Claim

Claim 783

Journalist Peter Arnett said the number of civilians killed around Noriega's headquarters was never confirmed by the United States government.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Journalist Peter Arnett said the number of civilians killed around Noriega's headquarters was never confirmed by the United States government.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Civilian toll never acknowledged
About: incident 1989-us-panama-press-pool-restricted
Source: Blame Grenada!
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2001

Quotation from the source

That still haunts the United States down there, because there were many civilians killed around Noriega’s headquarters, but the United States never acknowledged it