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Oliver North Hoax

January 2002

Oliver North was involved in hearings concerning covert government
support of the Iran Contra. However, someone wants us to think that he
was involved with Bin Laden and that he was somehow prophetic in knowing
that Bin Laden was a danger way back then. Just about everything in this
message is refuted by Oliver North on his own website.

http://www.northamerican.com/EMAIL_RESPONSE.htm



It was the committee counsel, John Nields, not a senator who was doing
the questioning.

The security system only cost $16K.

The terrorist was Abu Nidal, not Bin Laden.

He never said he was afraid of the man, but he was afraid for his
family.



I was at a UNC lecture the other day where they played a video of Oliver
North during the Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan administration. I
was only 14 back then but was surprised by this particular clip.

There was Olie in front of God and Country getting the third degree.

But what he said stunned me. He was being drilled by some senator I
didn't recognize who asked him;

'Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security
system?'

Oliver replied, 'Yes I did sir.'

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, 'Isn't
this just a little excessive?'

'No sir,' continued Oliver.

'No. And why not?'

'Because the life of my family and I were threatened.'

'Threatened? By who.'

'By a terrorist, sir.'

'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?'

'His name is Osama bin Laden.'

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of
people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued.

'Why are you so afraid of this man?'

'Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of.'

'And what do you recommend we do about him?'

'If it were me I would recommend an assassin team be formed to eliminate
him and his men from the face of the earth.'

The senator disagreed with this approach and that was all they showed of
the clip.

It's scary when you think 15 years ago the government was aware of Osama
bin Laden and his potential threat to the security of the world. I guess
like all great tyrants they start small but if left untended spread like
the virus they truly are.

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