...declared by the Nigerian government a terror group in 2019. Their big turban is Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, previously the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Nigeria before he converted to Shi'ism after a visit to Iran, becoming a fiery Iranian sock puppet. Their anti-corruption theme is attractive to Nigeria’s educated Moslem class, which of course permeates the government, while like the Muslim Brotherhood IMN supports schools, hospitals, and women’s education...
has asked the Nigerian government to end diplomatic ties with Israel, amid the ongoing war between the country and Paleostine.
This was stated by the Chairman, Resource Forum of IMN, Prof. Abdullahi Danladi in Abuja on Saturday, condemning the "prolonged escalation of the war and ’oppression on Paleostinian territories."
The Paleostinian corpse count since the war started passed 7,700, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas ...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... -ruled Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... . In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Paleostinians have been killed in the violence and Israeli raids.
Reacting to this, Danladi, in his speech, said, "The essence of our gathering is to once again address you and the good people of Nigeria and beyond on the continued escalation of atrocities being committed on the people of Paleostine by the Zionist State of Israel.
"It is on record that our Leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has been championing solidarity with not just the Paleostinians, but all the weak and oppressed people across the globe.
"The recent events in the Middle East and particularly the occupied land of Paleostine has opened another chapter in human history. For over seventy- five years, the Zionists have been killing and forcefully ejecting the Paleostinians from their homes under the watch and supervision of America and her allies. So far, several thousands have been killed, most of whom were children and women. Hospitals, schools, refugee camps and worship centers have not been spared of the crimes of Israel.
"Where are the so called champions of human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state... and advocates of democratic and human values? America is not only silent, but in flagrant abuse of human lives and freedom as seen sending warships to aid and support the Israel in its continual massacre.
"The wave of support being shown to the weak and oppressed people of Paleostine globally by people of different faiths and nationalities, including some right thinking Jews, is a clear testimony to the fact that the state of Israel today stands out as the most hated state in the world."
He continued: "It is a known fact that Israel has serially violated charter of the United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... and resolutions concerning this illegal occupation by which they have continued to extend and encroach into the very paltry territory of the Paleostine. Therefore, the resistance we all see by the Hamas is to say the least, in line with cardinal principles of self-determination, self defence and rights protection.
"These brave people have remained steadfast in their holy struggle. Thus, we salute and assure you of our continuous prayers and support. Indeed, the Islamic Movement under the revered leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has for over three decades consistently shown its unflinching support to the oppressed Paleostine.
"We will like to call on those who are ignorant of the history and events in the Middle East and tend to see the Zionist as their brothers in faith, to see things beyond the prism of faith, race, colour, etc. The recent attacks on Churches and hospital are enough to show that it is beyond the issue of religion, rather it is crime against humanity which must be condemned.
"On this note, we join our voices in calling the Nigerian government to immediately cut off all relations and ties with Israel."
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Participants in the action in Cherkessk demanded that the authorities not allow refugees from Israel into the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia and organize the collection of aid for Palestine.
Why in the name of all that is holy would Jewish Israelis seek refuge in the Caucasus? For that matter, why would Muslim Israelis do so?
They asked the authorities to coordinate a rally on this issue.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict evoked a response among Muslims in the North Caucasus. Thus, in Chechnya, the official clergy organizes daily mass prayers in support of Palestine, and on October 17, residents of Dagestan tried to hold an action in the central square of Makhachkala, which was dispersed by security forces. On October 19, the Muftiate of Dagestan called on the imams of mosques to pray for an end to the war at Friday prayers. On October 27, mass prayers for Palestinians were held in mosques in Karachay-Cherkessia.
Who and how in the North Caucasus expressed support for Palestine can be read in the “Caucasian Knot” information “ Actions in support of Palestine in the North Caucasus ”.
A rally in support of Palestine took place today in Cherkessk in front of the government house, the Kavkaz.Realii publication reported.
