Oliver North
Also known as Oliver Laurence North, Oliver Laurence 'Ollie' North
American political commentator
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- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 47
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- One More Mission
- War stories
- We Didn't Fight for Socialism
- Veterans' Lament
- Under Fire
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Acting · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Khomeini regime of the Islamic Republic of…
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- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018
- Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold — Self (archive footage)2017
- Fatal News — Self (archive footage)2016
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry — Self - US Military Officer (archive footage)2012
- Never Surrender2012
- Family Fundamentals — Self (archive footage)2002
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Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages then held in Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, official funding for which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment. North was granted limited immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying before Congress about the scheme. He was initially convicted on three felony charges, but the convictions were vacated and reversed and all charges against him dismissed in 1991, on the grounds of immunity.
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