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  North, Oliver L. "Ollie"
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NameOliver L. "Ollie" North
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Bluefield, Virginia , United States
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Born October 07, 1943 (80 years)
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Last ModifedAshley
Jun 08, 2009 05:20pm
Tags Caucasian - Married - Marine Corps - Convicted - Protestant - Straight -
InfoOliver Laurence North is an American Marine best known for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal. Currently, he is a political commentator, host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel, and a New York Times best-selling author. His latest book, American Heroes, offers a first-hand account of his extensive coverage of U.S. military units engaged in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines. He is a 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was a career officer in the Marine Corps, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after twenty years of service.

North was at the center of national attention during the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. North was a National Security Council member involved in the clandestine sale of weapons to Iran, which served to encourage the release of U.S. hostages from Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan: diverting proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel group in Nicaragua. North was charged with several felonies, but the charges were later dismissed in 1991. North is married to Betsy North (née Stuart), whom he met while attending the United States Naval Academy. They married on November 13, 1968 (after North was commissioned and finished the Basic School at Quantico, Virginia) and have four children.


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Jun 10, 2001 06:00am News Political Briefing; Squabbling Continues Over Virginia's Map  Article Southern_Moderate2 

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