Do You Remember.......

It is so easy for America to find one person to place the blame for events or happenings within our country, such as our President, and not only our present leader but those in the past as well have suffered this same fate. We fail to look at the entire spectrum before us, or should we say "behind and before us". This was brought to my attention and I thought you might be interested in this forgotten bit of information.......... Recently, at a lecture, playing an old news video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration, the year was 1987. Being questioned by a Senator, getting the third degree, Oliver North's words a shock! Senator: "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?" Mr North: "Yes, I did, Sir." Senator (amusingly): "Isn't that just a little excessive?" Mr. North: "No, sir." Senator: "No? And why not?" Mr. North: "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir." Senator: "Threatened? By whom?" Mr. North: "By a terrorist, sir." Senator: "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" Mr. North: "His name is Osama Bin Laden, sir." Senator (trying to repeat the name Osama Bin Laden, but failed to pronounce it. Laughter at the Senator's attempt): Why are you so afraid of this man?" Mr. North: "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of." Senator: "And what do you recommend we do about him?" Mr. North: "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth." Senator disagreeing with this proposal, the clip ended. The Senator: Al Gore! Another Past to Present: Terrorist "Pilot" Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners." However, the Israelis refused to release prisoners with blood on their hands. In term as President of the United States, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released. Therefore, the "Pilot", Mohammad Atta was released and eventually boarding a US airplane and flying into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorist were first identified. Of course, we all know he had to have felt extreme guilt for his actions against the country that "insisted" upon his release. Later, all reports relating to this incident were censored in the US. The curiousity within me questions: How many will continue to refuse reality? How many will fight against the realization because they need that one person to blame, that one person in which to distribute all their fear and anger? When will they accept that there are many more to blame, many more shoulders to carry the burden?