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	Oliver North - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised a Roman Catholic in upstate Philmont, New York.
		North was assigned to the National Security Council staff of the Reagan administration in 1981, served as the United States government Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 1983 to 1986, and eventually became Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs.
		North became famous due to his participation in the Iran-Contra Affair, in which he was the chief coordinator of the illegal sale of weapons via intermediaries to Iran, with the profits being channeled to the Contras in Nicaragua.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_North (1307 words)

	Oliver North - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		North was born on October 7 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, was raised in Philmont, New York, and attended the State University of New York Brockport before attending the U.S. Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1968.
		North was assigned to the National Security Council staff of the Reagan administration in 1981, served as the United States government Counterterrorism Coordinator from 1983 to 1986, and eventually became Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs.
		North became famous due to his participation in the Iran-Contra Affair, in which he was the chief coordinator of the illegal sale of weapons via intermediaries to Iran, with the profits being channeled to the Contra rebel group in Nicaragua.
	www.reidsville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Oliver_North (832 words)

	Iran-Contra Affair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oliver North and John Poindexter were indicted on multiple charges on March 16, 1988.
		North, indicted on twelve counts, was found guilty by a jury of three minor counts.
		The convictions were vacated on appeal on the grounds that North's Fifth Amendment rights may have been violated by the indirect use of his testimony to Congress which had been given under a grant of immunity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iran-Contra_Affair (2494 words)

	Walsh Iran / Contra Report - Chapter 2 United States v. Oliver L. North
		North was charged also with obstruction of congressional investigations and false statements to a congressional committee and the attorney general, shredding and altering official documents, acceptance of an illegal gratuity from Secord in the form of a home-security system, conversion of traveler's checks and tax-fraud conspiracy.
		North said on cross-examination that on November 20, 1986, during preparation of congressional testimony for Casey and Poindexter, an entire roomful of individuals knew that false assertions were being drafted when North suggested that they say no one in the U.S. Government knew the true cargo of the November 1985 HAWK missile shipment to Iran.
		North said he believed the purpose of Betsy North's trip to Philadelphia was for her to identify herself to Zucker in case North didn't return from a dangerous trip to Iran.
	www.fas.org /irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_02.htm (9768 words)

	Oliver North
		Oliver North was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 7, 1943.
		North was obviously unrepentant of his Contra-dealings, which he admitted were illegal, but insisted that he had done the right thing.
		Oliver North came to the attention of the American people during the Iran-Contra affair, and he has managed to stay more or less in the public eye since that time.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/bios/b4northoliver.htm (824 words)

	Oliver North Notebooks
		North made the now-famous notation: "$14 M[illion] to finance came from drugs." The $14 million that the supplier had used to finance the guns "came from drugs." Again, the NSC and CIA were sufficiently involved in these various operations and transactions to be aware of these goings-on.
		Oliver North suggested to the DEA in 1985 that $1.5 million in drug money carried aboard a plane piloted by DEA informant Barry Seal and generated in a sting of the Medellin and Sandinista officials, be provided to the Contras.
		While North's suggestion was rejected by the DEA, it highlights the Reagan White House's lack of inhibition in using drug profits as a means to pursue the then-illegal CIA covert war.
	www.csun.edu /CommunicationStudies/ben/news/cia/970211.north.html (806 words)

	Oliver North: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		North was born on October 7 1943 in San Antonio, EHandler: no quick summary.
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/oliver_north.htm (1813 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columnists :: Oliver North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oliver L. North is a combat decorated Marine, a #1 bestselling author, the founder of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. patents, a syndicated columnist, and the host of "War Stories" on the Fox News Channel.
		North was born in San Antonio, graduated from the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis, and served 22 years as a U.S. Marine.
		North is also the founder of Freedom Alliance, a foundation which provides scholarships for the sons and daughters of service members killed in action.
	www.townhall.com /opinion/contributors/ollienorth.html (546 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Oliver Twisted)
		Although North had been granted limited immunity for his testimony, he was later convicted of criminal charges related to Iran-Contra activities (a conviction that was eventually overturned on the grounds that witnesses had been influenced by his immunized testimony).
		One of the charges against North was that he had received a $16,000 home security system paid for out of the proceeds of the Iran-Contra affair and had forged documents to cover his receipt of an illegal gratuity.
		North admitted that he knew the security system was a "gift" but maintained he never inquired about who had paid for it or how it was financed, and he was insistent that he needed the security system because the government had failed to provide adequate protection against international terrorists for him and his family.
	www.snopes.com /rumors/north.asp (1090 words)

