Fun fact: the game series "Just Cause" is named after operation just cause.

@cfiber_inc

Жыл бұрын

That Game series cool

@chris.76256

Жыл бұрын

​@@cfiber_inc i have just cause 3 and 4, both are really fun

@nomoretears_

Жыл бұрын

They really missed the chance of putting a soldier with a grappling hook as an Easter egg 😂

@neofulcrum5013

Жыл бұрын

Seems legit

@chris.76256

Жыл бұрын

​@@nomoretears_ damn that wouldve been great, or a soldier with a wingsuit

My favorite part of this story is the part where when Noriega was holed up in the Vatican embassy, the US army set up loudspeakers and began to play rock music out of them, music which Noriega allegedly despised, effectively weaponizing the “annoying neighbor at 2AM” trope just to agitate noriega

@aj3751

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if they played "Panama" by Van Halen LMAO

@24tanksalot

Жыл бұрын

I was there for that

@NoodleBoi-jf9ng

Жыл бұрын

The one that broke Noriega was when they played never gonna give you up. They Rick rolled him into submission. This means the US military had the first Rick roll in history.

@lasombra1469

Жыл бұрын

@@aj3751 they did and even played Rick Astley’s Never gonna give you up

@mr.fishmanman

Жыл бұрын

​@@lasombra1469 That Song Should Be Classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction and Rick astley Should be charged with war crimes

Fun fact: One of those US soldiers talked about rumors of a special forces group tasked to capture noriega with one of those men saying there was aa CIA case officer with glasses, a guy with a bandana and a "numbers" guy who went in covertly to secure Manuel.

@kars372

Жыл бұрын

Real

@jakerichardson6296

Жыл бұрын

He even has people in the cia

@sdgaming9561

Жыл бұрын

Cod black ops 2 makes sense with this whole paragraph, undercover Cia spy, Menendez, and finally the numbers which haunted Mason

@Ramschat

Жыл бұрын

I'm calling it, it was Archer, Ray, and Cyril as the numbers guy

@__dolphin__

Жыл бұрын

​@@Ramschat who?

I'm from Panama. I was at a family reunion and I was listening to my mom, my aunt and my grandmother talk about the Noriega days. The economy was filthy. There was a great shortage of food. We were pretty much screwed in those days. The night of the invasion my mother was asleep and she suddenly heard an explosion and she says that she looked out the window to see what it was and said that she suddenly saw something in the sky. and that began to shoot towards the command post after that the United States military arrived and they were taken out of there because there were small skirmishes between United States forces and Panamanian forces. After several hours they returned to the neighborhoods and found many burned houses, destroyed cars, but after all that they were relocated while they rebuilt, and in those days they caught Noriega and when that happened, everyone celebrated that he was gone.

@Fulcrox

Жыл бұрын

If only they knew what was happening they wouldn't have celebrated that much tho

@whonow3486

10 ай бұрын

@@MissCleo24yeah… that’s how it’s always kind of been sadly

@arithgutierrez

8 ай бұрын

​@@whonow3486is Noriega really a better option?

@redthegamer12

7 ай бұрын

​@@arithgutierrezno

@CarlosAM1

7 ай бұрын

Well, everyone who didnt have their family members and homes burnt down during the invasion...

As a brazilian I was surprised to find out we had civilians taken as hostages by the PDF during the operation.

@GoldenOfHue

Жыл бұрын

same.

@nicholasgrossman3194

Жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video? That was the event that allowed us to start the invasion. I'm almost certain that was set up by the three letter agencies in order to go to war.

@thiagobernardino5165

Жыл бұрын

but not much when the subject is USA invanding middle and south america

@LuisFelipe-cz7uw

Жыл бұрын

Exatamente snake.

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

We did not take hostages, we were protecting the civies from the attack

My uncle served in the invasion, He even got put on a newspaper. Still have it to this day and he's still around

@basierterberber6345

Жыл бұрын

wie alle deiner Vorfahren Mörder, Kriegsverbrecher und Besatzer unschuldiger Völker - den vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ist das heuchlerischste Imperium aller Zeiten!

@neofulcrum5013

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@chris.76256

Жыл бұрын

Thank him for his service, he had probably seen chaotic stuff, though i hope he hasnt.

@spiderhussain8795

Жыл бұрын

How's that awesome. Modern day colonialism. Using drugs as an excuse to invade a country and control a canal that doesn't belong to them

@TexasGreed

Жыл бұрын

​@@spiderhussain8795 isn't it weird how one guy will say "we did all this horrible stuff." And other come along like "awesome work" It like they are GENUINELY blind and have been brainwashed.

My mom, uncles and grandparents fled to the U.S. right as fighting began. She told me how areas and schools she remembered so fondly were just completely eradicated. It may have been a relatively short conflict, but the impact was felt.

@luisa.espinoza48

Жыл бұрын

Eradicated? They might have been a little bit dramatic. Almost all buildings from the canal zone still exists. The eradicated areas where in low income neighborhoods where civilians were massacred, just because they lived close to a panamenian army base.

@flamingrubys11

Жыл бұрын

ah yes more or less destroyed than they alrwady were?

