From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Sat Sep 07 2002 - 18:58:39 PDT
Oliver North Warned of the Terrorism of Osama Bin Laden during the
Iran-Contra Hearings in 1987-Fiction!
Summary of eRumor:
Oliver North allegedly told a congressional hearing
that he had installed a security system in his
home because of threats to his family by Osama Bin
Laden. Later versions of the story say the
person questioning Col. North was Senator Al Gore.
The Truth:
According to the Congressional Record, there was no
mention of Osama Bin Laden during the
Iran-Contra hearings by Oliver North or anyone else.
In fact, there was no mention of Osama Bin
Laden in the Congressional Record at all in 1987, the
year of the hearings.
Also, Senator Al Gore was not a member of the joint
House-Senate Iran-Contra Committee and
did not do any of the questioning.
One of the charges against North at that time, however,
was his accepting a security system for
his home as a gift. He said he needed it because of
threats against himself and his family by
Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal.
Paul Bedard whose column WASHINGTON WHISPERS appears on
USNEWS.com contacted
North who confirmed that he never referenced Bin Laden
who, in fact, became a friend of the U.S.
against Soviet invaders of Afghanistan.
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From http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/ollienorth-osama.htm
This was the FIRST hit with a Google search 'Oliver North Osama Bin Laden'
-John
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