Nope, this is a recycled hoax. See details http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/ollienorth-osama.htm
Angel Stewart wrote: >"It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing an old news >video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings >during the Reagan Administration. > >There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, >but what he said was stunning! > >He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to >$60,000 for a home security system?" > >Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir." > >The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't >that just a little excessive?" > >"No, sir," continued Ollie. > >"No? And why not?" the senator asked. > >"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir." > >"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned. > >"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered. > >"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" > >"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied. > >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?" the senator asked. > >"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie >answered. > >"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator. > >"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team >be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth." > >The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was >shown of the clip. > >By the way, that senator was Al Gore > >Also: > >Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The >Israelis >captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with >the >Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called >"political prisoners." > >However, the Israelis ! would not release any with blood on their hands, >The >American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of >State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released. > >Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an >airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by >many >of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first >identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports" > >Someone sent this to me in email...anyone able to verify it? I figure >someone who has been following the issue may know off the top of their >heads. > >-Gel > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
