George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography

Honduras of the Contra military supplies, which had been directly prohibited by the
Congress.

Government as Counterterror

June 14, 1985:

`` Shiite Muslim terrorists '' hijacked an Athens-to-Rome airliner. One American was
killed, 39 Americans were held hostage and released June 30.

July 1985:

Vice President George Bush was designated by President Reagan to lead the Task Force
on Combatting Terrorism (or Terrorism Task Force). Bush's task force was a means to
sharply concentrate the powers of government into the hands of the Bush clique, for such
policies as the Iran-Contra armaments schemes. The Terrorism Task Force had the
following cast of characters:

GEORGE BUSH, U.S. Vice President: CHAIRMAN

Admiral James L. Holloway III: Executive assistant to Chairman Bush

Craig Coy: Bush's deputy assistant under Holloway

Vice Admiral John Poindexter:Senior NSC representative to Chairman Bush

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North: Day-to- day NSC representative to George

Bush

Amiram Nir: Counterterror adviser to Israeli Premier Shimon Peres

Lt. Col. Robert Earl: Staff member

Terry Arnold: Principal consultant

Charles E. Allen, CIA officer: Senior Review Group

Robert Oakley, Director, State Dept. Counter Terrorism Office: Senior

Review Group

Noel Koch, Deputy to Asst. Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage: Senior

Review Group

Lt. Gen. John Moellering, Joint Chiefs of Staff: Senior Review Group

Oliver `` Buck '' Revell, FBI executive: Senior Review Group