As follows from the video published today in the Telegram channel “New Dosh Magazine,” the protesters spoke with the official in a raised voice. Among those gathered there were a large number of women.
“Can you help us?” one of the women asks the official.
“Look, there is a law..." he begins to answer.
"No, can you?" she insists.
"No one will help," says a voice from the crowd.
"Can you help? Can you evict?" the woman asks again.
"By legal means..." the official begins to say.
"How can we evict them by legal means? Are Palestines being killed by legal means? They throw stones, but these throw missiles, is that normal?” one of the participants in the conversation was indignant.
The conversation between the protest participants and the official was about not allowing visitors from Israel into the region and evicting those already living there, the Baza Telegram channel reported today.
In another video published today on the Telegram channel “ChP Grozny,” a woman behind the scenes reads out the demands of the protesters.
“On behalf of the people of Karachay-Cherkessia, I ask you to limit the entry of refugees from Israel into our territory,” she says, reading a handwritten text on a piece of paper.
“Why restrict, you can’t write ban?” - another woman interrupts her.
“To limit is a ban”? - answers the woman who reads the text.
“And I also ask you not to build a building to receive Jewish refugees. We ask you to organize a collection of aid for the territory of Palestine. We also ask you to approve an authorized rally for us, five hundred or even more gathered. We, 500 people, ask you to respond within two days to our appeal officially. In extreme cases, we will be forced to gather again without permission for a rally on October 31,” the woman read the statement.
The fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement began on October 7 with the firing of hundreds of rockets into Israeli territory, including civilian targets and civilians. The Israel Defense Forces responded by launching the Iron Swords military operation against Hamas, after which Israel announced a blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel were suspended. Thousands of people died on both sides.
Whoops! The Kavkaz-Uzel reporter and his editor forgot to mention the 1400 Israelis and foreigners brutally murdered that day, and the 250 or so of all ages and nationalities kidnapped for pleasure and profit by the Invaders from Gaza under strict orders from Tehran
The Islamic movement Hamas is recognized as terrorist in a number of countries: in particular, France and the European Union added it to the list of terrorist groups after the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In Russia, the movement has not been declared terrorist, since none of its representatives have been convicted in Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in response to a request from a deputy from St. Petersburg.
Russia has a sentimental attachment to Hamas, because the Palestinian “liberation” movement was fostered and trained in terrorism as a Soviet project. Originally it was the Palestine Liberation Organization, an umbrella group that originally was primarily various flavours of Communist and Socialist, but the group later expanded to include the Islamofascists of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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Always figured, not that I've studied it or anything, that that Khazar stuff was mostly the local version of "Baby, please come back! All is forgiven!" Speaking of inadequate attempts at reconciliation, and Clooneys...
"I'm serious! By the Rasul,
You Turks require someone to rule."
"Caucasian? Oooh, trendy."
"You betcha, effendi."
Ferrer: "Beat me, Peter O'Toole!"
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*happy sigh* I do enjoy your limericks, Zenobia F. With as many layers as a JosephMendiola post, but easier to grasp on the surface. ;-)
I saw what you did there, Penguin_of_the_Khaganate!
And, just to put a bow on the thing, I had thought the Circassians in Israel were Christians, Grom, but clearly I was wrong. I have a lovely recipe for Circassian chicken with walnuts and lots of garlic, eaten as a spread with bread — a gift from a Turkish woman I knew in Frankfurt. I suspect the recipe predates Islam.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus, commenting on the action in Cherkessk with calls not to allow refugees from Israel into the republic, called anti-Semitic actions unacceptable and called not to regard the opinion of their participants as the opinion of the people.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, Muslims of the North Caucasus did not remain indifferent to the aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Thus, in Chechnya, the clergy organizes daily mass prayers in support of Palestine, and on October 17, residents of Dagestan tried to hold an action in the central square of Makhachkala, which was dispersed by security forces. The muftiates of Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia reported on thousands of participants in prayers in support of Palestine. In Cherkessk and Khasavyurt, protests were held against the arrival of refugees from Israel to the North Caucasus.
