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From: 	"Tami, Eric and Jake Moon" <etjmoon@prodigy.net>@ENRON  
Sent:	Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:42 AM
To:	Shantell DeHaven; Papa; Kristin Rollins; Julie Turner; Jones, Penny; Jamie; Moon, Eric; Granny; Gram and Gramp; Frank Jimenez; Curtis & Dena Day; Aunt Jackie
Subject:	Fw: FW: Mindblowing


 
> >Subject: FW:  Mindblowing
> >
> >
> >Very interesting..make sure  you read it.
> >
> >Subject: Remember
> >
>  >At a UNC lecture the other day they played a video of Oliver North  during
> >the 1986 Iran-Contra deals during the Reagan  administration.
> >There was Olie in front of God and Country getting  the third degree.
> >
> >But what he said was stunning.   He was being drilled by some senator who
> >asked him; 'Did you not  recently spend close to $60,000 for a home
> security
> >system?'  Oliver replied, 'Yes I did sir.' The senator continued, trying
>  to
> >get a laugh out of the audience, 'Isn't this just a little  excessive?'
> 'No
> >sir,' continued Oliver.
> >
>  >'No.  And why not?' 'Because the life of my family and I were
>  threatened.'
> >'Threatened?  By whom.' 'By a terrorist, sir.'  'Terrorist?  What
> terrorist
> >could possibly scare you  that much?' 'His name is Osama bin Laden.' At
> this
> >point the  senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, 
>  >which
> >most people back then probably couldn't.  A couple of  people laughed at
> the
> >attempt.  Then the senator  continued.  'Why are you so afraid of this
> man?'
>  >'Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of.' 'And  what
> 
> >do
> >you recommend we do about him?' 'If it  were me I would recommend an 
> >assassin
> >team be formed to  eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth.' 
> >The
>  >senator disagreed with this approach and that was all they showed of  the
> >clip.
> >
> >It's scary when you think 15  years ago the government was aware of Osama 
> >bin
> >Laden  and his potential threat to the security of the world.  I guess
>  like
> >all great tyrants they start small but if left untended spread  like the
> >virus they truly are.
> >
> >
>  >
> >
> 
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