Oliver north biography during 1960s and 1970s

American political commentator (born )

This article is about the American military figure. For the British engineer, see Oliver Danson North.

"Colonel North" redirects here.

Oliver north biography during 1960s and 1970s

For the 19th-century English magnate, see John Thomas North.

Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, ) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corpslieutenant 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 late s. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Khomeini regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages then held in Lebanon.

North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, official funding for which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment.

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