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Title: Question:
Post by: HeliMike on January 21, 2005, 04:18:51 PM

This isn't trivia but I'm trying to find out what heavy-metal band it was that the USA was playing to \"smoke out\" Manuel Norriega back in the 80's when they threatened to close the Panama Canal?

Title: Question:
Post by: Shane on January 21, 2005, 04:29:19 PM

It was Metallica... Come on you got a harder one :rockon:
I remember that on the news...
 

Title: Question:
Post by: HeliMike on January 21, 2005, 04:38:28 PM

:rockon:  right on!

But what song smart guy?

Title: Question:
Post by: Shane on January 21, 2005, 04:52:17 PM

I thought it was enter Sandman
 

Title: Question:
Post by: rustybus on January 21, 2005, 05:50:28 PM

dude wasn't it twisted sister

Title: Question:
Post by: Shane on January 21, 2005, 09:50:36 PM

ok you made me research it... so here you go:
The Rock 'n' Roll assault on Noriega.
Operation Just Cause had as its highlight, a \"Rock 'n' Roll assault on Noriega\"

Curious what tunes we played to blast Noriega out of hiding?

keep reading . . .
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/2004...ock_n_roll.html (http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/2004/09/the_rock_n_roll.html)