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2006-10-13 Caribbean-Latin America

Mexico probes alleged Hezbollah financing, reports say

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The alleged cell is suspected of financing Hizbollah rather than planning attacks itself"

It's estimated that Hizbollah receives about $100 million yearly from Iran alone. Other benefactors provide them their munitions and material support free of charge. (so to speak) Relatively speaking, how much dough can this Mexico cell provide? Or even the US cells for that matter? To consider these thugs simply as "fundraiser" operatives may be a huge miscalculation.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-10-13 09:44|| 2006-10-13 09:44|| Front Page Top

#2 We all saw this coming. The open boarder moonbats will be the death of us.

"Would you like beans with your bombs"?
Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-10-13 10:09|| 2006-10-13 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Relatively speaking, how much dough can this Mexico cell provide?

How much can you make with credit card fraud, bank fraud, drug smuggling, cigarette smuggling, money laundering, counterfeiting, food stamp fraud, document forgery.

Posted by ed 2006-10-13 10:21|| 2006-10-13 10:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Ed,
I agree with the It all adds up theory. But even if you factor in SA diamonds and Tri-Border drugs with your list of nefarious activities its still a very small fraction compared to the direct funding from Iran alone. My point is simple. When the Intel community says evidence of Hizbollah activities outside the ME points primarily to fundraising it may be underestimating the true threatDirect attack if given the green light.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-10-13 12:07|| 2006-10-13 12:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Hizb funding is supposedly $400 million/year. Iranian contributions are reportedly $100 million/year. That leaves a lot of unaccounted funding.

Posted by ed 2006-10-13 12:17|| 2006-10-13 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6 I dont want to belabor the point ed but my impression was that the majority of Hizbollahs funding came through charitable donations (Khums or zakat) and most of that was raised domestically or within the greater ME. I could be wrong but I thought that all the money generated internationally (charitable and criminal) was a mere fraction of what they receive from state sponsorship. Im done.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-10-13 13:15|| 2006-10-13 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I noticed the Chiclet sales force in Tijuana is wearing turbans lately

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-13 16:18|| 2006-10-13 16:18|| Front Page Top

#8 I dont want to belabor the point ed but my impression was that the majority of Hizbollahs funding came through charitable donations (Khums or zakat) and most of that was raised domestically or within the greater ME.

Maybe this part of the article will help:

Mexico has a large community of people of Lebanese descent, including prominent business leaders...

Nice source of zakat, if you can get it.

Posted by Pappy 2006-10-13 16:31|| 2006-10-13 16:31|| Front Page Top

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