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Meese told the board North claimed that such a diversion had first been suggested by Israeli Counterterrorist Expert Amiram Nir in January 1986. Manucher Ghorbanifar, the Iranian middleman on the arms deals, contends that in February North asked him if the Iranians would pay $10,000 per TOW missile, instead of $6,500. When Ghorbanifar said yes, North "was a changed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tower Panel: Laying Out the Brutal Facts | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...talent for military logistics and his naivete about geopolitics. For a month North had planes, missiles and money hopscotching all over the globe to deliver weapons to supposedly moderate elements in Iran in order to bring about the release of the American hostages. Although Iran received 1,000 TOW antitank missiles as a result of his efforts, no Americans were freed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oliver North's Blank Check | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...sensing that he was stretching legality too far, our minion of New Hampshire law offered us a choice. "Well, boys, I can either take y'all in for underage drankin', maynin you'd spend some time in jail and have a criminal felony on your record, or...I can tow y'alls...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: GONZO WEEKEND | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

Spittle sprayed and adrenaline soared as we unanimously and instantaneously decided, "Tow truck!" Tow truck!" Twenty minutes later our car and Officer Redneck disappeared into the night...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: GONZO WEEKEND | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...tow truck was sent to pull the car out of the hole, Walsh added. "It didn't fully engulf the vehicle. Only the front part fell in," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sinkhole Forms in Street, Nearly Swallows Rabbit | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

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