@jevonjordan681

Жыл бұрын

I like how everyone here is just assuming that my parent came from higher income communities where the effects were minimal. Respectfully, those were there stories, they were there in that era, don’t try and tell it for them🤙🏿

My uncle was one of the Navy Seals who died during the attack at the hangar to disable Noriega’s Lear Jet. He was 25. I grew up going to memorial events. Losing a family member during wartime really makes a mark on one’s family for a lifetime and beyond, as it happened before I was born. Thank you to all who served.

@ermining1

5 ай бұрын

Thanking them for what? For serving corrupt politicians and agencies?

@Dennis-nc3vw

4 ай бұрын

@@ermining1 For facing down an army that declared war on the US and restoring democracy to Panama, maybe?

@ermining1

4 ай бұрын

@@Dennis-nc3vw a country that the US hasd already a decent military presence in and with the guy taking power being a CIA asset... Yeah sure, a worthwhile war...

@Dennis-nc3vw

4 ай бұрын

@@ermining1 Are you just trying to take a jab at the US by mentioning he was a former CIA asset, or are you really suggesting that he wasn't a threat even though he freaking declared war on the US and killed Americans? The fact he was a former CIA operative was just one more reason America was justified in taking him out.

@patwxdaddy

2 ай бұрын

We arrived there about four hours later to secure that airfield. in that time looters had stripped the metal from the walls and roof of the hangar. Taken the sinks and toilets from the bathroom and were half way to prying up all the one inch tiles off the floor. All the very badly hurt casualties were sent to Fort Sam Houston for long term treatment. We had a guy shot up badly, some guys from his platoon went down to see him. There was a SEAL from that raid in the bed next to him. He said as they were running accost the runway the opening gun fire had blown the muscle off of his thighs and he fell on his face. Their medic ran over and started tying off the meat with tourniquets as he continued suppressing fire with his short M-60, until he belt ran out and then passed out.

I had literally just gotten out of the Marines when this happened. I had family members calling me asking if I was ok lol I had to tell them several times I was a civilian now lol.

@jarreddobbs6800

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@SchlopFlopper

Жыл бұрын

Talk about timing. I wonder how it felt to be that guy who got out right before Pearl Harbor or 9/11.

@blockmasterscott

Жыл бұрын

@@SchlopFlopper this reminds me of back in the 90s when I read an excerpt from a guy on a carrier at Okinawa when he saw the Bunker Hill get hit. He said that him and his buddies were on their flight deck looking at the Bunker Hill on fire and thinking “that could have been us”.

@teapotserving6975

Жыл бұрын

@blockmasterscott Russia is also doing a good job in Ukraine, too. Didn't you know? You should team up with the Russians, no?

@kreepr

Жыл бұрын

@@teapotserving6975 what you smoking i want some

My mom was still living in Panama when the invasion happened but she was still young and she didn’t move to the city yet. But she tells me before the invasion happened that her dad would go protest and that Noriega had these lists and her dad was the highest on the list in her province and I think he was really lucky that he didn’t get kidnapped and tortured by Noriegas men

@musofir2204

Жыл бұрын

My grandfather told me stories about this as well. I believe he was also on a list because of his relation to American soldiers (my father and an uncle) but they couldn't find him because he was far from the city, in the mountains. The same mountains Victoriano Lorenzo fought in during the thousand day war. He loved his history and passed that love of it down to me. May he rest in peace, he passed away just over a year ago at 96. He was proud at how far his country had come compared to the days of Noriega

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

Noriega was made president by the CIA (double agent) he killed Torrijos (best president in history according to Panamanians) it can be interpreted as revenge for the canal's sovereignty treaty. Noriega was captured by the Panamanian police themselves but the US never sent transport, the plan failed and the rest is history. He was sentenced to death but was tried in the USA and they pardoned him because he served them

@musofir2204

Жыл бұрын

@Emilio Melendez 507 ★ It's true that he may have had a role to play in Torrijos' death, but he was well on his way to becoming a leader before he helped the CIA. Also, I know some Panamanians say that Torrijos was a good leader but the reality is he was a dictator of Panama that seized control of the country and implemented many policies that were the building blocks for Noriega. Most people that claim he was great say that because Torrijos did a lot to prop up his public image, like how Pablo Escobar used his drug money to donate all the time. I've never heard of him being considered for the death penalty but I do know that he served only half the time in the US as a POW. But he was also extradited and tried in France, who did not recognize his POW status and then sent to serve his sentence in Panama where he died in 2017. Also, he definitely WAS NOT captured by Panamanian police. He was in the Vatican embassy until he surrendered and released into US forces custody. Should he have received the death penalty? Honestly perhaps but it's good to know he spent the rest of his days behind locked bars where he belonged. He didn't deserve freedom after his crimes

@soccerandtrack10

Жыл бұрын

So culbia still being a dystopia.

@Knight30884

Жыл бұрын

@@musofir2204 What emilio was refering to when he said that noriega was catured by panamenian police force is an event prior to the invasion of panama. This event was the coup d'état of 1989 know as "the Albrook massacre".

I have a neighbor across the street from me who served during this invasion. It’s insane that this video just got recommended to me after learning that. It’s nice to learn more about these types of things.

