Thursday, May 10, 2007

Terror goes Latin: border security


Hizbullah Builds a Western Base - Pablo Gato and Robert Windrem

The Iranian-backed Hizbullah militia has taken root in South America, fostering a well-financed force of Islamist radicals boiling with hatred for the U.S. and ready to die to prove it.

U.S. officials fear the poorly patrolled Tri-border region could make it easy for Hizbullah terrorists to infiltrate the southern U.S. border.

The CIA singles out the Mexican border as an especially inviting target for Hizbullah operatives.
(MSNBC)

UPDATE:

Hizbullah Has Spread Throughout Latin America - Pablo Gato and Robert Windrem
On their web page, Hizbullah militants in Venezuela call their fight against the United States a "holy war" and post photographs of would-be suicide terrorists with masks and bombs.
There are also web sites for Hizbullah in Chile, El Salvador, Argentina, and most other Latin American countries. In October, homemade bombs were left in front of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, which is next to a school. Police arrested a student carrying Hizbullah propaganda in Spanish.

(NBC News)

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