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Not true, according to friends, advisers and Navy colleagues interviewed by TIME. Poindexter, says one, "is completely at peace with himself." The basis for his calm: he simply feels he did nothing wrong -- and certainly broke no laws -- in helping arrange secret arms sales to Iran and permitting Oliver North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calm in The Eye of the Storm | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

When Lieut. Colonel Oliver North sat down at his computer terminal to compose memos to his superiors at the National Security Council, he made a common assumption. He thought his electronic missives -- relaying confidential details of the ill-fated Iran-contra deal -- were more secure than messages sent by post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Can A System Keep a Secret? | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

But Ilopango was also the jumping-off point for the supposedly private shipments of weapons to the contras that had been organized with the assistance of Oliver North of the National Security Council. Robert Deumling, the State Department official in charge of delivering the humanitarian supplies, reportedly got in trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Honduran Sting | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

Pets are no cure-all, of course. "If you feel sick, you can't just pet your dog and call the doctor in the morning," says Veterinarian Larry Glickman of the University of Pennsylvania. Moreover, they require care, can bite and cause allergies. But what they bring can be hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: Furry And Feathery Therapists | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

The American press can hardly be blamed for the Iran-contra scandal, since it deserves so little credit for unearthing it. It found the Iran story in a Beirut paper, while it had all but ignored Lieut. Colonel Oliver North's gallivanting around gathering arms and money for the contras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Newswatch: Blaming the Customer | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

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