Editing Oliver North (section)

=== Freedom Alliance ===
In 1990, North founded the Freedom Alliance, a [[501(c)(3)]] foundation "to advance the American heritage of freedom by honoring and encouraging military service, defending the sovereignty of the United States, and promoting a strong national defense." The foundation's primary activities include providing support for wounded combat soldiers and providing scholarships for the children of service members killed in action.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freedomalliance.org/about|title=About Freedom Alliance|publisher=Freedom Alliance|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807101422/https://freedomalliance.org/about|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beginning in 2003, [[Sean Hannity]] has raised over $10 million for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund through Freedom Concerts and donations from ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'' and its listeners. The charity has been criticized by conservative blogger [[Debbie Schlussel]] for distributing too little of its funds for charitable purposes.<ref>{{cite news|title=A concert with an attitude: Sean Hannity's benefit show isn't without controversy|first=James D. Jr.|last=Watts|work=McClatchy – Tribune Business News|location=Washington|date=August 19, 2010}}</ref> Hannity, North, and other charity spokespersons say that all of the "net" proceeds from the Freedom Concerts are donated to the fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomconcerts.com/ |title=Cloud Solution Providers, Cloud Based Service Marketplace, Cloud Service Broker - AppDirect |access-date=November 18, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110044848/https://freedomconcerts.com/ |archive-date=January 10, 2016  }}</ref>