Now that I would like to see the clip of Oliver North on Osama bin Laden.
Senator, Would You Care To Comment? Finally, I recently received a rather stunning e-mail on the subject of how Ollie North viewed Osama bin Laden 15 years or so ago: "At a UNC lecture the other day, they played a video of Oliver North during the Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan administration. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, grilled by some senator 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 whom?' '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. 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. Fifteen years ago, the government was aware of bin Laden and his potential threat to the security of the world." |
