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    Oliver North. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel . A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the ...

  2. May 1, 2024 · Oliver North, U.S. Marine Corps officer, conservative political commentator, and author who was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair. Although he was found guilty of several crimes in 1989, the charges were dropped two years later. He later hosted a radio talk show. In 2018–19 he served as president of the NRA.

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    Apr 2, 2014 · Oliver North was born on October 7, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas. He trained at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. During the Vietnam War, he led a marine platoon and was awarded a ...

  4. Jan 24, 2024 · Former National Rifle Association President Oliver North was ousted after he raised concerns about corruption within the gun-lobbying group, he testified Tuesday at a civil corruption trial in New ...

  5. Oliver North is a combat decorated U.S. Marine, #1 best-selling author, founder of a small business and holder of three U.S. patents. For seventeen years he was a syndicated columnist and host of “War Stories” on FOX News Channel. In May 2018, he retired from FOX News to serve as the 66th president of the National Rifle Association of America.

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  6. Jul 5, 2014 · 25 years ago, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North did something really, really bad. He sold weapons to Iran in an effort to help fund rebels fighting Nicaragua’s Socialist government.

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  8. May 8, 2024 · U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan receiving the Tower Commission Report on the Iran-Contra Affair, February 26, 1987. The NSC’s illegal activities came to light in November 1986 after a plane conveying supplies to the contras was shot down and its pilot taken prisoner by the Sandinistas. An immediate public uproar ensued.

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