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The ceremonies were split between Independence Hall and Congress Hall, where the first federal lawmakers met. If any theme emerged from the speechifying, it was that the capacity to produce such conciliatory agreements as the Great Compromise may be the genius of the American system. House Speaker Jim Wright praised...
Instead we have Ollie. Having created him, how to account for him? Pick your theory: depressed country looking for hero, underdog hounded by gray- flanneled Congressmen, commando abandoned by his White House superiors, all- American boy put upon by hippie (Nields), then big-shot N.Y. lawyer (Liman), etc. But before...
Lieut. Colonel Oliver North spent nearly three years coordinating arms purchases and helping to raise money for the contra rebels fighting in Nicaragua. But none of North's secret activities may prove as vital to the rebels as his testimony before the Iran-contra committees. As millions of Americans watched...
Unlike Oliver North, Admiral Poindexter took the spear of responsibility in his own chest. But through the testimony of both was threaded a common theme: their goal was to cast a shroud of deniability around their activities.
"We have had incredible leaks from discussions with closed committees of the & Congress," charged Lieut. Colonel Oliver North in his testimony before the Iran-contra committees. Later, former National Security Adviser John Poindexter complained that divulging secrets "has become an art form in this city to help influence policy." One...