"Throughout it all,Vice President George HW Bush, who had attended most of the planning sessions with Oliver North,would proclaim ignorance about what had happened,maintaining,'I was out of the loop.'Yet court documents,congressional reports,transcripts,trial records, and the recollections of others prove otherwise:George HW Bush knew far more than her ever admitted.
On March 3, 1985, HIS SON JEB hand-carried to the Vice President's White House office a letter from the Guatemalan physician Dr. Mario Castejon requesting US medical aid for the contras.George penned a note back to the doctor:
'Since the projects you propose seem most interesting.I might suggest,if you are willing,that you consider meeting with Lt.Col. Oliver North of the President's National Security Council staff at a time that would be convenient for you.
My staff has been in contact with Lt.Col. North concerning your projects and I know he would be most happy to see you.You may feel free to make arrangements to see Lt.Col.North,if you wish,by corresponding directly with him at the White House or by contacting Mr. Philip Hughes of my staff.'"
(Part 3- excerpted from "The Family" by Kitty Kelley)
On March 3, 1985, HIS SON JEB hand-carried to the Vice President's White House office a letter from the Guatemalan physician Dr. Mario Castejon requesting US medical aid for the contras.George penned a note back to the doctor:
'Since the projects you propose seem most interesting.I might suggest,if you are willing,that you consider meeting with Lt.Col. Oliver North of the President's National Security Council staff at a time that would be convenient for you.
My staff has been in contact with Lt.Col. North concerning your projects and I know he would be most happy to see you.You may feel free to make arrangements to see Lt.Col.North,if you wish,by corresponding directly with him at the White House or by contacting Mr. Philip Hughes of my staff.'"
(Part 3- excerpted from "The Family" by Kitty Kelley)