From: Cougarjack@aol.com
Date: Sat Sep 07 2002 - 21:06:39 PDT
John,
You are correct, of course, it was Abu Nidal who was mentioned in that hearing. May God rest his merry soul.
Jack
In a message dated Sat, 7 Sep 2002 8:58:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, "J. Forster" <jfor@quik.com> writes:
>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.
>***************************************************
>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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