i have recently recieved a few e-mails about this document even though it 
is no longer activitly linked to from my page.  however to satisfy these 
people and to provide both sides of the story, i amnow adding this website 
sent to me buy one of my many beloved readers.

	http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/Oliver_North.shtml


> > Interesting! One of our team members attending college
> > had a professor play this clip of the Iran-Contra hearings -
> > this was back in 1987!


> > At a lecture the other day they played an old video of Lt. Col.
> > Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan
> > Administration.
> > There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third
> > degree.
> > But what he said was stunning!!
> > He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you not recently spend
> > close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
> > Ollie 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 Ollie.
> > "No? And why not?" the senator asked.
> > "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened sir."
> > 'Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
> > 'By a terrorist, sir.' Ollie answered.
> > 'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"

> > "His name is Osama bin Laden sir." Ollie replied.

> > At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
> > pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A
> > couple
> > of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued.

> > "Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.

> > "Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of,"
> > Ollie answered.
> > "And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.

> > "Well sir, if it were up to me, I would recommend that 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 that was
> > shown of the clip.


If anyone is interested, the Senator turned out to be none other
than Al Gore.



so what do you think??