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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Little Joe who wrote (170010)8/10/2001 6:35:43 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
"Regardless of the propriety of the arms sales they were made to free americans, as I recall."

No, they were sold to the Iranians at hugely inflated prices to raise money to fight the war in Nicaragua that Congress had cut off funds for. And Ollie North essentially copped a plea with congress in exchange for his testimony which then could not be used against him in a court of law..... And yes, he was convicted of lying ot Congress....