Information about who and how in the North Caucasus expressed support for Palestine is collected in the “Caucasian Knot” document “Actions in support of Palestine in the North Caucasus.”
The Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus (CCMC) issued an appeal today regarding the situation in Palestine and the reaction to it in the North Caucasus.
The authors of the appeal pointed out the inadmissibility of inciting ethnic hatred in connection with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. “In recent days, we have been faced with provocations of destructive forces, which, purely for personal selfish interests, in order to incite interfaith hatred in the North Caucasus, are trying to call on Muslims to take to the streets against all Jews, including Jews who have been living peacefully on our territory for centuries, Jews who are citizens of the Russian Federation," the appeal says.
Attempts to interpret individual statements and small actions as the opinion of the people are unacceptable, the authors of the appeal noted. “In particular, a small group of people gathered in front of the government house in Cherkessk and appealed to the authorities of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic with a demand not to allow visitors from Israel into the region and to evict all Jews from Karachay-Cherkessia. We categorically do not support such statements. This contradicts spirit of the Islamic religion and traditions of the peoples of the North Caucasus. Anti-Semitism has no place in the multinational North Caucasus," the appeal states.
The statement emphasizes that the muftis of the North Caucasus have “repeatedly spoken out in support of the people of Palestine” and will continue to support them. They called on Muslims to “pray for the people of Palestine” and “call on everyone for peace and harmony.”
At the same time, on October 18, the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus accused Israel of “state terrorism and genocide” with the complicity of the United States and Western countries, demanding that the UN intervene in the situation to protect the residents of Palestine.
On October 26 , anonymous telegram channels published the addresses of synagogues and the names of rabbis in Stavropol, Krasnodar, Sochi, Nalchik and Derbent, accompanied by anti-Semitic statements. At the same time, there are no direct threats in posts indicating addresses.
The fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement began on October 7 with the firing of hundreds of rockets into Israeli territory, including civilian targets and civilians. The Israel Defense Forces responded by launching the Iron Swords military operation against Hamas, after which Israel announced a blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel were suspended. Thousands of people died on both sides.
The Islamic movement Hamas is recognized as terrorist in a number of countries: in particular, France and the European Union added it to the list of terrorist groups after the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In Russia, the movement has not been declared terrorist, since none of its representatives have been convicted in Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in response to a request from a deputy from St. Petersburg.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , speaking at a large rally in support of Palestine in Istanbul on October 28, warned Western politicians against unleashing a war of the “cross and crescent.”
“West, I’m addressing you! Do you want to start a new war between the cross and the crescent? If you make such efforts for this, then know that this people is not dead, they are standing firmly on their feet,” Erdogan emphasized.
According to him, it is Western politicians who are responsible for the “massacre” in the Gaza Strip, since they mobilized all forces, including the media, to “legitimize Israel’s war crimes.”
Erdogan stressed that Turkey will declare Israel a war criminal and will do this in front of the entire international community. He called Prime Minister of the Jewish State Benjamin Netanyahu a “true terrorist.” The Turkish President called on Israel to immediately emerge from its “state of madness” and stop attacks on Gaza. He noted that the ongoing Israeli bombing of Gaza, which intensified last night, is leading to the deaths of civilians and thereby worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Also at the rally, he called the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli settlement a positive step.
As Regnum reported , the Turkish leader arrived at the rally in support of the people of Palestine by helicopter. It is noted that the helicopter with the Turkish leader made several circles over the territory of Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, where a rally in support of the people of Palestine had previously been organized.
Earlier, the President of the Republic of Turkey called on the country's citizens to take part in a rally where everyone would “loudly declare” their support for the Palestinian people and oppose “Israeli oppression.” According to media reports, Turkey invited foreign leaders to the rally, including the heads of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan.
