Oliver L. North is a combat decorated Marine, a #1 bestselling author, the founder of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. patents, a syndicated columnist, and the host of "War Stories" on the Fox News Channel. He claims, however, that his most important accomplishment is being "the husband of one and the father of four." North was born in San Antonio, graduated from the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis, and served 22 years as a U.S. Marine. His awards for service in combat include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in combat. Assigned to the National Security Council staff in the Reagan Administration, Colonel North was the U.S. government's counter-terrorism coordinator from 1983-1986. As such, he was involved in planning the rescue of 804 medical students on the island of Grenada, and played a major role in the daring capture of the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. After helping plan the U.S. raid on Muammar Qaddafi's terrorist bases in Libya, North was targeted for assassination by Abu Nidal, the infamous terrorist found dead in Baghdad in August 2002. North's award-winning combat coverage for Fox News while embedded with U.S. Marine and Army units during Operation Iraqi Freedom won international acclaim. North is the author of Under Fire, One More Mission, War Stories - Operation Iraqi Freedom, War Stories: Heroism in the Pacific, War Stories III: The Heroes Who Defeated Hitler, and two novels, Mission Compromised and The Jericho Sanction. All of his books are New York Times bestsellers. North is also the founder of Freedom Alliance, a foundation which provides scholarships for the sons and daughters of service members killed in action. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Thirty years ago this week, a group of Iranian "students" shouting "death to America" stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking nearly 100 hostages -- among them 65 Americans. Though... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/11/06/they_dont_get_it 9f41097f-9288-46f2-839b-071c487d04a6 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- In what has turned out to be the bloodiest month of the war in Afghanistan, there is a growing chorus of critics who claim that the fight is no longer worth the cost. Though most of those saying so... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/10/30/heroes_return 8fd50e2b-749d-4416-9f5d-35497d528aed Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT PIERRE, S.D. -- It's already the front edge of winter in America's Great Plains. Here, where the air is clear and crisp, there is a passion for walking behind a good dog while hunting pheasants, and a good "alibi" for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/10/23/common_sense_no_alibi 409a5074-a53c-49d9-9e00-1ced5ca49747 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- The U.S. dollar isn't the only currency headed to new lows. After months of drifting along in "the winds of change," America's diplomatic credibility is sinking alongside the greenback. The Obama White... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/10/16/protecting_the_image bdf8fd32-7f71-44c8-b96f-240da09e4c2c Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- Eight years ago this week, just 25 days after the vicious attacks of 9/11, the U.S. struck back at the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Thirty-three days later, U.S.-supported Northern Alliance... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/10/09/quiet,_please c2ea4558-5877-4941-bdfb-3412b60be799 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- At the conclusion of the 1939 movie "Gone With the Wind," Vivien Leigh, playing Scarlett O'Hara, defers decision on what to do about the major crisis in her life with this sentence: "After all, tomorrow... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/10/02/common_sense_chasing_olympic_gold febd940e-5c46-4667-9b8f-d98a38bfba2c Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT KABUL -- Our Fox News' "War Stories" team is cleaning our gear and packing up to go home. The special operations teams that "hosted" us for a half-dozen carefully planned and executed raids against the Taliban have... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/09/25/on_winning 54c98d85-498a-4b4e-b851-2de2e2e9e9a8 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT According to colleagues back home, our Fox News team here in Afghanistan has missed all the excitement. They note that since we left the USA last month, Washington has been the scene of the largest peaceful protest... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/09/18/the_raiders 8c409981-a1b6-48cb-9c42-e229586fb994 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan -- We're with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in southern Helmand province, just 75 kilometers from Pakistan, in "battle space" that was the heart of Taliban territory until a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/09/11/battle_space 25d7d168-c720-4cf5-b0cc-36af08043a76 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Last month, our Fox News' "War Stories" team was in Colombia, covering the tough fight against a narco-insurgency, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. This month, we're in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/09/04/common_sense_bankrupting_the_taliban 80061c71-1654-4135-937f-a5c0ecb9d524 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- It is amazing how a change of geography can alter perception. In the weeks leading up to this, my 16th Fox News deployment to cover the fight against radical Islamic terror, the news was full... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/08/28/no_respect 432c8f6c-8259-44d6-901b-839f29b3eade Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:12:05 GMT WASHINGTON -- Last week's brief "Three Amigos" summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been all but forgotten in the growing storm over "health care reform." That may be what the three North American heads of state,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/08/21/drugs,_money_and_narco-terror 59473d57-d3c3-4cc5-bea3-9f57c29010d1 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- Racing through the Phoenix airport, a Wall Street Journal headline immediately captured my eye: "Taliban Now Winning." I grabbed the newspaper and headed for my flight. By the time I arrived in Washington,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/08/14/common_sense_who_is_winning ba13563d-c355-427f-8e7b-3a0a0d10462e Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- Former President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton has returned from Pyongyang, North Korea, with Al Gore's employees Laura Ling and Euna Lee. The two women, reporters for Gore's Current TV operation,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/08/07/ransom 9e18fee3-57ea-4cde-9291-5ae2112ffc81 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- They don't look like al-Qaida terrorists. Their photos in the local newspaper look menacing enough -- but more like a crew that might knock over a convenience store or an ATM at a gas station. Their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/07/31/jihad,_usa d4d4c82e-ecc7-42c0-bae9-efc553b51b4e Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT