By Oliver L. North
The guy who was once ordered by way of Reagan and his cronies to aid behavior the covert pipeline of cash to the Nicaraguan contras offers his facet of the tale, recounting his adolescence, his provider in Vietnam, and his trial. Reprint.
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Coming of Age 64 5. Combat 88 6. ANew Life 120 7. Dyzantium on the Potomac 150 8. Close-up 172 9. "We Bag the Bums" 196 10. The Contras 218 11. Body and Soul 239 12. Image Problems 263 13. The Second Channel 277 14. Endgame 307 15. Lights, Cameras... 330 16. Circsis Mrtxi~ffs 350 17. A Smoking Gun in the Closet 376 18. The room was packed, the doors were open, and millions of Americans were watching on television. I was one of them. "What? Before I could catch my breath, the President turned over the microphones to Attorney General Meese and left the room.
Like impeachment. Meese:Yes. Sullivan: There was discussion, in fact, on the days November 23rd and 24th that unless the administration, unless you and the president himself, put out to the public the facts of the use of residuals for the Freedom Fighters, unless you got it out the door first, it could possibly lead to impeachment by the Congress, correct? That was a concern, that political opponents might try that kind of tactic. I don't know whether the actual word "impeachment" was referred to, but I certainly discussed the tremendous consequences for the President personally and for the administration.
Vice Admiral, USN: Deputy National Security Adviser, 1983-85; National Security Adviser to President Reagan,1986. Qaddafi, Muammar al-: Libyan dictator. Quintero, Raphael (Chi Chi): Former Cuban freedom fighter; former CIA officer; employee of Richard Secord, 1984-86. Rafsanjani, Hashemi: Speaker of the Iranian Parliament. Reagan, Ronald: President of the United States, 1981-88. : White House Chief of Staff, 1985-86. Robinette, Glenn: Former CIA employee who installed security system at Oliver North's home.