Following Erdogan’s statements, the Israeli authorities recalled their diplomats from Turkey for consultations and “reassessment of relations” between the countries. Earlier, against the backdrop of numerous rallies in support of Palestine that took place in Turkey, the Israeli Foreign Ministry called on its citizens to leave this country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the West bears full responsibility for the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip and called it a massacre. He said this at a rally in Istanbul in support of Palestine.
“Responsibility for the massacre in the Gaza Strip lies entirely with the West; the conflict in the region is its creation,” Erdogan said.
As Regnum previously reported , Erdogan called on Israel to immediately emerge from its “state of madness” and stop attacks on Gaza. He noted that the ongoing Israeli bombing of Gaza, which intensified last night, has again targeted women, children and innocent civilians, thereby deepening the humanitarian crisis.
On the evening of October 27, the Gaza Strip was attacked simultaneously from land, sea and air, Hamas representatives reported. The Tasnim agency, citing an informed source, noted that about 5 thousand American troops were involved in this operation of the Israeli army.
The Israeli army attacked 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip at night, the Israeli military press service reported on October 28.
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Here in ME we have a saying "every dog will get that comming to it one day".
[Jpost] Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ...the very first ever Paleostinian-American ever sworn into Congress in 2019. She is a member of The Squad and consistently votes against the U.S. national interest. She's a Dem, naturally, from a safe district you wouldn't want to live in (Michigan's 12th congressional district). She wants the country to be kinda like Gaza only without any Jews for neighbors... has been an outspoken supporter of the Palestinian cause. However, her alleged connections to the Hamas terrorist group have only recently been uncovered, according to the Canary Mission.
In an article it published on October 25, the mission, a group dedicated to fighting antisemitism in the United States, claims that Tlaib has extensive funds [raising effort] tied to the Hamas terrorist group.
The group states that Tlaib used the Facebook group PAC-USA (Palestinian American Congress-USA), for her congressional campaign. This group, Canary said, shared pro-terrorism, antisemitic, and Nazi propaganda content. The group no longer exists but had over 12,000 members in June 2020.
Moreover, Tlaib allegedly hired the founder of the group as the chairman of her campaign's Finance Committee. This position is said to have enabled the founder to promote 12 fundraisers across eight different states. The nature of these fundraisers was not described.
...Canary Mission claimed that Tlaib has links to at least three Hamas-linked activists, whom she employed to fundraise for her 2018 election campaign. One of the three known employees has spent eight months in prison for his connections to the terrorist organization, the group claimed.
The three fundraisers named were Salah Sarsour, Rafiq Jaber, and Abdelbaset Hamayel.
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Rafiq Jaber , whose name is also transliterated as Rafeeq Jaber, is an Arab Muslim activist. He immigrated to the United States in 1974.
He is married with three daughters and owns Jaber Financial Services.He lectures throughout the U.S. on university and college campuses. He is a cofounder of the Council on American Islamic Relations. He was the President from 1994–2005 of the Islamic Association for Palestine
WebJan 23, 2022 · CAIR was incorporated by Omar Ahmad, Rafiq Jaber and Nihad Awad in 1994.
[GEO.TV] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Saturday that there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die as Israel presses a ground operation in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... "Given the manner in which military operations have been conducted until now, in the context of the 56-year-old occupation, I am raising alarm about the possibly catastrophic consequences of large-scale ground operations in Gaza and the potential for thousands more civilians to die," he said.
Israel’s army relentlessly hammered Gaza on Saturday after a fierce overnight bombardment that rescuers said destroyed hundreds of buildings three weeks into a war sparked by the deadliest attack in the country’s history.
Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas ...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... button men stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people.
The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli strikes had killed 7,703 people, mainly civilians, including more than 3,500 children.
The conflict is the fifth and deadliest in Gaza since Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Paleostinian territory in 2005.
Y’all feel better after that particular eruption? Gas can make one incredibly uncomfortable.
[GEO.TV] Pakistain on Saturday called for giving serious consideration to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) proposal of deployment of a protection force to safeguard Paleostinian civilians in the besieged enclave and in the West Bank.
The call was made by Pakistain's permanent representative to the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Munir Akram while speaking at the 10th Emergency Special UNGA Session in NewYork today.
His comments come as the Israeli occupation forces are escalating bombing and expanding ground operations in besieged Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... , killing over 7,700 Paleostinians so far, including 3,500 children.
In a final communiqué, the Executive Committee of the OIC — following its extraordinary open-ended meeting held at the level of foreign ministers on October 18 — stressed the need to provide international protection for the Paleostinian people.
It said an international protection force should be dispatched to protect innocent lives from ongoing attacks by the occupation forces and the krazed killer colonialist settlers.
In his address today, the Pak envoy called for an end to war and killings in Gaza so that a durable two-state solution to the Paleostine issue can be found, Radio Pakistain reported.
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When someone from the world's most famed failed state proposes a "protection force" in Gaza, you know that the Islamic World has turned to excrement.
[PJ] Hamas heavyweight Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, 62, was discovered living in London in a home bankrolled by UK citizens. Here’s the kicker: he lives in a Jewish neighborhood. Apparently, living amongst Jews isn’t so bad if a huge chunk of your home is paid for with someone else’s cheddar.
Sawalha and his wife scored a tasty $136,500 taxpayer-funded kiss when they bought a two-story home in London for $390,000. The house is paid off. As are all the other Safe Houses.
Sawalha, who is wanted in Israel for being a member of Hamas, skedaddled to London using a cousin’s passport in the 1990s and snagged his own British passport in the early 2000s.
A 2004 indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) claims Sawalha engaged in clandestine meetings to discuss "revitalizing" terror attacks in Israel as well as creating a money-laundering scheme to supply funds for activities in Gaza as well as the West Bank. Google "Education Aid for Palestinians" for more info, or any NGO for that matter.
But wait, there’s more. More terrorists!
Sawalha has a Hamas homie named Zaher Birawi, who lives nearby.
Israel named Birawi as a "senior Hamas operative in Europe." He is also a trustee of a British charity called "Education Aid for Palestinians."
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You really don't want to be at ground zero when the shooting kicks off.
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"a two-story home in London for $390,000."
In London???
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^^ It is sort of like the sweet real estate (among other) deals many US politicians (like the Bidens, Pelosis and Obamas) received from 'supporters'.
10 cents on the dollar in many cases (.10 to 1.0 for the metric folks).
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Council house. Project, like. Probably shares a wall with Eeevil Enoch's imaginary widow, as played by [looks 'er up] Ruth Sheen. Unforgotten indeed...
A thespian shamming as winless
Old gammon was timid and chinless...
"But I shall be pretty,
Free-spirited, witty...
When BBC programmes are spinless!"
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Oops. BBC programmes Masterpiece Theatre. Sorry, habibi. To be clear, it's not the depiction of cartoon racists as irredeemable morons that bugs me, it's the elaborate portrayal of all other characters as trivially flawed, ultimately saintly communion-takers.
[Jpost] Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Friday the outcome of Israel launching a ground war on the Gaza Strip will be "a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions."
"Voting against Arab UNGA resolution means approving this senseless war, this senseless killing," Safadi added in a post on messaging platform X. You ain't seen nothing yet Ayman. Your best weapon against us was a belief of a siginifcant portion of Israelis that Peace with Arabs is possible, or - for that matter - desirable. Now it's gone.
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Come on, people, we keep repeating the magic mantra, "Humanitarian Catastrophe." You aren't responding the way we want you to. Apparently it doesn't work as well as "Abracadabra" or "Hocus pocus" any more.
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[Jpost] Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, she went into a coma for some time after suffering from brain damage. She died a few minutes ago," IRNA reported.
