposition had accused the government of electoral fraud and indicated they would protest to defend their vote. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Some of the hundreds of thousands of Panamanians wait in line to vote in the presidential election in San Miguelito, Panama, May 7, 1989. Voter turnout was described as heavy and there were no reports of disturbances. The opposition has continued to charge the government with electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)

Panamanians carry a coffin bearing the portrait of General Manuel Noriega during an opposition campaign rally for presidential elections in Panama City, May 4, 1989. Some polls have the opposition coalition leading despite charges that electoral fraud will ensure a victory for the hand-picked candidate of Gen. Noriega. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

Miss USA Christy Flchtner, left, of Dallas, Texas and Miss Panama, Gilda Garcia Lopez, salute while flanking General Manuel Antonio Noriega in Panama City, Panama, July 5, 1986. At right looking on is Miss Columbia, Maria Monica Urbina. The ladies, all contestants in the Miss Universe Pageant, were guests at a reception given by General Noriega. (AP Photo/Jim Ellis)

General Manuel Antonio Noriega waves to the newsmen after a state council meeting, Aug. 31, 1989 at the presidential palace in Panama City, were they announced the new president of the republic. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

Gen. Manuel Noriega, center, congratulates Panama?s new provisional president, Francisco Rodriguez, back to the camera, Sept. 1, 1989 in Panama City, Panama. At right is Lt. Col. Luis Cordoba a member of the defense forces general staff. (AP Photo)

Panamanian strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega cheers to a crowd of approximately 2,000 people in the town of Sajalices, Panama, where a new waterline was installed, May 6, 1988. Later in an interview with the Associated Press, Noriega said that his talks with ?southern and northern leaders? were ?conversations not negotiations,? about stepping down from power. (AP Photo/Diana Smith)

General Manual Noriega leaves his defense force headquarters, Oct. 4, 1989 in Panama City after an attempted coup failed to oust him from power. (AP Photo)

General Manuel Antonio Noriega, commander in chief of the Panamanian defense forces, left, and President Manuel Solis Palma, are blessed with holy water by a Catholic priest, Aug. 24, 1989 in Rio Hato, Panama, the two attended the inauguration of the cultural fair sponsored by the Defense Forces. Left to right: Noriega, Solis Palma, and his wife. (AP Photo/Jaime Fernandez)

Military strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega speak at the Panamanian National Assembly in Panama City, Panamas, May 26, 1988. He had been called before the legislative body to answer questions about recent negotiations between his country and the United States that broke off late on Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Panamanian military strongman, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega is shown, May 1989. (AP Photo)

Panamanian military strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega raises his fists to acknowledge the crowd cheers during a Dignity Batallion rally in Panama City on May 20, 1988. U.S. pressure to force Noriega out of power had so far failed. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Troops from the 7th Light Infantry division Friday, May 18, 1989 wait for a Blackhawk helicopter to bring in a portable radar that locates incoming mortar and artillery fire. The troops, based at Fort Ord, Calif., were sent in last week by President Bush and are taking part in an airlift exercise. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

U.S. troops participating in an amphibious landing exercise Tuesday, May 24, 1989. The exercise, named Proud Warrior, combined troops from the Army, Navy, Marines and Airforce and involved over 300 personnal. Nearly 2000 troops have been deployed recently to Panama to beef up security for American personnel in the canal zone. (AP Photo/Jaime Fernandez)

Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford during a press conference May 5, 1989 in Panama City. They are part of an international observer team under the auspices of the Council of Freely-Elected Heads of Government for Sunday's presidential election. Carter said the group came "as friends of Panama." (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

Military strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega waving to supporters outside the presidential palace in Panama City on March 22, 1988. Noriega has maintained his unwillingness step down from power despite a political and economic crisis that has paralyzed Panama for over a month. The Noriega government went bankrupt in 1987 unable to make interest payments on the $ 4.8 billion it owes. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega greeting people in the Chorillo neighborhood May 3, 1989 at a housing project dedication in Panama City. The general has become an issue in the national election in Panama scheduled for May 7, 1989. THe United States government has had economic sanctions against Panama since April 1988 trying to oust the military strongman. No identifications on people next to Gen. Noriega. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Panamanian Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega emerges from his military headquarters in Panama City October 4, 1989 on day after a failed coup attempt on October 3. President George H.W. Bush refuses to rule out military action to oust the leader, but the next U.S. moves are more likely to involve dollars than bullets. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

General Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panama's strongman kicks during the inauguration of soccer field in this poor neighborhood of Panama City Friday afternoon,May 30, 1988. Noriega has stepped up a populist appeal to the masses that has characterized the past twenty years of de facto military rule in Panama. (AP Photo/Carlos Guardia)

Presidential candidate Carlos Duque of pro-government Coalition for National Liberation speaking May 4, 1989 in Panama City (AP Photo)

General Manual Antonio Noriega spoke on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1988 in Panama City, Panama to health workers and to members of the Pro-government Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). This meeting was part of a series of reunions the General is holding with different political groups. (AP Photo/Carlos Guardia)

Protesters, voicing their concern on the Panama situation, demonstrate outside the Organization of American States on Wednesday, August 23, 1989 in Washington as mediators meet about Panama inside. The mediators issued a report to OAS foreign ministers expressing optimism that a restoration of democratic rule in Panama may be in reach. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

Demonstrators gather at the Organization of American States on Wednesday, May 17, 1989 in Washington where the OAS foreign ministers are meeting on the Panamanian situation. The sign call for a solution against “the dictator Noriega.” (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite)

Demonstrators, one carrying a “Panama Libre” (Free Panama) sign, gather at the Organization of American States on Wednesday, May 17, 1989 in Washington. While the OAS foreign ministers were meeting on the political situation in Panama. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chief of Panamanian defense forces General Manuel A. Noriega holding a rifle bearing his name, given to him by a supporter, Thursday, Oct. 5, 1989 in Santiago, Panama during a pro-government rally. In a speech Noriega claimed the coups attempt against him was directed by the United States. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

Holding a statue to Jesus, Gen. Manuel Noriega delivers a speech in Santiago, Thursday, Oct. 6, 1989. He accused the United States of engineering the unsuccessful coup against him. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

Floyd Carlton, his identity concealed by a hood, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Capitol Hill, Feb. 11, 1988. Carlton is a former pilot for Panamanian military ruler Gen. Manuel Antonio Noreiega who is being investigated by the panel for terrorism and narcotics. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

A soldier from the U.S. Army 5th Infantry Division (mechanized) from Fort Polk, Louisiana, firing a 107 an mortar from a light armored vehicle, Monday, May 22, 1989 in Panama. For the troops, part of the new deployment numbering nearly 2000, the exercise was live fire target practice. (AP Photo/Jaime Fernandez)

General Manuel Antonio Noriega waking in the Chorrilo neighborhood, Tuesday, May 2, 1989 in Panama City where he dedicated a new housing project. The general has become an issue in the national elections next Sunday, May 7. The United States government has had economic sanctions against Panama since last April trying to oust the military strongman. See Noriega-Flections by Floy Aguilar. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

Private Christine Cabido, of Strawberry, Arizona, and a member of the 988th Military Police company from Fort Benning Georgia stands behind a machine gun on a vehicle in Fort Clayton, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1989 in Panama city. (AP Photo/Juana Anderson)

General Manuel Antonio Noriega speaking to the press in May 1989. (AP Photo)

General Noriega in Santiago, Oct. 10, 1989 after the Oct. 3 coup attempt. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

General Manuel Antonio speaking with the press before a meeting, Saturday, May 26, 1989 in Panama with a delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS). Noriega said his country?s problems should be resolved by Panama?s political parties. With him, at right, is a member of the military high command. He is holding a mango. (AP Photo/John Hopper)

U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, left, watches as Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. troops in Panama in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1989. The Pentagon sent 9,500 soldiers and paratroopers from U.S. bases to Panama in a predawn invasion designed to oust Gen. Manuel Noriega. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

A U.S. military halicopter files over a burning bulding near the Pacific Defence Headquarters in Panama City Dec. 20, 1989. General Manuael Noriega's headquarters, behind the residential hirise in the foreground, was one of the first targets for the U.S military in their offensive. (AP Photo/ho/dod)

Sandinista soldiers pose with a 120mm cannon in Managua Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1989, after the leftist government put its armed forces on maximum alert in response to the U.S. invasion of Panama. The Sandinista government called the U.S. action "a serious threat to Nicaragua," and mobilized troops and tanks. (AP Photo/Erbeste Mejia)

Secretary of State James Baker speaks at a State Department press conference concerning U.S. troop movements in Panama, Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1989. The Pentagon sent soldiers and paratroopers from U.S. bases to Panama in a predawn invasion designed to oust Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and bring him to the U.S. to face drug-trafficking charges. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