My Father did two tours in Panama as an electrician in the US Air Force. He told me stories of watching the AC-130 circling around and how his bucket truck has bullet holes from when he and his convoy got attacked.

Noriega: Nobody must know I betrayed him

@Wolf-wc1js

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for a Black Ops 2 reference

@radjadawamindra697

Жыл бұрын

"Him?"

@yberturk

Жыл бұрын

@@Wolf-wc1js exactly

@ShushnSilver

Жыл бұрын

"What are you looking So smug for?" -Woods

@josuemartinez4376

Жыл бұрын

Woods: No mason

I was born in Panama but moved to the US shortly before the invasion. What the video didn't really explain is that the country was effectively in the middle of a civil war. Yes, it was egged on by the US, but the coup attempt was not a Bay of Pigs type of event. There were a number of opposition members that were murdered by Noriega and his supporters, in particular one whose decapitated body was left as a message to the rest. During the protests prior to the invasion I saw police firing into crowds and even into apartment buildings if the people living there seemed to be protesting. Unless you were directly benefitting from Noriega and his cronies you were happy about the invasion.

@Heavywall70

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying this. I had the honor of fighting with the 82nd in Cerro Tigre and Colon. On January 1st we walked into Sabanita outside Colon. We were met by a mob of Panamanians celebrating the invasion, they invited us into their homes , fed us and explained why they were so happy. I will never forget that.

@mitchyoung93

7 ай бұрын

Many ethnic Russians have celebrated the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.

@datboi_gfx5504

6 ай бұрын

Us Panamenians have a lot of mixed feelings about the invasion since it was obviously a very dark event for us but so was Noriega's dictactorship. Saddest thing is lots of Noriega's people are still in positions of power and are a still a big cause of corruption here to this day. We fought hard against foreign occupation in Panama for our leaders to sell us yet again for a mining deal. Its like nothing ever changed in terms of both foreign control and our government's repression.

@datboi_gfx5504

6 ай бұрын

​@@Heavywall70 Thats very cool, my grandmother always tells me about the time she took food to some US troops during the invasion

RIP Jerry Scott Daves, 82nd Airborne and Corporal Gareth Isaak USMC. I don’t know why I can never forget the names of these two guys who were both KIA in the early hours of the attack. I remember hearing their names in media reports I was watching at the time, 34 years later I still can’t forget their names

@J--12

Жыл бұрын

Rest in piss both of them and everyone else who died for US capitalists interests in this and every other war they started.

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

Rip Sld1 Lynnels, the first Panamanian soldier killed in the invasión, his father was in the US army but he joined the Panamanian National Guard then PDF in the early 80s, he was KIA protecting his friends in Amador

Fun fact: When he took refuge in the Vatican Embassy. The us army tried to demoralize him with rock n' roll (because he hates rock & is an opera fan) so the army began using blasting 80's hits which includes Panama - Van Halen, Never gonna give you up and some Guns and roses songs

@lasombra1469

Жыл бұрын

Also You got another thing coming by Judas Priest and Don’t fear the reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

@jacaredosvudu1638

Жыл бұрын

Dude got Rick Rolled lol

@Chinothebad

Жыл бұрын

Literally rick-rolled into surrender.

@frederickoftheartic2209

Жыл бұрын

The US Army is surprisingly progressive, they were rickrolling people way before the 2000s.

@Complete_Stranger7050

Жыл бұрын

Mf got rick rolled, instant demoralized

FYI: this was also the combat debut of both the blackhawk and apache helicopters

@ledgaming6489

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

One of my Lifeguard Coordinators was a PDF soldier and survived the Apache attack on his base, he lost 2 close friends in front of his eyes

@stamariagerardjimelsolano8146

Жыл бұрын

Now I wanna see Simple History to make a Operation Gothic Serpent/Battle of Mogadishu video.

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

No casualties from these 2 models only minor damage from flying low (some OH-6s were prone to wire traps and electrical wires from flying too low)

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

@@SniperFallen06 My father was a soldier during the Torrijos era. He retired when Noriega took office. His best friend from the battalion died when he knocked out an M551 with a ZPU cannon in the Santa Ana neighborhoo d. He died from shrapnel. (there are undocumented casualties for unknown reasons)

I didn't know about this event until now. You guys never fail to teach me something new

My grandad in law was a marine attached to one of the SEAL teams (he was a rigger and high-hazard environment instructor) who took part in the preliminary infiltration, mapping out points of drop ins and attack. Has an entire folder of awards, citations, and qualifications, and even the paper document of assignment for the mission. Really cool. It was the only conflict he was directly involved in.

@gosudar388

Жыл бұрын

You should be ashamed of him. After all, he participated in an illegal invasion of a foreign country. You're kind of for International Law? Filthy Hypocrites

@TurtleMC1993

10 ай бұрын

Thar is pretty cool tbf

@matthewsmiley3630

8 ай бұрын

That’s really cool!

@Aqueox

8 ай бұрын

Whoah, hard r bro. It's "rigga".

