Author unknown.

"You know, it's funny. I remember very vividly the Oliver North
hearings, but did not recall the name of Osama bin Laden as the
terrorist that
North was threatened by. Has this slimeball been around that long?.
It's pretty evident, in hindsight that we should have listened to
OLLIE!

I was at a UNC lecture the other day where they played a video of Oliver
North during the Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan administration. I
was naive back then but was surprised by this particular clip. There
was Olie in front of God and Country getting the third degree.
But what he said stunned me. He was being drilled by some senator I
didn't recognize who asked him;

'Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security
system?'

Oliver replied, 'Yes I did sir.'

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, 'Isn't
this just a little excessive?'

'No sir,' continued Oliver.

'No. And why not?'

'Because the life of my family and I were threatened.'

'Threatened? By who.'

'By a terrorist, sir.'

'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?'

'His name is Osama bin Laden.'

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A coupl of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued.

'Why are you so afraid of this man?'

'Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of.'

'And what do you recommend we do about him?'

'If it were me I would recommend 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 they showed of
the clip.

It's scary when you think 15 years ago the government was aware of Osama
bin Laden and his potential threat to the security of the world.

I guess like all great tyrants they start small but if left untended
spread like the virus they truly are.'