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The many code names that Lieut. Colonel Oliver North attracted during the Iran-contra affair ranged from the heroic "Good" to the cryptic "B.G." (for "Blood and Guts") to the macho "Steel Hammer." But the most significant, and bizarre, could turn out to be "Belly Button." That improbable monicker was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Big Bonus for Belly Button | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

The isolated cell block holds just six other prisoners (one of them is former Soviet Spy Christopher Boyce). With a roughhewn, 6-ft. 5-in. physique, Wilson exudes a sense of physical power despite his confinement. He is eager to talk about what he claims were his professional and commercial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spectator in Solitary | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

Hall, who was Lt. Col. Oliver North's secretary at the National Security Council, was the 18th witness as the joint House and Senate committees ended the first phase of their public hearings and adjourned for two weeks.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: I Removed Secret Documents, Hall Says | 6/10/1987 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--Fawn Hall, Oliver North's former White House secretary, told congressional committees yesterday that she helped him shred a foot-and-a-half stack of documents as the Iran-Contra affair began unraveling last fall, then walked out of the White House with other papers hidden in her clothing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hall Testifies on Document Shredding | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

Secord was not the only middleman who saw opportunities for profit in the Reagan Administration's private foreign policy ventures. Saudi Arms Merchant Adnan Khashoggi and Iranian Manucher Ghorbanifar earned lucrative commissions on the sales of U.S. weapons to Iran. Fund Raiser Carl Channell reportedly kept 35% of the private...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patriots Pursuing Profits | 6/8/1987 | See Source »

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