The Invasion of Panama is depicted in COD Black Ops 2 which lead to Noriega himself sues Activision, a move which ended unsuccessfully

@NorthWirld

Жыл бұрын

It is also depicted in Just Cause 2

@Jupiter.141

Жыл бұрын

Weird how did he even know that he was put into a game wherein fact he was inside the prison

@Razgriz_01

Жыл бұрын

@@Jupiter.141 Probably saw it on TV or saw guards playing it in some break-room? Who knows.

@Jupiter.141

Жыл бұрын

@@Razgriz_01 you are not allowed to play. Games in workplace. Especially on a prison facility. Noriega was put into maximum security and by standards of every maximum security around the globe television is not allowed

@Razgriz_01

Жыл бұрын

@@Jupiter.141 Then he must've overheard it then. It is funny how he even found out about BO2 like you said.

Manuel Noriega actually sued Activision for adding him in call of duty: black ops ii. The suit was dismissed

@Wolf-wc1js

Жыл бұрын

So did the family of Jonas Savimbi

@coleman4840

Жыл бұрын

I know this is partially unrelated but Jonas Savimbi also sued Activision and even the late Fidel Castro during the development of black ops one after the operation 40 mission

@thelonewanderer2550

Жыл бұрын

​@Coleman 48 Jonas savimbi was already dead long before Bo2 was released. His children sued Activision

@War_Daddy103

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it got dismissed. Tin pot dictators and their "military" (It's a stretch to even call it that) need to be reminded of their place in the food chain every now and then, whether that be on the field of combat or in the digital space.

@coleman4840

Жыл бұрын

@@thelonewanderer2550 ah I see. It appears that I misread it, thank you for the correction

My dad was in Bravo Company, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division when he was sent into Panama. He said they lost more guys to heat stroke on the first few days than to enemy fire.

@teapotserving6975

Жыл бұрын

I don't care about your dad. Why are you justifying your birth cause too much

@teapotserving6975

Жыл бұрын

Your dad is my servant.

@CameronCobb

Жыл бұрын

@@teapotserving6975 what?

@Frisher1

Жыл бұрын

I live here so I can believe the heat stroke part, it gets very hot here very quickly sometimes

@UNSC-Saratoga

Жыл бұрын

@@teapotserving6975 what drugs are you on?

I don't see how the UN Assembly could say the invasion "violated international law". Noriega literally declared war on the US and attacked stationed US troops, we just gave him what he asked for 🤷‍♂️

Thanks for this! It was a very significant moment in Panama's history. If possible, you think you guys could cover the Chilean Coup on september 11, 1973.

@chris.76256

Жыл бұрын

Hehe 9/11

@keylessgaming

Жыл бұрын

Mi general, augusto pinochet

@AmericanGrunt.

Жыл бұрын

The first 9/11

@thegreatplebe8152

Жыл бұрын

Chile's 9/11

@rosaria8384

Жыл бұрын

This! This should be the next video of the cruelest dictators in history series that this channel has: Augusto Pinochet

Can't believe that a mission from CoD black ops 2 was actually based on a real event. Thanks Simple History.

@kingmichealthefirstofroman2278

Жыл бұрын

You suffer with me?

@MrSviggels

Жыл бұрын

HUDSON?! WHO IS NEXUS TARGET?!... HUDSON?!

@Gillan1220

Жыл бұрын

@@MrSviggels It's Menendez You should have told us. YOU. SHOULD. HAVE. TOLD. US.

@yohannesaklilu2697

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gillan1220 He even has people in the CIA

@julesbenedictcatalan4904

Жыл бұрын

@@yohannesaklilu2697 "Bullshit! This guy's fucking with us!" *Kravchenko gets his head shot by Woods*

I remember as a kid when this invasion happened. I had no idea it was so involved. Thanks you educating me on this.

I’m Panamanian born but raised in the U.S. and my adopted dad was in the service he was stationed In Balboa . I do remember this on the news while I was in high school and my relatives always kept us informed when this broke out . I also liked to mention that I went back to panama for the first time back in 2009 and there were buildings I was shown that still had been half destroyed but people still living in them. In Chorrio where Noriega was from . Thanks for the video

@teapotserving6975

Жыл бұрын

Tell your adopted dad that he is a traitor to his own people in Panama.

@W.Stryker

Жыл бұрын

I remember balboa. I went to balboa HS before rotating back to the states

@ruttiger500

Жыл бұрын

@@W.Stryker I went to kindergarten on base.

@W.Stryker

Жыл бұрын

@@ruttiger500 which base?

@ruttiger500

Жыл бұрын

@@W.Stryker I think Albrook or Balboa I only finished kindergarten and first grade on the base but it was so long I can’t remember which base. We moved to the States when I was going into second grade. My Dad was in the Airforce at the time so not sure if that makes any difference

It’s crazy how fast the U.S. was able to get all this done. Just a little over a year

Gotta love simple history

@kdsowen2882

Жыл бұрын

Yep , it's 'Simple' all right

@banban22222

Жыл бұрын

yessir been watching them since 2019, banger history videos

@REPOMAN24722

Жыл бұрын

Sure is simple, should be called propaganda history.

