The NRA’s news president is current Fox News Contributor Oliver North, but he is widely known for a Reagan-era scandal. Buzz60
WASHINGTON – The National Rifle Association said Monday that retired Marine lieutenant colonel Oliver North — the conservative commentator implicated in the Iran-contra scandal — will be its new president.
“Oliver North is a legendary warrior for American freedom, a gifted communicator and skilled leader,” Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, said in a statement. “In these times, I can think of no one better suited to serve as our president.”
North served as President Reagan’s deputy director of the National Security Council.
North worked with national security adviser John Poindexter to create a secure communication channel to handle messages regarding arms sales to Iran and the transfer of money to the contras, a militant group…
