Oliver North throws a party: what a lovely Cold War it was.
The Progressive › Vol. 61 Nbr. 9, September 1997
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$150-a-plate dinner given on the anniversary of North's Iran-contra Congressional hearings
North and his self-promoting organization, Freedom Alliance, attempts to parlay the prestige of Ronald Reagan, and the Iran-Contra affair, into money and the credit for the democratic government in Nicaragua. North's ties to the covert war that killed 30,000 Nicaraguans, and other US crimes, are discussed.See the full content of this document
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Oliver North throws a party: what a lovely Cold War it was.
Yes, the Cold War is over. I know because I attended Oliver North's victory celebration at the Capitol Hill Hyatt in Washington, D.C. The July 8, $150-a-plate dinner marked the American triumph over the Evil Empire in the worldwide battle for democracy and freedom.
"We won," North declared. "Reagan saved the world from communism." The party was held on the tenth anniversary of North's testimony before Congress in the Iran-contra hearings. And North estimated that fully 10 percent of Congress was there to revel in the moment with him. "I don't think I've seen so many members of Congress since I was subpoenaed," he said, peering out at the audience. Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, made the opening remarks, claiming credit on behalf of Republicans for the fall of the Berlin Wall and the contra victory in the Nicaraguan elections. "How many more generations were you willing to consign to totalitarianism?" he demanded of the "liberals in Washington." He denounced the Clinton Administration, which "never had the guts to put on a uniform, ne...See the full content of this document
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