The Barbarians Are At The Gate
CNN Lou Dobbs
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New concerns that radical Islamists could use Venezuela as a base in this hemisphere. U.S. officials say Hezbollah could establish a base in Venezuela as Iran forms an alliance with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Close ties between Iran and Venezuela provide a new front for Hezbollah in America's back yard. A U.S. counterterrorism official says the conditions and links are there for Hezbollah to operate in Venezuela, citing Hugo Chavez's growing ties with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a major sponsor of Hezbollah, and Venezuela's near total lack of cooperation on counterterrorism. Direct flights from Tehran to Caracas beginning next month are a direct threat to the United States. A report by the House Homeland Security Committee found Hezbollah operatives have already used the border with Mexico to enter the United States.
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I refer you to several earlier posts on this very subject:
http://jillosophy.blogspot.com/2007/01/america-is-increasingly-being.html
http://jillosophy.blogspot.com/2007/01/america-is-increasingly-being.html
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