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LMAO This part is hilarious "Dubbed Operation Nifty Package, the National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft would later point to the psychological harassment of the Papal Nuncio as "a low moment in US Army history", noting that their approach had been silly, reproachable, and undignified."
After the successful invasion of Panama, known as Operation Just Cause, by the US Military, Panama's former Dictator found himself fleeing from US special forces operators. After a time, he would find himself seeking shelter in the Apostolic Nunciature, the Holy See's embassy in Panama. As a result, Delta force found themselves in a particular situation, unable to invade the embassy by force, due to treaties with the Vatican, the Special forces soldiers were forced to get creative. Dubbed Operation Nifty Package, the National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft would later point to the psychological harassment of the Papal Nuncio as "a low moment in US Army history", noting that their approach had been silly, reproachable, and undignified. American troops would set up a perimeter around the embassy and would begin a campaign of psychological-warfare, that over the course of 10 days, would annoy the Vatican's staff to such a degree, Noriega was forcibly ordered to surrender to the Americans outside. The Army would begin blaring disturbing chicken noises at "deafening levels", gunning the engines of armored vehicles against the Nunciature's fence, and setting fire to a neighboring field and bulldozing it to create a "helicopter landing zone". Reportedly the version of the song "I Fought the Law" performed by The Clash was played repeatedly along with "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses; other songs in the line-up were "Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll" by Jethro Tull "Panama" by Van Halen, and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. The Holy See complained to President George H. W. Bush about actions of the American soldiers surrounding the embassy, and after three days, the rock music was stopped. On 30 December, the Vatican clarified that it did not believe Noriega had asylum, "but a person in refuge". Meanwhile, Monsignor Laboa petitioned both Panama and the Vatican to agree to extend the embassy property to include another building where he had Noriega's four companions moved to prevent them from encouraging Noriega to stay under Vatican sanctuary, allowing him to convince Noriega to leave. A friend of Laboa later told the UPI that Laboa wanted to "go to work on Noriega, weave a sort of spell around him until he gives in" After ten days of demoralization, Monsignor Jose Sebastian Laboa told Noriega that he had no choice but to surrender to the American soldiers at the front gate. Noriega dressed in his tan uniform, went outside into the dark night with three priests who walked with him the fifty paces to the front gate; when he reached the front gate, an American paratrooper named Sgt. Scott Geist confronted Noriega and described him as "a broken man". A number of other soldiers then forced him to the ground and began searching his effects. His wrists were taped behind his back and was led into a waiting American helicopter which took him to Howard Air Force Base. Monsignor Laboa later told the press that he was proud at having "outwitted" Noriega and convincing him to surrender himself to the Americans, noting "I'm better at psychology" marking an end to one the stranger operations in US Military History.