"After helping plan the US raid on Muammar Qaddafi's terrorist bases in Libya, [Ollie] North was targeted for assassination by Abu Nidal, the infamous terrorist. . . ."
It may be, but I recall that military bases along the border increased their security sharlpy and started inspecting vehicles for bombs (inspecting trunks, truck beds, undersides of vehicles, using bomb sniffing dogs, etc.) when they entered bases. I was a kid at the time and recall visiting a couple of base museums and hearing the gate security folks state that they had to search the vehicle for explosives because of the Libyans who had crossed the border.