The only immediate alternative is to recreate the Panamanian Defense Forces.

These actions have created an atmosphere in which Panamanian Defense Forces feel free to fire on unarmed Americans.

She said the men, who identified themselves as members of the Panamanian Defense Forces, appeared to have a list of Americans and their addresses.

It said 127 troops of the Panamanian Defense Forces were killed, 66 wounded and 1,600 captured.

That would have reduced "the simple ability readily available to the Panamanian Defense Forces to make life uncomfortable for Americans," he said.

He is a sergeant in the Panamanian Defense Forces, trained by the United States military.

In 1987, the situation grew more critical, producing paralysis within the Panamanian Defense Forces.

The Panamanian Defense Forces are more a police force than a combat army.

Under General Noriega, the Panamanian Defense Forces had about 13,300 members.

The guard was renamed the Panamanian Defense Forces.