The World - News from May 25, 1989

Panamanian strongman Manuel A. Noriega told an international delegation that the United States is to blame for Panama’s political crisis. “We told them our truth,” the general said in a statement after meeting with Organization of American States delegates for 2 1/2 hours. Noriega said the meeting gave the Defense Forces an opportunity to explain “the foreign intervention that caused the deterioration” in Panama. The OAS delegation, sent to seek a peaceful solution, met earlier in the day with opposition candidates in the May 7 presidential elections, which were annulled by the government.