@DTHPR542

Жыл бұрын

@@REPOMAN24722 Ammerimut low iq race mixed bloodthrsty history

@josephwolf488

Жыл бұрын

I am from Panama, and I see that they did not report the Bombings to the province of Colon and the chorrillo where Thousands died and they did not count other war crimes, this Channel is propaganda.

During the operation it was the first time female soldiers in the us military saw combat as one female mp was on a combat mission to attack Panamanian special forces base guarded by dogs

@desperado8605

Жыл бұрын

So our women are tougher than Panamanian SF is what you're saying

@War_Daddy103

Жыл бұрын

@@desperado8605 Tougher than the panamanian military isn't a very high bar. I'd wager terror groups like ISIS have the same level of military force projection as panama had then and now nevermind an ACTUAL military force.

@snowroaches

Жыл бұрын

"Hey, we got dogs!". Send the female!

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

@@desperado8605 Most of the SF units were already dead when the bombs were dropped, only a few remained and got shot afterwards, US Troops killed the dogs either by poison or shoot them inside their cages, not sure if warcrimes apply to animals too

@Ttegegg

Жыл бұрын

@@SniperFallen06 look if Koreans are considering using a auto shooting robot. I think this is fine

My dad served in the US Army as a infantry mortar man where he met my mother. I’m half Panamanian, so this is an amazing video to me.

I just want to say that your art style is just so realistic but simple

Just cause 1 = literally raiding esperito. Just cause 2 = literally raiding panau. Just cause 3 = going back home and taking back the country from dictatorship Just cause 4 = *literally goes rogue with a expensive grappler* Edit: naw wtf this got alot of likes 💀

@weskerkings651

Жыл бұрын

4 feels weird

@ajsanchez9913

Жыл бұрын

Just cause 5 = about to take the whole agency

@LuisMane1

Жыл бұрын

@@ajsanchez9913 just cause 6: chilling with the chaos army

@Cocoshielie

Жыл бұрын

​@@LuisMane1 Just cause 7:Coming -never- soon

@SweatyUnderwear69

Жыл бұрын

@@Cocoshielie Just Cause 8: coming to a certain level of hyponamanomosistic paledestrians. 😤😤😤🤨🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

My favorite part was when Sergeant Woods killed Captain Mason by friendly fire

@Torbjorn_Main

Жыл бұрын

Or you can shoot on his legs. It’s actually unconfirmed if he’s dead in the canon way. We’ll have a confirmation in the CoD 2024.

@Torbjorn_Main

Жыл бұрын

@@YonIon996 it’s going to be Gulf War. CW Zombies basically confirmed it via the forsaken Easter egg ending where you’ll see Dr Peck in Japan.

@bloodysimile4893

Жыл бұрын

Expect Wood is a lousy shot. Don't know what Mason was doing over 30 years? Guessing Reznov's personality took over during that time, could make a cod game or two with Reznov in twenty first.

@Torbjorn_Main

Жыл бұрын

@@bloodysimile4893 it’s highly unlikely that Alex Mason will come back, because if Menendez find out that Alex Mason is alive, then he will come for David (Alex Mason’s son). So, Alex Mason is hiding in the safe place where he can’t be spotted by Menendez’s spies. For Reznov, he’s not really a good friend to Alex Mason, because he used him for his agenda to kill Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner as a part of his revenge over his best friend Dimitri’s death in 1945.

My father was in the 82nd during the initial invasion of Panama and took part in the seizing of the airports to stop Noriega from fleeing the country. To this day he still has the pair of OG-107 pants he wore, along with the ALICE pack he had. But not the jacket because the pack wore holes in the shoulders of it.

I got a purple heart there in the first hours . I was in 1st Batt out of HAAF. The 82nd was supposed to be a couple hours behind us but arrived about 5 hours late due to snow. We felt justified, and we had been there a year before for jungle training and had trouble then. We still called it operation just because, for fun.

@darkclownKellen

Жыл бұрын

And barrock osama is my nephew

@fragout9575

Жыл бұрын

I was with 3rd Battalion C Co when we jumped in! It was actually a ceiling of 600 ft, not 500, but 50 cal tracers coming through our C-130s and C-141s was no fun for sure!!

@jarreddobbs6800

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@andrescubillo7824

Жыл бұрын

Snow?

@americanidiot6580

Жыл бұрын

@@fragout9575 dude C-141 don’t do combat drops only H.A.L.O

I learned about this from Black Ops 2; neat to see a Simple History video about it.

I was always interested in this, wonderful video!

My mother was the Federal Court Reporter for Noriega’s trial. Her name at the time was Sabrina Cheaney before meeting my father in 1990. My mother is still a Stenographer in FL.

Hey man, I just want to say keep doing what your doing. I love your work and hope to see your channel grow in the following years.

Inspiration for the Just Cause games

A friend of mine has flags from one of the Compounds there. His parents were teachers at the US Base. He took it upon himself to "liberate" them after everything had calmed down.

I was there as a kid. My father was stationed at ft. Kobbie. I remember we were confined to our house for several days. We had Christmas morning with a bunch of Air Force guys that crashed in our living room

Fun Fact: Delta Operator Larry Vickers Participated in Operation Acid Gambit to Rescue Kurt Muse in Modelo Prison during Operation Just Cause

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

Жыл бұрын

Yes

I was in Panama from 1992 to 1994, the remnants of the battle were everywhere.

