Noriega’s World Tour Continues

After stints in Florida and France, he now heads to Panama.

Via the BBC:  Ex-ruler Noriega heads for Panama to serve jail terms

The 77-year-old has already spent more than 20 years in French and US prisons.

Last month, a French court approved a request from Panama to send him back home to be jailed over his convictions for murder, corruption and embezzlement.

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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter