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Reports: Clinton E-Mail Reveals Hizbullah 'Base in Cuba'

2016-02-20

Another Sidney Blumenthal missive, so maybe true, maybe invented out of thin air.

[AnNahar] The U.S. State Department's latest release of former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton
... sometimes described as The Heroine of Tuzla and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Elihu B. Washburne ...
's e-mails revealed that she had received a message claiming Hizbullah
...Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistance and purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
is seeking to set up a base in Cuba to carry out attacks in Latin America, several Cuban and Western news outlets reported.

According to the reports, the author of the e-mail, Sidney Blumenthal, stated that he received the information from "extremely sensitive sources."

The Israeli Mossad believes that Hizbullah's targets were "Israel's diplomatic and business interests" in the region, Blumenthal argued.

But he said the group had been "instructed to also begin casing facilities associated with the United States and the United Kingdom, including diplomatic missions, major banks, and businesses."

According to the e-mail, Hizbullah leader His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...
led negotiations with Cuba's intelligence agency, promising that his party would keep a "very low profile inside of Cuba."

"Nasrallah also promised to take measures to avoid any trail of evidence that could lead back to Cuba in the event of a Hizbullah attack in Latin America," said Blumenthal.

Clinton, a top White House candidate in the 2016 race, has been dogged by allegations that her use of a private email server while in office, rather than a secure government system, had put U.S. secrets at risk.

The State Department has so far released nearly 46,000 pages of emails out of a total 55,000 pages.

Clinton has repeatedly denied doing anything wrong but the issue has been a major source of controversy in her presidential campaign.

Posted by:trailing wife

#5 Don't worry, I'm sure _they_ have a note from Pope Omerta too.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-02-20 22:48

#4 Thank you, Besoeker.

Posted by: trailing wife 2016-02-20 13:15

#3 Hizbullah; just another reason for Obama to visit Cuba

Posted by: Airandee 2016-02-20 12:42

#2 STATEMENT OF ROGER F. NORIEGA, VISITING FELLOW, THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

Mr. NORIEGA. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to testify on this subject today. I thank the committee, subcommittee for addressing this issue, which I think requires much more attention than it is getting today.

Hezbollah, backed by Iran and Venezuela, is a determined and deadly enemy of the United States that has made substantial progress in the last 6 years to increase its activities in Latin America.

This push is the result of a conscious offensive strategy to spread its influence, legitimize its cause, and advance its violent jihad and operational capabilities on our doorstep.

Unless our Government and responsible partners in Latin America act soon, I believe there will be an attack on U.S. personnel, installations, or interests in the Americas, as soon as Hezbollah leaders make a calculation that they are capable of carrying out such an operation without implicating their Iranian masters in that operation.

Of particular interest to this subcommittee, I am sure, are a series of published reports that Hezbollah operatives have provided weapons and explosives training to drug-trafficking organizations that operate across the U.S. border with Mexico. My conclusion is that U.S. authorities know more than they are willing to say publicly about this subject, and this Congress is right to insist on a thorough explanation of the threat and of our effective countermeasures.

Our research has identified at least two networks associated with Hezbollah growing at an alarming rate in Latin America. One is operated by Hezbollah itself, aided by its collaborators, particularly from Venezuela. Another is managed by a cadre of notorious operatives on behalf of the Iranian Qods Force. These networks conduct fund-raising, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, proselytization, recruitment, and training in the Americas. We can identify more than 80 operatives in at least 12 countries throughout the region, with the greatest areas of concern being Brazil, Venezuela, and the Southern Cone.

Link: HEZBOLLAH IN LATIN AMERICA—IMPLICATIONS
FOR U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY, Page 6, July 7, 2011.

Posted by: Besoeker 2016-02-20 12:10

No worries, farm tractor manufacturer Saul Berenthal has many friends.

Posted by: Besoeker 2016-02-20 11:32

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