@BPD1586

Жыл бұрын

I was at Howard from 1996 to 1999, the remnants were still there then. Kind of a sore topic with local nationals working on base.

@W.Stryker

Жыл бұрын

@@BPD1586 I was on Ft.Kobbe, my father was XO of the 536th combat engineer battalion. Then be transferred to Ft.Clayton where he become S-3 and division.

@balej83

Ай бұрын

Was there in 91-92 on Atlantic side. I remember going to pacific side to play youth flag football against those bases.

Amimation is getting better with every episode, good job team 👏

Thanks simple history for bring this piece of history of my country.

My father was stationed in Panama before the invasion. That's where he met my mother. Since I was born, I have lived between both the US and Panama. My large family in Panama is grateful for deposing Noriega, I grew up hearing their stories about how freedoms were being restricted. Today the country is doing much better. The economy is up and the capital has developed so much. I'm so happy to see this channel make video on Just Cause as it is a very important part of the history between Panama and the US. Thank you for making this for more people to learn. 🇵🇦

@donatopirrod

Жыл бұрын

yeah, panama really did flourish after the US fucking left after a century of colonialism.

@tetraxis3011

Жыл бұрын

Yea It did get better economy wise, but you lost your sovereignty. Panama is no essentially a US protectorate. Also, the US propped up Noriega. Classic US moment.

@musofir2204

Жыл бұрын

@@tetraxis3011 We had lots of problems before Noriega. Torrijos was also a dictator. And if you think Panama's a protectorate now, then you haven't heard how it was back then. The Panama Canal zone wasn't even Panamanian territory, it was all US owned. We are much more of a sovereign nation now then we were then, but we choose to have good relations with the US.

@brandoncortezemmanuel357

Жыл бұрын

My family in Panama is glad of the US intervention, they told me stories of the PDF beating people in the streets and tying them to light posts, kidnapping women, and executing those who protested the government.

@donatopirrod

Жыл бұрын

@@tetraxis3011 not worse than the blatant Apartheid state and colonization, believe.

“Don’t you know she’s coming home with me, you’ll lose her in the town. I get high. PANAMA! PANAMA!” Van Halen

@teapotserving6975

Жыл бұрын

Be quiet, you hypocrites!

The video I have been waiting for!!

Finally! Simple History makes OP Just Cause!

Thank you for making a video about this! I really needed a video about the invasion! 😊

“Fucking Hudson. I should have smoked him on Nam’!” -Frank Woods, 2025

The PDF knew they were screwed. But they still fought bravery and resisted. I can respect that.

@stephenjenkins7971

Жыл бұрын

Eh, blind loyalty to a dictator isn't really laudable imho. If he was a democratic leader resisting imperialism then that's one thing, or even an enlightened dictator.

@Frisher1

Жыл бұрын

I'm from here and I'm surprised by these stories in the video, as far as I was told most people ran away when the soldiers showed up, didn't know there was any resistance of the "No surrender" type

@hamie7624

Жыл бұрын

​​@@stephenjenkins7971 fighting for some corrupt politician who lied and cheated his way to winning an election, like every is president, isnt laudable either. Democracy is a joke. And it wasnt just blind loyalty to Noriega. Theu were actually defending their home from an invading foreign army after all.

@jonathanwilliams1065

Жыл бұрын

I have mixed feelings, on the one hand I can admire their bravery but on the other I know exactly how evil they were during peacetime and what they did to my first cousin once removed and what they almost did to my second cousin, his daughter who was 15 at the time, to mess with him but she thankfully got away

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

​@@stephenjenkins7971they dint fight for him, they fought to protect our country, the régimen was evil but even so the love for the Nation is greater and paid the ultimate sacrifice

My first combat deployment as an AF Combat Controller with JSOC.. I was there two weeks before we invaded for pre invasion reconnaissance and preparation and I left March 17 1990… and in a matter of a few months we were on the way to the deserts of Saudi Arabia for our next big show

2:09 He actually never cooled relations with the Soviets what happened was that he received token aid from Cuba and other left-leaning countries

Dude you guys animation has improved so much over the years I mean look at this

Wow. Good informative video. My dad served in this war as a marine

When this video initially came out, I went in blind thinking it was Operation “Just Because”, implying we invaded Panama for no reason. Later on I realized it was “A Just Cause”

@jonathanwilliams1065

Жыл бұрын

And it absolutely was a just cause, more so than other interventions we’ve done

@mandalorian_guy

Жыл бұрын

The name was an invention by Colin Powell so that the press and even the invasions critics had to call it a "just cause". Remember folks, Persuade, Change, and Influence.

Never thought I would see my own country on this channel, I still remember the stories of my family when it happened, Good video!

@sethhowerton1489

Жыл бұрын

How old are you? I'm assuming you were either not around or too young to remeber?

@bluestealth7559

Жыл бұрын

@@sethhowerton1489 Not around, I am referring to the stories of my parents during the invasion.

