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'''Oliver "Ollie" North''' (born October 7, 1943) is the president of the [[National Rifle Association]] and a retired [[US Marine Corps|marine]] [[lieutenant colonel]] who was the official in the [[Ronald Reagan]] White House who coordinated the "arms for hostages" policy of selling weapons to [[Iran]] during its [[Iran-Iraq War|war with Iraq]] and diverting the proceeds to the American allies, the Nicaraguan [[Contras]]. Because of the [[Boland Amendment]], official Treasury funds could not be used to help the Contras, so the roundabout procedure was devised by the CIA. The resulting controversy came to be known as the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].

'''Oliver "Ollie" North''' (born October 7, 1943, in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) is the president of the [[National Rifle Association]] and a retired [[US Marine Corps|marine]] [[lieutenant colonel]] who was the official in the [[Ronald Reagan]] White House who coordinated the "arms for hostages" policy of selling weapons to [[Iran]] during its [[Iran-Iraq War|war with Iraq]] and diverting the proceeds to the American allies, the Nicaraguan [[Contras]]. Because of the [[Boland Amendment]], official Treasury funds could not be used to help the Contras, so the roundabout procedure was devised by the CIA. The resulting controversy came to be known as the [[Iran-Contra Affair]].

North was set up as the fall guy for the operation, but his charismatic performance in nationally televised hearings made him the hero to conservatives.  

North was set up as the fall guy for the operation, but his charismatic performance in nationally televised hearings made him the hero to conservatives.