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To: JohnM who wrote (42399)	9/6/2002 5:52:57 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, as you can see from Bill's response, it doesn't make much difference. A little inter-service rivalry caused Hackworth to be momentarily confused, or something. Far be it from me to say that Bill's reaction might possibly have anything to do with Carl's "selective perception". Just for completeness, I dug up this account of Reagan's letter on Ollie in the '94 Senate campaign. Allegedly off the DJ wire. Reagan 'Pretty Steamed' At North For Iran-Contra Statements --- RICHMOND, Va. - Former President Ronald Reagan jumped into the Virginia Senate race Thursday, saying he was ''getting pretty steamed'' over what he said were false statements by Republican candidate Oliver North. Reagan's comments came in an exchange of letters with former Nevada Sen. Paul Laxalt. Laxalt supports North's GOP opponent, James Miller. Miller is Reagan's former budget chief. Reagan accused North of lying about the Iran-Contra scandal, but he stopped short of endorsing Miller in the race for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Robb. ''I do have to admit that I am getting pretty steamed about the statements coming from Oliver North. I never instructed him or anyone in my administration to mislead Congress on Iran-Contra matters or anything else,'' Reagan wrote. ''I certainly did not know anything about the Iran-Contra diversion,'' Reagan wrote. ''And, the private meetings he said he had with me just didn't happen.'' In Washington, Virginia's GOP senator, John Warner, said of North: ''Now is the time for him to withdraw.'' Warner has said North should not be running for the Senate because of his criminal convictions. North was convicted of three felonies in the affair, but they were later overturned. Laxalt noted in a letter to Reagan that the former Marine lieutenant colonel wrote in his book ''Under Fire'' that Reagan knew everything about Iran-Contra. He also noted North said in a recent TV interview that Reagan directed him to lie to Congress about the arms-for-hostages scandal. North's campaign said it was preparing a response to the letters. North and Miller are battling for delegates to a June 4 convention. The winner will face the victor of a June 14 Democratic primary. groups.google.com