Just remember that Ollie North was convicted on a technicality, and was pardoned to keep him from going public with the information about Regan lying to the country about the Iran Contra affair.
Often overlooked in Ollies testamony is his statement that Osama bin Ladin was the greatest threat to America, and this was back in the '80s. He wanted to off the #%*& back then, and would have if given the assignment.