From Noriega to Maduro: America’s Long History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

Manuel Antonio Noriega watches as U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents place chains around his waist aboard a C-130 transport plane on Jan. 4, 1990. Noriega surrendered to U.S. authorities in Panama City and was flown to Miami, Florida, where he faced drug trafficking charges. Photo | AP

From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

Kidnapping heads of state is not a Trump innovation. It is American tradition.