Should have gone somewhat in depth on Operation Nifty Package, where they forced Noriega out by playing Guns n Roses and AC/DC

@radjadawamindra697

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget "Never Gonna Let You Down"

@PenguinNoodleSoup

Жыл бұрын

@@radjadawamindra697 you mean "Never gonna give you up"?

@radjadawamindra697

Жыл бұрын

@@PenguinNoodleSoup yes, Noriega was quite literally gets Rickrolled into surrendering.

@lasombra1469

Жыл бұрын

@@radjadawamindra697 the first person to get Rickrolled in history lol

Thank you so much i've been carried out this topic for so long Because in my town there is memorial war Mention this And I was so confused by head Because school and most books don't even talk about This Have you in the history channel never mentioned this so it's nice to know finally

The mismatch is so heavy that this is literally the you vs the guy she tells you not to worry about meme.

I have waited years for y'all to make a video on the Operation.

So why was the invasion condemned if it started with Panama declared war with the US? If the US attempted diplomacy would it have been more supported?

@fiyahquacker2835

Жыл бұрын

Probably because the u.s went beyond overkill and drastically lowered the estimated civ causalities because apparently committing war crimes is OK when away with it while pretending to be the good guys.

@Dennis-nc3vw

Жыл бұрын

@@fiyahquacker2835 92% of Panamanians approved of the invasion according to a poll by CBS.

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt a "Real" declaration of war, Noriega did not signed any proper declaration papers to do That so it was invalid

@jonathanwilliams1065

Жыл бұрын

Because the UN hates America

@abdiel.

Ай бұрын

Noriega declaró la guerra si, pero la mayoría del pueblo panameño rechazaba su dictadura, hoy en día es una de las personas más odiadas en la historia panameña. La invasión es condenada por el exceso de fuerza aplicada, además del bombardeo a una comunidad llamada "El Chorrillo" donde murieron muchas personas inocentes.

Fun fact for those who know about the Call of Duty series. So as many may now know there is a mission in Black Ops 2 where the player takes part in this invasion and Manuel Noriega is depicted. Noriega was upset with how he was depicted and tried to sue Activision for this but the case was quickly dismissed.

I was in the 82nd back in the 90s. My first platoon sergeant had a mustard stain and CIB from Panama.

The reason Noriega left the church is because US psy ops played Never Gonna Give You Up over and over again. The first rickroll ever was done by the US military.

@nursestoyland

Жыл бұрын

Wait they played Rick Roll fr?

@NoodleBoi-jf9ng

Жыл бұрын

@@nursestoyland yeah it’s the same strategy they use to break terrorists in Guantanamo. The only difference is that they play Metallica there.

@yoboikamil525

Жыл бұрын

nah it was rock music

@nursestoyland

Жыл бұрын

@@yoboikamil525 what I mean is that did they play Never Gonna Give You Up?

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

So many crimes and there was no death sentence for noriega simply because he worked for the CIA.

Take's me back to Black Ops 2.

@drkinferno72

Жыл бұрын

Josefina!!

@aarontactical

Жыл бұрын

WOODS!!!!!!

@musofir2204

Жыл бұрын

WHO IS NEXUS TARGET?????

If you are curious about the mission of the Seal team, look up Untold Stories of the Navy Seals and there is a full documentary about their mission in particular.

Fun fact in call of duty black ops II Noriega actually sued for using his name and character in the game

You've earned the name simple history. Semper Fi

Great video as usual Simple History. And I am curious if there will be a video on Operation Urgent Fury.

Black Ops 2 Vibes

@KingofPlans

Жыл бұрын

Yeah bo2 still a masterpiece

Great video is important you mention this The 1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état which occurred in Panama City on 3 October. The attempt was led by Major Moisés Giroldi, supported by a group of officers who had returned from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Namibia.[1] Although the plotters succeeded in capturing Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, the coup was quickly suppressed. Giroldi, together with nine other members of the Panamanian Defense Forces, was executed on 3 and 4 October 1989. An eleventh participant died in prison after being tortured. These events became known as the "Albrook massacre". Albrook Massacre is result the US didn’t want to take Noriega and give their back to Panamenians soldiers.

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

The CIA betrayed them cause the invasión planes were already made

Woods, designated target is, Raul Menendez… (He even has people in the CIA) “You suffer with me for all the sins that came before you”

My cousin died in this invasion, Rest In Peace Clay

@Torbjorn_Main

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss 😢

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

82nd Division? I know something.

Nice video, I never knew about this event until now. How about you guys do a video on the Suez Canal Crisis in 1956?

My old instructor was here. Said he never got blood his hands but he was close. But knowing him he might have just not wanted to talk about that.

My friend's dad got drunk one night and was telling us how he was part of a unit that went in before the initial invasion to secure some targets. He said he ended up hiding in a tree and cutting dudes heads off as they walked by. Creeped me out.

@DiviAugusti

Жыл бұрын

Was he a 10th degree black belt in Navy Seal?

@alansteel

Жыл бұрын

@mbullions A former Navy SEAL, yes

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he was part of the SF units who went to Cerro Azul to cut off radio comms of the PDF minutes before the invasión began

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

"they are not crimes if they are Americans" French media and other countries documented drug use by American soldiers (there are videos that +18 crushed cars of trapped civilians) They were drugged youth. They were heinous acts that have not been prosecuted.