Two members of the light infantry from Ft. Ord, Calif , hold positions securing Panama City's Internationl airport. Dec.21, 1989. The soldier is holding an M-16 equipped with a 40mm gernade.(AP Photo)

General Noriega?s headquarters, the Comandancia and surrounding areas are in ruins, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1989 in Panama City, following a U.S. military offensive in Panama. The headquarters was one of the first targets for the military in the operation grenade launcher. (AP Photo)

U.S. tanks and armed personal carrier transiting in Panama through the Balboa Avenue, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1989 in Panama City, taking places all over the city to stop the looting and the confrontation between the US troops and forces of Gen. Noriega. (AP Photo/Jaime Fernandez)

A U.S. soldier stands guard in a room containing cult items in a house near Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega's Ft. Armador PDF barrack's office in Panama City December 22, 1989. Noriega, Panama's leader, has been seen at the house several times in the last couple of months in 1989. The house was thought to be used for cult ceremonies and witchcraft. (AP Photo/pool/DOD)

U.S. President George H. Bush makes a point while answering a question during a press conference, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1989 in the White House Press in Washington Bush said he won't be satisfied until Panama's Manuel Antonio Noriega is brought Justice and that the United States will hunt him "as long as it takes." (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

U.S. soldiers guard and interrogate a couple of blindfolded and handcuffed prisoners of war at a prison camp at the Empire Range outside of Panama City, Friday, Dec. 22, 1989. A military spokesman estimates more than 1,480 prisoners are being held by U.S. forces. (AP Photo)

Looters carry a refrigerator out of a building next to the Commandancia in Panama City, Friday, Dec. 22, 1989. Looting has been rampant in the city since the U.S. military offensive. The neighborhood around the Comandancia was one of the hardest hit areas. (AP Photo)

A U.S. army soldier stands guard near Gen. Manual Antonio Noriega?s desk in his office at the Commandancia in Panama City, Friday, Dec. 22, 1989. The Commandancia, Noriega?s headquarters, was one of the first targets in the U.S. military?s offensive in Panama. (AP Photo)

A U.S. soldier questions a Panamanian prisoner in this photo released by the Department of Defense Friday December 23, 1989. The prisoner is blindfolded with tape. (AP Photo/ho/dod)

A citizen?s vigilante group ties up several men suspected of looting in Panama City, Saturday, Dec. 23, 1989. The spontaneous ?people?s court? subsequently acquitted and released the man within 30 minutes. (AP Photo/Michael Strovato)

Panamanians gather outside the Vatican Embassy in Panama City, Sunday, Dec. 24, 1989 to celebrate after hearing that Manuel Noriega has surrendered to the Papal Nuncio and requested political asylum. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

This aerial view of Panama City, made Sunday Dec. 25, 1989 shows of the destruction resulting from the american invasion of Panama. (AP Photo/Michael Strovato)

American soldiers search civilians and check cars at a checkpoint on a road leading to the Quarry Heights military base, headquarters for U.S. southern command in Panama City, Monday, Dec. 25, 1989. (AP Photo/Matias Recart)

American soldiers man a roadblock Dec. 26, 1989 in Panama City, preventing access to the Vatican Embassy where Manuel Noriega has sought refuge. The sign in spanish says "No Entrance." (AP Photo)

A woman pushes a stroller containing a baby as she walks with a child through the devastated Chorrillos section of Panama City, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1989. (AP Photo/Juana Anderson)

A man and woman pick their way through the rubble of El Chorrillo, a barrio, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1989 in Panama City which was leveled in the recent fighting. (AP Photo/Juana Anderson)

An American soldier guards a group of detained Panamanians as a fellow soldier begins to search them, background, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1989 in Panama City. The men are suspected members of the Panamanian defense forces. (AP Photo/Juana Anderson)

A U.S. Navy Presidential Honor Guard from Washington, D.C. carries a casket bearing Navy Lt. J. G. John Connors from St. Agnes Church in Arlington, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1989 after funeral services were held. Connors, who was 25 years old, had volunteered for service in Panama where he was killed last week during the U.S. invasion. (AP Photo/Steve Senne)

U.S. Army armored vehicles form a blockage on Panama City's Balboa Avenue, leading towards the Vatican Embassy Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1989 where Manuel Noriega has sought refuge. A crowd of Anti-Noriega demonstrators gather around the tanks. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)