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To: abstract who wrote (76384)	10/10/2004 11:50:34 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793738

>>I'm reading about it online and I confess to swallowing this one whole. Well, that's progress.

To: abstract who wrote (76384)	10/11/2004 12:28:53 AM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793738

It is amazing what you can learn if you pay attention and make some effort. No, Oliver North did not testify about or speak the name Osama bin Laden during the Iran-Contra hearings. He claimed that threats against his life had been made by terrorist Abu Nidal, telling a congressional committee: snopes.com

To: abstract who wrote (76384)	10/11/2004 11:27:46 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793738

I remember seeing a transcript of a Senate testimony by North - think Gore was the chairman of the committee and said something stupid about bin Laden's name You read no such thing because it doesn't exist. Another urban legend/hoax you swallowed whole. The failure to use your critical faculties is becoming more and more apparent.