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		Another parody was used on Saturday Night Live in 1986, "Ollie North, The Mute Marine" as a satire of Oliver North and his then-current refusal to speak up about his participation in the Iran-Contra Affair.
		With the fundraising help of friend Oliver North, Rohrabacher was able to win the Republican primary and capture the seat, centered around northern coastal Orange County.
		The U.S. Congress issued its final report on 18 November, 1987, which stated that the President bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides and his administration exhibited "secrecy, deception and disdain for the law." Oliver North and John Poindexter were indicted on multiple charges on March 16, 1988.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Oliver-North.htm (744 words)

	Media Matters - Oliver North: Iraqi prisoner abuse "the kind of thing that you might find on any college campus ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NORTH: The official response of the United States is to catch and punish the perpetrators of this heinous act [the murder of American civilian Nick Berg].
		Oliver North was a member of the National Security Council staff during the Reagan administration and is founder and honorary chairman of the conservative public policy organization Freedom Alliance.
		oliver north, the imminent scurge of the military, is obviously one of those persons that believe in "misdemeanor murder." i'm not blaming reagan per se, but his time and his administration were the petri dish for the viral emergence of north and the rushing addict.
	mediamatters.org /items/200405120005 (674 words)

	The Oliver North File
		North himself had prematurely leaked a DEA undercover operation, jeopardizing agents' lives, for political advantage in an upcoming Congressional vote on aid to the contras (p.121).
		North recounting drug-running "indiscretions" among the contras, warning that a known drug-smuggling airplane was delivering taxpayer-funded "humanitarian aid" overseen by Mr.
		North's White House e-mails recounting his efforts to spring from prison a Honduran general who could "spill the beans" on the secret contra war, even though the Justice Department termed the Honduran a "narcoterrorist" for his involvement in cocaine smuggling and an assassination plot.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB113 (1940 words)

	David Hackworth on Oliver North
		North would become a threat if he were to succeed in a bid for the Senate.
		North was convicted on three different counts: for helping decieve Congress about the Reagan administration's trading arms to Iran for release of hostages, for destroying documents and for illegally accepting a home security system that was paid for by a government contractor (Richard Secord), whom North had brought into his operations.
		North himself, in a message sent to John Poindexter (a message that he attempted but failed to destroy), lays out the chain of organizarions from Tehran right down to the hostage holders--a well-known Middle Eastern terrorist group called the Hezbollah.
	www.airborne-ranger.com /ranger/wannabees/OllieNorth.html (2678 words)

	Oliver North - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oliver Laurence North (born October 7 1943) was a member of the Marine Corps who achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
		North was born in 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised a Roman Catholic in upstate Philmont, New York.
		Image:OliverNorthBookSigning.jpg In 1994, North unsuccessfully ran for the Senate as the Republican candidate in Virginia.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Oliver_North (1179 words)

	Oliver County, North Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oliver County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
		About 11.20% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.
		Oliver - Pembina - Pierce - Ramsey - Ransom - Renville - Richland - Rolette - Sargent - Sheridan - Sioux - Slope - Stark - Steele - Stutsman - Towner - Traill - Walsh - Ward - Wells - Williams
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_County,_North_Dakota (400 words)

	Oliver North - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Nov., 1986, North emerged as the central figure in the Iran-contra affair.
		In 1994, North was the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia, but he lost the election.
		Oliver L. North was "Indicted March 16, 1988, on 16 felony counts.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Oliver_North (578 words)