Delayed murder.
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Will protests happen?
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Long, detailed, useful. Grab a cup of coffee or your preferred equivalent, get comfortable, and go to the link for additional information beyond to key data we have here.
[GreyDynamics] 1.0 Introduction
The Cartel of the Suns (Spanish: Cártel de los Soles) is a Venezuelan criminal organisation allegedly led by members of the Venezuelan Government and high-ranking officers of Venezuela’s Armed Forces.
Los Soles are mainly involved in international cocaine trafficking, mainly along the country’s western border with Colombia, and the Caribbean coast. They are also involved in fuel smuggling and control of illegal mining activity. These include direct participation in the extraction and smuggling of gold, coltan, precious stones and other minerals.
This article analyses the origin and purpose of the cartel, its alleged members, and its links to other criminal organisations. This cartel is particularly notable, due to allegations that it is led by the Venezuelan government itself through the military elite.
2.0 History and Mission of Los Soles
2.1 Origins
The presence of Los Soles dates back to the 1990s when evidence was uncovered by the US that Bolivarian National Guard soldiers collaborated with drug traffickers, mainly by accepting payments to let traffickers pass through with their goods (source).
However, the term “Cartel of the Suns” first emerged in 1993. Two National Guard generals, anti-narcotics unit chief Ramón Guillén Dávila and his successor Orlando Hernández Villegas, were investigated by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for drug trafficking and related crimes (source). Given their position as brigade commanders, each wore a sun as an insignia on their epaulettes, which gave rise to the name “Cártel del Sol”. When further DEA investigations into the involvement in drug trafficking of the division’s commanders, who held double sunshine because of their rank, came to light, the term was changed to “Cartel of the Suns” (source).
Snip. Jumping down to section 6.0:
6.0 Allies and Enemies
6.1 FARC
The previous connections and trafficking relationships between the Cartel of the Suns and the FARC guerrillas have continued since the guerrillas’ demobilisation in 2017. This is done through cooperation with some factions of the FARC splinter groups, known collectively as the former FARC Mafia. Notably the Acacio Medina Front and the Segunda Marquetalia. However, relations with other factions, notably the 10th Front, have soured. They and their drug trafficking operations have since been extensively monitored by the army.
6.2 ELN
The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas have also become a key ally of Los Soles. They have taken advantage of the FARC’s demobilisation to expand their presence in Venezuela and their involvement in drug trafficking in the region. In recent months the ELN has been in contact with the new (left-wing) president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. This led to the formal resumption of peace talks. The ELN may follow in the footsteps of the now-extinct FARC. However, there will likely be factions that refuse to lay down their arms and continue their criminal activity. This was the case with the FARC dissidence (source).
6.3 Hezbollah
In recent years, reports have evidence of the Venezuelan government’s closeness to Hezbollah. The group has a tight relationship with Iran. At the same time, Iran has established covert operations in Venezuela, with Hezbollah coming along as its proxy. Venezuela has been a crucial source of political, financial, and logistical support for Hezbollah (source).
According to a secret dossier compiled by Venezuelan agents a few years ago, Tareck El Aissami, former Venezuelan vice president and current industry minister, helped recruit Hezbollah members to expand spying and drug trafficking networks in the region.
Furthermore, Hezbollah has established a crime structure in Venezuela that operates through segmented familial groups. Some are the Nassereddine, Saleh, and Rada clans. These groups infiltrate both the illicit economy controlled by the regime and its political apparatus. Hezbollah also exerts control in some regions like Margarita Island, where they can operate safely (source) (source).
Hezbollah, backed by Tehran, has established an efficient and advanced criminal network in Venezuela. The group finances itself by laundering money on behalf of criminal organisations. Then they use the proceeds to fund its activities in Lebanon and Syria. This network extends its influence into neighbouring Colombia and other countries in the region (source).
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
...the very first ever Paleostinian-
...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
