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Hizballah Fundraising and Operations in the US and Latin America
Consolidates the ongoing pattern of Hezb'allah activities in the US, Mexico and some other parts of Latin America. RTWT - it's not long and has many links. Excerpt:
Iran and Hizballah militants are making common cause with Mexican narco-traffickers as part of their broader, more global, asymmetric warfare against the United States. The threat is particularly menacing given Hizballah and Iran's active presence and extensive network in the broader Latin American region and state support from governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua.

In testimony before a House Homeland Security subcommittee, former U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States, Roger F. Noriega, highlighted the danger posed to U.S. homeland security from growing Hizballah presence in Latin America, including Mexico:

"The more broad implication for U.S. homeland security is that Hezbollah--via Iran and Venezuela--has engaged the United States in an offensive strategy of asymmetric warfare on our doorstep. It is aiming to win the mental battle of attrition and the moral battle of legitimacy--particularly with the youth in Latin America. Unless our government recognizes and responds to their efforts, our ability to protect our interests and our homeland will be gradually and dangerously diminished."


Posted by: 2011-12-29
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=336172