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Hizballah Fundraising and Operations in the US and Latin America | |
2011-12-29 | |
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." | |
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#1 Yes Hezbollah is fundraising in our hemisphere but the more egregious activity is money laundering (buying cars with dirty money through ethnic arab owned enterprises and selling them for good money). This latter activity doesn't actually make Hezbollah money (actually the enterprises take a pretty healthy cut) but it allows for Hezbollah to use the proceeds for activities they couldn't otherwise do. |
Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-12-29 10:27 |