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词条 José Isabel Blandón Castillo
释义

  1. Career

  2. References

José Isabel Blandón Castillo (born c. 1944[1]) was a close adviser to Panama's Dictator Manuel Noriega; he was described in 1988 by The Washington Post as "one of [Noriega's] oldest and closest advisers",[2] and became a "key informant" in Noriega's drug-related prosecution in the United States.[2]

Career

Blandón was a "senior intelligence officer" in Panama[3] and said in 1988 that as "chief of political intelligence" until 1986 he had had access to classified military intelligence reports, including reports from the US.[5]

Blandón was Panama's Consul-General in New York when he was dismissed by Noriega in January 1988.[2] He had been the author of a so-called "Blandon Plan" which he said Noriega had asked him to devise in mid-1987, on how to transition to a more democratic government, with Noriega stepping down.[4]

Blandón's 1988 testimony to the US Senate's Kerry Committee included allegations about the Panamanian links to the Iran-Contra affair,[5][6][7] and claims that the CIA had aided in covering up the 1985 assassination by Noriega of government critic Hugo Spadafora.[8]

The father of Panamanian legislator José Isabel Blandón Figueroa, his son's disapproval of Blandón's position as a top aide to Manuel Noriega helped push Blandón to defecting.[9]

References

1. ^The Washington Post, 2 February 1988, Noriega Corruption Rampant, Ex-Aide Charges
2. ^Associated Press, 22 February 1988, Senator Asks CIA Probe on Blandon Testimony
3. ^Los Angeles Times, 9 December 1990, DEA Source Tied to Noriega Tapes : Media: The ex-dictator's opponent reportedly leaked recordings to CNN. He was said to be assisting federal agency in gathering evidence in the drug case.
4. ^The Washington Post, 19 January 1988, Blandon Worked Behind Scenes With Opposition, U.S. : Adviser Tried to Arrange Graceful Noriega Exit
5. ^New York Times, 4 February 1988, [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/04/world/a-us-frame-up-of-nicaragua-charged.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm A U.S. Frame-Up of Nicaragua Charged]
6. ^New York Times, 10 February 1988, [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/10/world/consul-asserts-cia-aided-in-panama-cover-up.html Consul Asserts C.I.A. Aided in Panama Cover-Up]
7. ^Chicago Tribune, 10 February 1988, Fired Aid Says Noriega Received Cia Reports
8. ^The Morning Call, 9 March 1988, House Panel: Put Squeeze On Panama
9. ^Los Angeles Times, 15 February 1988, Father's 'Attempt to Redeem' Self : Son Prompted Defection, Anti-Noriega Testimony
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