@Dejaelvicio0emiliomelendez5072

Жыл бұрын

@@SniperFallen06 the santa ana HQ was not invaded, which prompted the AP to cover the albrook airfield (thanks to this they managed to repel the invading group, they were forced to replace casualties with the tocumen unit

SEALS: 4 killed 8 wounded, "More unnecessary casualties than expected." Meanwhile the VDV...

3:22 i like how most of the room is modern like but then there's the 1980's tv

My mother was born and raised in Panama. My grandfather was a Colonel in the U.S. Army and was stationed there. I forgot what his role was, but because of it my mother had met Noriega. She always loved Army Rangers for coming during the invasion, and taking my grandmother my mother and her brothers and sisters to safety. Another thing is my mother’s side of the family’s wealth. All comes from some great grandfather of mine who owned one of the larger tugboat companies that did the construction on the Panama Canal.

When Activision wanted to make a mission on this operation in 2012

Any chance we can get another video but on the US invasion of Grenada since it's almost more lesser-known then the invasion of Panama and I really like learning about it.

Could you do one of the US Invasion of Puerto Rico??? And about the crimes committed by the US against the island of Puerto Rican Independence Movement, it’s one that no one talks about

My stepdad who served in the army for 30yrs before retiring served during the invasion of Panama

I love you channel and I was gladly surprised when you made a video about Panama. I was a 10-year old Panamanian during. Operation Just Cause. I lived though it and was old enough to remember. You got most of the details right; but you give too much credit to the PDF forces in the animations. The PDF was really a most incompetent military organization: the PDF was Noriega’s opression tool to Panama’s civilian population; but when it came to fight the Americans, most choose to fled or surrendered without a fight. In most cases the USA casualties arised from friendly fire, and not PDF fire. Monsignor Laboa was personally instrumental in convincing Noriega to voluntarily turn himself in. If Monsignor Laboa had not convinced Noriega to go voluntarily, we could have ended with a situation similar to Julian Assange’s prolonged stay at the Ecuadorian embassy in the UK from 2012 to 2019.

Okay great information, where's the guy with wingsuit, parachute, and a forearm mounted grappling hook???

The " American freedom and democracy ".

@Dennis-nc3vw

Жыл бұрын

Erm...yeah, that's exactly what this is. We removed a guy who nullified their elections, and replaced him with the guy they actually voted for. If that's not "freedom and democracy", there's not a thing in this world that is freedom and democracy.

This is so cool I didn’t know the Panama mission from black ops 2 mirrored this operation that I didn’t even know happened thought bo2 made it up 😂 and the fact that the game “Just Cause” a game about toppling dictatorships was named after this. Wow

I was always curious about this one. Thanks Edit: Anyone remember playing on PS2 SOCOM US Navy Seals and rescuing Americans from Panama? Good game, good times

@dimitriofthedon3917

Жыл бұрын

Simple times.. damn

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@codysing1223

Жыл бұрын

Then games were so good, felt challenging and rewarding.

My old history teacher served in the invasion, he was an intelligence officer I believe

@Brwigames

Жыл бұрын

The kinda intelligence officer who kidnaps people to be sent to Guantanamo Bay for "interrogation and detention"?

Wow, this was converted into my favorite franchise

Those hoodies yall got are wicked cool just bought 4 of em 😅

Rico Rodriguez from just cause mustve been involved there!

My Dad was there when it happened he said seeing the explosion scared him and he never knew that the us was there. He said that one time a grenade thrown near his house and exploded his front yard. After that, he said that he never wanted to go to the military just after seeing what was can do.

Operation urgent fury would also be a very interesting idea for a next video.

My cousin served in the invasion, He was a south carolina national guardsmen

@user-op8fg3ny3j

Жыл бұрын

Does he regret playing a part in the invasion?

@williamnunley3493

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-op8fg3ny3j Why would he? Noriega started it and was a drug dealer.

@SniperFallen06

Жыл бұрын

​@@williamnunley3493The CIA started it*

@AndresFarrugiaa

7 күн бұрын

@@williamnunley3493 Well call me crazy but Noriega was also a CIA scumbag.

Watched a documentary on Noriega a few hours ago and some videos like 10 minutes ago, really good timing with this upload 😂

@TexasGreed

Жыл бұрын

Want to go down a fun rabbit hole look up ole boy Lee Christmas and the story of the "banana republic"

@musofir2204

Жыл бұрын

You should also look into Omar Torrijos. He was the ruler before Noriega and took him under his wing. Torrijos was a dictator as well but he died in a helicopter crash to Coclesito in Panama.

@nicholasgrossman3194

Жыл бұрын

​@@TexasGreed yeah this is one of those Cia projects that's probably for the better right? At least Panama is rich now, even if they're a vassal state

@hilmust6278

Жыл бұрын

@@musofir2204 did that too

@aaroncabatingan5238

Жыл бұрын

​@@nicholasgrossman3194 They're not a vassal state. Just because they're under US protection doesn't mean they're a vassal state.