Posted on 07/07/2008 5:29:36 PM PDT by Flavius
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia | The Bush administration is accusing the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of providing cash and refuge to the militant Islamist group Hezbollah of southern Lebanon.
An investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) names Venezuelan diplomat Ghazi Nasr al Din and Venezuelan-Arab businessman Fawzi Kanan as key links between the two.
"It is extremely troubling to see the government of Venezuela employing and providing safe harbor for Hezbollah facilitators and fundraisers," said Adam Szubin, political affairs director of OFAC.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Didn’t we used to have a “Wet Room” at the CIA?
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "U.S., CANADIAN INTEL AGENCIES: HIZBALLAH 'SLEEPER CELLS' ACTIVATED IN CANADA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is no credible information on a specific target, according to the officials. Suspected Hezbollah operatives have conducted recent surveillance on the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, Canada and on several synagogues in Toronto. according to the officials. Latin American is also considered a possible target by officials following Hezbollah's planning.") (June 19, 2008)
A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
lula says chavez thinks bush tried a coup against him in 2002.
too bad it didn’t work, if true.
The banking system in these countries are a joke, I'm surprised they even found this out.
I'm sure the Democraps in congress helped track it /s
Venezuela, you have lost your country. You have been sold out.
I’ll bet we start seeing Lebanese hashish coming into the U.S.A. via Venezuela with Chavez taking his cut. SOP for commies and muzzie terrorists.
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