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NOVANEWS Like Carl Sagan’s undetectable fire-breathing dragon, we must take them on faith by: Mike Lofgren Oliver North testifies before the Senate's Iran-Contra committee in 1987. (Photo: National Archives) Ever since 1969, when he rose to national prominence with the story of the My Lai massacre, Seymour Hersh has been one of the best-known investigative journalists in the world. His career has not been without controversy. His most recent piece, about the recently deceased George H.W. Bush’s role in the Iran-Contra affair (“The Vice President’s Men”), is a clear example of why he remains controversial. Hersh’s principal thesis, that the office of Vice President George H.W. Bush controlled much of President Reagan’s foreign policy, including the Iran-Contra d...