It makes for a ripping yarn, but the terrorist in Oliver North's testimony was Abu Nidal, who was recently found dead of an assassination/suicide in Baghdad. Take a peek at http://www.snopes.com/rumors/north.htm Matthew :) lafrance@verizon.net 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 some 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