Aides to Bush Rebut Report on Noriega
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Aides to Vice President Bush today to combat an early report, a new set of questions, that Mr. Bush has learned that the first gene Manuel Antonio Noriega alleged involvement with drugs. Aides to Vice President Bush today to combat an early report, a new set of questions, that Mr. Bush has learned that the first gene Manuel Antonio Noriega alleged involvement with drugs. Craig L. Fuller, Mr. Bush’s chief of staff, said today that there has been no discussion about allegations of Panama’s role as a leader in drug trafficking in December 1983 in a meeting with Mr. Noriega and others in Panama City. He said that the participants discussed press reports that some members of Defence Force, in drug trafficking, although Mr. Fuller fact that Panamanians have been raised. General Noriega, the head of the Land’s Defense Forces. The December 1983 meeting has been described previously, new organizations. But today, interest was presented by the release of a documentary by British television, indicating that Mr. Bush and the leader of Panama had discussed drug trafficking concerns more directly as Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush, presidential candidate of the Republicans, said he knew nothing of General Noriega’s alleged drug activities until his indictment on racketeering and other charges last February. The meeting took place in an airport in 1983 in Panama City, where Bush was stopping service stations road to Argentina. Among those present were General Noriega, and Ricardo de la Espriella, President of Panama in time. Previous Details Revealed Details of the 1983 meeting were largely that of Mr. Bush, in an appearance on the ABC News program Nightline”,” and Donald P. Gregg, his National Security Advisor. Mr. Gregg said earlier this year in sworn statements for a civil action that Mr. De la Espriella, with Mr. Bush, whether officials were in”andere Panama activities.”But Mr. Gregg,”There were no allegations, as always, any role of Mr. Noriega.” According to Mr. Gregg’s account, President de la Espriella evokes published allegations regarding other activities in Panama. Mr. Bush replied:”Well, what is interesting, I was not aware of these allegations. Had I been aware of them, I have dealt with.” Mr. Fuller, said today in response to reporters’ questions, the British documentary that he has, based on his answers to Mr. Bush’s””Erinnerung and ranked on a diplomatic cable, reported what was discussed at the meeting. Cables will not be made publicly available Mr. Bush is not itself to respond, and said Bush senior aide to cable retransmission would not be released, they are released. Mr. Fuller said:”There was a discussion on the press reports that the officer had seen Panama, argued that the Defence Forces were in the present. This was rejected at the meeting by the Chairman, but it was not something that was discussed at length. ”There was no sign of reporting on the cable that all the names were mentioned.” Mr. Fuller said that the discussion on how focuses on the control of financial transactions and the source of the illegal exploitation of the money. He spoke in connection with drugs, money laundering is one of the concerns of Mr. Mr. Bush and De la Espriella. |