The Growing Terrorism Challenges From Latin America
This is truly a real and grave threat at our doorstep. And a great asset to the Islamofascists... one that they will undoubtedly use to their advantage at a time of their choosing.
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Published on February 18th, 2007
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Latin America is often near the bottom of U.S counter-terrorism priorities. No terrorist attacks against the United States have originated from there or been carried out by Latin American nationals. Yet there are several reasons that recent trends in Latin America pose significant threats to the United States.
The U.S. Southern Command, with operational responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean, defined the threat as follows:
The stability and prosperity of the SOUTHCOM AOR (Area of Responsibility) are threatened by transnational terrorism, narco-terrorism, illicit trafficking, forgery and money laundering, kidnapping, urban gangs, radical movements, natural disasters and mass migration…
We have detected a number of Islamic Radical Group facilitators that continue to participate in fundraising and logistical support activities such as money laundering, document forgery, and illicit trafficking. Proceeds from these activities are supporting worldwide terrorist activities. Not only do these activities serve to support Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East, these same activities performed by other groups make up the greater criminal network so prominent in the AOR. Illicit activities, facilitated by the AOR's permissive environment, are the backbone for criminal entities like urban gangs, narco-terrorists, Islamic terrorists, and worldwide organized crime.(1)
Latin America is often near the bottom of U.S counter-terrorism priorities. No terrorist attacks against the United States have originated from there or been carried out by Latin American nationals. Yet there are several reasons that recent trends in Latin America pose significant threats to the United States.
The U.S. Southern Command, with operational responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean, defined the threat as follows:
The stability and prosperity of the SOUTHCOM AOR (Area of Responsibility) are threatened by transnational terrorism, narco-terrorism, illicit trafficking, forgery and money laundering, kidnapping, urban gangs, radical movements, natural disasters and mass migration…
We have detected a number of Islamic Radical Group facilitators that continue to participate in fundraising and logistical support activities such as money laundering, document forgery, and illicit trafficking. Proceeds from these activities are supporting worldwide terrorist activities. Not only do these activities serve to support Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East, these same activities performed by other groups make up the greater criminal network so prominent in the AOR. Illicit activities, facilitated by the AOR's permissive environment, are the backbone for criminal entities like urban gangs, narco-terrorists, Islamic terrorists, and worldwide organized crime.(1)
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One of the most interesting and least studied developments of the past decade is the growth of salafist mosques, complete with outreach literature in Spanish and Portuguese.
There are few reliable statistics on the number of Muslims in Latin America. According to an Islamic data base there are some 200,000 Muslim in the Caribbean, and an additional 360,000 in South America, making up less than 3 percent of the total population. However, few dispute the fact that Islam is growing, in part because of the concerted outreach effort by the same groups operating in Latin America among Latinos in the United States...
One of the most interesting and least studied developments of the past decade is the growth of salafist mosques, complete with outreach literature in Spanish and Portuguese.
There are few reliable statistics on the number of Muslims in Latin America. According to an Islamic data base there are some 200,000 Muslim in the Caribbean, and an additional 360,000 in South America, making up less than 3 percent of the total population. However, few dispute the fact that Islam is growing, in part because of the concerted outreach effort by the same groups operating in Latin America among Latinos in the United States...
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