- Forward from a lecture attendee:
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- I was at a UNC lecture the other day where they played
a video of Oliver North during the Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan
administration. I was only 14 back then but was surprised by this particular
clip.
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- There was Ollie in front of God and Country getting the
third degree. But what he said stunned me. He was being drilled by some
senator I didn't recognize who asked him;
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- 'Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home
security system?'
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- Oliver replied, 'Yes I did sir.'
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- The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the
audience, 'Isn't this just a little excessive?'
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- 'No sir,' continued Oliver.
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- 'No. And why not?'
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- 'Because the life of my family and I were threatened.'
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- 'Threatened? By who.'
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- 'By a terrorist, sir.'
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- 'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that
much?'
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- 'His name is Osama bin Laden.'
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- 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?'
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- 'Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I
know of.'
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- 'And what do you recommend we do about him?'
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- 'If it were me I would recommend an assassin team be
formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth.'
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- The senator disagreed with this approach and that was
all they showed of the clip.
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- It's scary when you think 15 years ago the government
was aware of Osama bin Laden and his potential threat to the security of
the world. I guess like all great tyrants they start small but if left
untended spread like the virus they truly are.
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