	Wikinfo \| Oliver North
		He coordinated the 1983 invasion of Grenada and the unsuccessful 1985 attempt to arrest the hijackers of the passenger ship Achille Lauro in Italy.
		He is also a syndicated columnist, and is the host of the television show War Stories and a regular commentator on Hannity and Colmes on the Fox News Channel.
		It should be noted that Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia endorsed Marshall Coleman, a Republican who ran as an independent, instead of North in the 1994 Virginia Senate race.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Oliver_North (848 words)

	CBN News -Oliver North on Islamic Terrorists and WMD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CBN.com – Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North is a highly decorated ex-U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran, and former coordinator for the National Security Council.
		LIEUTENANT COLONEL OLIVER NORTH: It does deal with…the strong likelihood that any Iranian leader is going to acquire nuclear weapons and then use them to further their gains for a caliphate - the Islamic political military religious theocracy in what they describe as the holy lands.
		The North Koreans already have nuclear weapons, the Iranians have been lying to the IAEA for at least 15 years, and currently have, by everyone's estimate, the ability to make or acquire nuclear weapons.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/051004c.asp (912 words)

	Oliver North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		North, a polarizing figure who was viewed by people of differing political persuasions as either a hero or villain in the Iran-Contra scandal, received an overwhelmingly warm reception Monday afternoon as he spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at Riverside Theatre as part of its Distinguished Lecturer Series.
		North said he was supportive of President Bush's recent refusal to set a timetable for the removal of the troops from Iraq and spoke positively of how events in that country are unfolding.
		North emphasized the increasing involvement by women in the leadership of Iraq is crucial to changes in that country as he related a conversation he had with the elected governor of Iraq's largest province.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1351334/posts (2455 words)

	Hostile Witness
		According to Poindexter, yes, the president knew that North was the NSC staff officer on Central America and knew, in a general sense, that it was North's responsibility to keep the contras alive.
		North's associate Albert Hakim, however, had testified that he asked Zucker to set up a $200,000 trust in Switzerland for North's family as an "insurance policy" for North if he was killed during his trip to Tehran.
		Maybe Oliver North had practically spit in the eyes of their employers, but he still came across as a patriot and celebrity.
	foi.missouri.edu /homelandsecurity/hostilewitness/hostilewitness.html (5235 words)

	Oliver North
		For many conservative Americans, Oliver North's covert involvement in the selling of arms to Iran to support anti-Communist guerrillas in Nicaragua was a heroic act in support of democracy.
		When the scandal was exposed, Oliver North took the fall for the entire Reagan administration.
		Accused of violating international law and the U.S. Constitution, North was convicted in 1989 of three federal crimes: aiding in the obstruction of Congress, accepting illegal gratuities and destroying documents related to arms sales to Iran to finance the contra war.
	www.heroism.org /class/1980/north.htm (375 words)

	The Exponent Online
		North's objectives for the future of the country were clear and so was his definition of a patriot.
		North said the most important goal for our country should be finding volunteers to serve in the U.S. military.
		Most of the crowd agreed with North's comments that there aren't enough of America's youth serving in the military, but there were a select few, some of which were the types of liberal professors that North denounced for their views in the beginning of his speech, who disagreed.
	www.purdueexponent.org /2002/01/18/campus (456 words)

	Townhall.com Book Service: War Stories: Operation Iraqi Freedom by Oliver North
		North's accounts of his adventures are riveting -- from his ride in a helicopter through an Iraqi sandstorm and his perilous trip in another that is shot up by Iraqi antiaircraft guns to his dramatic walks down Iraqi highways alongside intrepid American Marines.
		This isn't a book about generals and admirals; North introduces you to the young warriors who put their lives on the line -- the victors who now hope that their stunning triumph won't be stolen from them by naysayers, critics, and the antiwar crowd.
		Filled with North's trademark honest, in-depth, and inspiring reporting, this is a gripping and insightful look at the latest crop of American (and world) heroes: those who fought and won Operation Iraqi Freedom.
	www.thbookservice.com /bookpage.asp?prod_cd=c6405 (1002 words)

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