Oliver North And Osama Bin Laden

from an e-mail

[robjna]

Don;t know if this is true or not but: Reported by a friend in Florida: >

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.

[donozark]

I thought it was Abu Nidal?

[rface]

Paul Harvey talked about this in his morning radio report.

[donozark]

Or Abul Abas?

[Dagny Taggart]

Is this true?

[Redbob]

And of course Paul Harvey reported the same story on the radio this morning.
Doesn't make it true, of course.

[Mr. Lucky]

Wearing your asbestos underpants?

[Dimensio]

Paul Harvey talked about this in his morning radio report.

Please tell me that Paul Harvey was aware that the story was bunk.

Or is this a joke, referring to a number of other urban legends allegedly (though not actually) told by Paul Harvey?

[Rosencrantz]

urban legend debunked HERE

[JohnGalt]

It's bogus.

Ollie was talking about assassinating Terry Reed.

[clintonh8r]

The REALLY scary thing is that 15 years ago we had never heard of bill and hillary clinton.

[alnick]

I do know that his family was the target of an failed terrorist attack, but I don't know any of the details.

[robjna]

sorry for the wasted post: never mind

[tallhappy]

Yes, Abu Nidal.

From a North bio:

After helping to plan the U.S. raid on Maummar Qaddaffi's terrorist bases in Libya, he was targeted by Abu Nidal, the world's deadliest assassin.

- http://conservativechronicle.com/columnists/north.htm

[Ada Coddington]

You got it right. The e-mail is a fraud.

[eastsider]

The REALLY scary thing is that 15 years ago we had never heard of bill and hillary clinton.

Juanita Broadrick had.

[dead]

I'll bet you money that this is merely the first of dozens of postings of this rumor.

Wait till Ted Nugent finds out!

[coramdeo]

Ollie was talking about assassinating Terry Reed.

I'm pretty sure Ollie was talking about James Carville - and boy was he right!

[Polybius]

It was Abu Nidal.

I lived through that period of history on military active duty. When flying to Europe on military duty I had to deep six all my military I.D. in my luggage, as directed to by the Navy, as a result of the terrorists attacks on U.S. military personnel during those times. I heard Oliver North on TV during the hearings.

You do not forget a name like that. It was Abu Nidal.