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Venezuela, Accused of Selling Passports to Hezbollah, Is Running Out of Passports for Venezuelans
Breitbart ^ | 10 Mar 2017 | Frances Martel

Posted on 03/11/2017 8:55:21 AM PST by detective

The socialist government of Venezuela is reportedly struggling to meet the demands of its citizenry in obtaining passports, both to flee the country and to replace their expired passports abroad.

The demand has led some officials to demand bribes in order to expedite the process, despite the debut of a new online system the government promised would issue passports with a 72-hour turnaround time.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: hezbollah; iran; johnkerry; lebanon; venezuela
According to Misael López Soto, a former official at the Venezuelan embassy in Baghdad, Venezuela sold birth certificates, passports, and other identifying documents to Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi, and other nationals, many of whom had ties to Hezbollah.
1 posted on 03/11/2017 8:55:21 AM PST by detective
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To: detective

Maybe they can subcontract the process out to the Russians.


2 posted on 03/11/2017 8:59:01 AM PST by samtheman (ObamaGate = Watergate Squared)
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To: samtheman

Just require a visa for visitors from Venezuela.


3 posted on 03/11/2017 9:03:51 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

We should be doing that anyway.


4 posted on 03/11/2017 9:06:55 AM PST by samtheman (ObamaGate = Watergate Squared)
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To: detective

The socialist government of Venezuela is reportedly struggling to meet the demands of its citizenry in obtaining passports, food, toilet paper, and water.


5 posted on 03/11/2017 9:11:04 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Venezuelans require a visa to enter the U.S. The only countries whose citizens do not require a visa are Canada and Bermuda. Visas are routinely waived for people from 38 other countries, including most of Western Europe, the Baltic republics, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.


6 posted on 03/11/2017 9:31:19 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: detective
The socialist government of Venezuela is reportedly struggling to meet the demands of its citizenry in obtaining passports, both to flee the country

Flee? You are a shirker and traitor to the glorious Chavezista revolution. No passport for you!

7 posted on 03/11/2017 9:31:44 AM PST by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: KarlInOhio

Then there’s my Plan B: Bombard them from the air with cup o’ noodles. That will get them to overthrow the government. Cubans will follow.


8 posted on 03/11/2017 10:15:11 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

... and Australia and New Zealand.


9 posted on 03/11/2017 10:42:24 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: detective
Venezuela, Accused of Selling Passports to Hezbollah, Is Running Out of Passports for Venezuelans

What, a Commie actually went to work and produced products like birth certificates, passports, and other identifying documents to sell to Hezbollah terrorists?

Marx is spinning in his grave.

10 posted on 03/11/2017 11:18:12 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: detective

Note to Trump:

Add travelers with Venezuelan passports traveling from any Middle East country to the ban.


11 posted on 03/11/2017 2:55:30 PM PST by Wuli
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