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LY D © oF VEN? drug operations have increased dramatically in Panama since Noriega's capture. ANOTHER ASTEROID NEAR MISS On 20th May this year, an asteroid only a few metres across came closer to hitting the Earth than any other in our known past. Tom Gehrels of the University of Arizona discov- ered the object with the Spacewatch telescope a few hours after it passed the Earth at a distance of approximately 150,000 kilometres. (Source: New Scientist, 26 June 1993) PARKING TICKET FOR DEAD DRIVER Los Angeles (of course)—A parking control officer who tick- eted a Cadillac illegally parked on Piru Street in Los Angeles one Friday morning, got no excuses from the driver sitting stiffly behind his steering wheel. ~~ The motorist had been caught, illegally parked next to the curb on a street sweeping day. The officer left the ticket on the dash- board of the partly opened win- dow and drove off. The driver however was dead, shot in the head as early as 13 hours before his parking fine. Sgt Sam Silva, supervisor of parking control in the area, said that the parking officer was probably so busy that he just didn't notice the guy was dead. (Source: Moneychanger, June 1993) NORIEGA EXPOSES GEORGE BUSH ON ABC TV mew — smut a ty Yau wo warty wo BY The American ABC News pro- ‘he US bombing in 1989. hours before his parking fine. gramme, Prime Time Live, ran the first _ Noriega said that in 1985, then- Sgt Sam Silva, supervisor of parking televised interview with the imprisoned National Security Advisor Admiral John control in the area, said that the parking General Manuel Antonio Noriega on 17 Poindexter, had wanted Noriega to set officer was probably so busy that he just June. Despite the harshness of his situa- UP 4 provocation with Nicaragua, and didn't notice the guy was dead. tion as a prisoner of war at the Miami then ask the US for help, thus allowing (Source: Moneychanger, June 1993) Correctional Center, General Noriega 2 US invasion of Nicaragua. Noriega appeared quite lively, laughing and efused, and claims Bush is punishing ARMY PREPARES FOR "THE making many jokes. him for his refusal to be a yes-man. THREAT" Noriega directly blamed "George __ “If I had been a yes-man to the White ; : Walker Bush” for the destruction of House and the CIA,” Noriega told The Ansuiien Sony bes toes tanned Panama during the 20 December 1989 ABC's Diane Sawyer, "why amI here in Secret training manual which gives invasion of Panama. -His description of Prison? It is because I said no." Sawyer ee ee os hoe ak wp ci the crimes Bush committed were then proceeded to point out many of the ocens Geet S Reece 5 yolice accompanied by shocking clips of the Witnesses against the general were con. S18\6 « > oy ipa S © gutted neighbourhood of Chorrillo, in Victed drug dealers whose sentences had excuse for legislation to be passed, which thousands of civilians died during been reduced. enacting the conditions outlined in the The interview also made the point that manual. The manual contains guidelines on how to fire on unarmed crowds, how to collect intelligence on “dissidents”, and establish civilian detention centres. Under the heading of "The Threat", the manual provides details on how the army should respond to requests to assist civil authorities with incidents such as industrial, social and political disturbances. Aréa belng Cordoned — Covering Watching Matn mate hes : The manual also Alleyways Roof-tops haa Une of Vislon instructs the army to lie to Cordon of Main Cordon the media when reporting on situations which could TROOPS ON THE STREET: How the army manual defines an "Inner cordon' for an urban operation, _| result in bad publicity. ARMY PREPARES FOR "THE THREAT" The Australian Army has been issued a secret training manual which gives explicit guidelines on how to set up and enforce what is tantamount to a ‘police state’. The only thing missing is the excuse for legislation to be passed, enacting the conditions outlined in the manual. 6°NEXUS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1993