Noriega convicted on major charges in historic trial NATIONAL MIAMI (A!’) Manual Noringa ihc hl ( (Minis (.irrv .1 possible maximum sell lend' of 120 yours Seldom mg was sol for July 10 I S Attorney hones M. Ad.inis sold ,is soon .is Nurimfa is seiileld ed. In' will lie taken to Tionp.i for 11 trilli on marijuana smuggling ( harpc. If minuted in thill ( .ISO, he c.nuld lie senlein e(i Id ISears til prison The defense s.ud II would uppf-il tin verdit 1 (’resident Hush ( ailed the ( onvit lion "a major vtc I" rv against I he drug lords "I hope it sends m lesson to drug lords here and around the vs,.rid tiles will pus a pm e if they eonlinue to poison tie lives of out kids m Ibis , ounlry or am w here else. Hush said The Inal mark, d th, firsl lime lie Stales in v,nii ii .1 sovereign country and brought bat k its lead** for .icnmiri.il trui! On I)e< 20, VWto, ili<- t nited Stales invaiieil Ibin.in .i 1 S fort es tnu ked \< nt-ga U; a \ alt tan mission in Panama < its, surrounded it and blasted hut. with rot k music until he surrendered IJrfense attorney I rank Kubmo was bitter, anti said the appeal would tie based on issues including Noriega's prisoner or war status and the invasion I his. in our opinion, is the modem day version of the Crusades that the I'mtetJ Stales will now trample across the entire World, imposing its will upon so called independent, sovereign nations Huhino said Cnle-.s the*', foreign governments are willing to kneel out. a day anti fate Washington and give grate to (,enrge flush, thev. loci, nun he in the same posture as General Noriega Noriega was at quitted of toia.-t.e distrihutn r, and t onspinit v to import tot nine The I S fhstrict Gourt trial lasted sevc'tl months during vvtiit.ii tin government painstakingly built its i as. against a head of stale il t ailed a small man in a ■gent-nil's uniform who 'was pis'! another crooked ">l>" The defense maintained Noriega was a victim of 1 s politic v saving tin case smt'llcd all the wav to Wash iisgion The attorneys portrayed the government's wit nesses confessed drug traffu kers m mam cases as uns< rupulous thugs looking only for a "get-oul-of-jull free i art! Much of the defense case lav in poking holes m the sometimes hit (insistent testimony of prosecution v\i! Desses Defense lawyers also showed how few wit nesses ever dealt diret 11y with Noriega..and how many of those based their testimony on a single, whispered i m hange at a party or ret eption Also the defense enlisted the unwitting help of the < IA and t fit’ Drug b.nforcement Administration to t as! doubt on the prosecution's version of events Summaries of secret CIA catiles tucked Noriega's at i mail of the Darien lab int ident The cables said Melt), rml Noriega, kept the S t million And former Di.A t hud brant cs Mullen, who he.lift'd (lie-.agent v throughout most of the period covered try Noriega's indictment, said he fe ver saw anv, credible ev ident e connecting the I’.tnnmani.m leader to drug t rat lit king f CLINIQU1 clarifying* lotion 2 POCKET-SIZE CLINIQUE IS READY A WAITING JUST FOR YOU •. • the best thing 1 .1 •.!- ■> r ; „ ■ ■ ■ \ , ’ M lay Neulra • t, i'i.> V !«!•. n Supei&iack .r i 1 i ’ )*!>(■' i Re V ' : ; . ; v * j'Kj i ■ ' 31 g "■>" : ' at v. t«:'a i.fuiye ,v:’1 r , L ■' idue O' ■ Allergy Fragrance free ' per ..s!omer p'ease For ,ou pu • ise "a> suggest . i • ,i . LV'e>r: V 3.slurry Loire'- 2-07 10 50 .) •, ' *. 6-07 9 50 Fa. a Soap 9 50 Order by phone 24 hours a day 24i-5'20 i- Porriano Omsrce Pori and cai i 800 452-6323 CLINIQUE n\\ik* MEIER & FRANK