Oliver North
 Oliver North        (deep politician, spook) | |
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 Lt. Col. Oliver North is sworn in on July 7, 1987, before the congressional committee investigating the Iran-contra affair. | |
| Born | Oliver Lawrence North 1943-10-07 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Betsy North |
| Member of | The Enterprise |
| Interest of | Our Hidden History |
Notably carried the can for the Iran-Contra affair. | |
Oliver L. North, a Marine lieutenant colonel assigned to the National Security Council staff beginning in 1981 until he was fired on November 25, 1986, was the White House official most directly involved in what the corporate media dubbed 'The Iran-Contra Affair'.
Iran-Contra
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
In 1982, under the alias of 'John Cathey', North recruited Terry Reed to raise money and secure airplanes for the Nicaraguan Contras. Reed, an accomplished pilot, later trained about 24 Nicaraguan pilots at a rural airstrip at Nella, Arkansas. Reed later blew the whistle after discovering the drug trafficking component of The Enterprise's Iran-Contra plan.[1]
“Wanted aircraft to go to Bolivia to pick up paste. Want aircraft to pick up 1,500 kilos.”
Oliver North (July 9, 1984) [2]
“Honduran DC-6 which is being used for runs out of New Orleans is probably being used for drug runs into U.S.”
Oliver North (August 9, 1984) [2]
North, who was deputy director of political-military affairs, reported many of his activities to his superiors, US National Security Adviser Robert C. McFarlane and later John M. Poindexter. He claimed to have taken much of his direction from Central Intelligence Agency Director William Casey.[3]
“$14M [million] to finance came from drugs.”
Oliver North (July 12, 1985) [2]
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Carlin | “An interesting kind of, you know a real rat, it would be nice to see him run over by a truck. but he makes life interesting. These people make my life interesting. (...) I can’t help but marvel at the Leona Helmsleys and the Oliver North and the Donald Trumps and the Zsa Zsa Gabors and the Bess Myerson’s and all these people who managed to get themselves in these ridiculous situations. I am very entertained by the world.” | George Carlin | 1989 |
| George Carlin | “(in New York) I really haven't seen this many people in one place since they took the group photographs of all the criminals and lawbreakers in the Ronald Reagan Administration. Two-hundred and twenty-five of 'em, so far! 225 different people in the Ronald Reagan administration have either quit, been fired, arrested, indicted, or convicted of either breaking the law or violating the ethics code! These are the same people who were elected with the help of the moral majority. Elected with the help of the moral majority and the Teamsters union. That's a good combination! Organized religion and organized crime working together to help build a better America.” | George Carlin | |
| Michael Levine | “I have put thousands of Americans away for tens of thousands of years for less evidence for conspiracy with less evidence than is available against Ollie North and CIA people... I personally was involved in a deep-cover case that went to the top of the drug world in three countries. The CIA killed it.” | Michael Levine | 8 October 1996 |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s | 4 March 1983 | 5 March 1983 | Spooky conference attended by the US MICC |
