Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Sr Years (1989-1992) - Colonel Oliver North's trial

The trial of former Marine Colonel, Oliver North, over the sale of arms to Iran which resulted in the 1986 Iran-Contra scandal, shows how key witness immunity can devastate cases.

Published on Friday, 20th September 1991.

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