WORLD IN BRIEF : JAMAICA : Panama Invasion Draws Criticism
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Vice President Dan Quayle’s three-day peacemaking mission to Latin America ended on a sour note when Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley told him the U.S. invasion of Panama was a violation of international law. “We exchanged views on Panama,” Manley said, “and we are friends, but friends do not always agree.” Quayle visited Honduras and Panama in addition to Jamaica. But the trip had to be scaled back because several Latin American nations indicated he would not be welcome so soon after the invasion.
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