Who knows what’s up since....
June 19, 2008
US Treasury freezes assets of Venezuelan diplomat for helping Hezbullah
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-treasury-freezes-assets-of.html
“The United States Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday that it is freezing the assets of Venezuelan diplomat Ghazi Nasr al Din, whom it described as “providing safe harbor to Hizballah facilitators and fundraisers.” The Department also froze the assets of a second Venezuelan, Fawzi Kan’an, and those of two travel agencies controlled by Kan’an.”.......................
.... Ghazi Nasr al Din is a Venezuela-based Hizballah supporter who has utilized his position as a Venezuelan diplomat and the president of a Caracas-based Shi’a Islamic Center to provide financial support to Hizballah. Nasr al Din served until recently as Charge d’ Affaires at the Venezuelan Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and was subsequently appointed the Director of Political Aspects at the Venezuelan Embassy in Lebanon.
Nasr al Din has counseled Hizballah donors on fundraising efforts and has provided donors with specific information on bank accounts where the donors’ deposits would go directly to Hizballah.
Ghazi Nasr al Din has met with senior Hizballah officials in Lebanon to discuss operational issues, as well as facilitated the travel of Hizballah members to and from Venezuela. In late January 2006, Nasr al Din facilitated the travel of two Hizballah representatives to the Lebanese Parliament to Caracas to solicit donations for Hizballah and to announce the opening of a Hizballah-sponsored community center and office in Venezuela. The previous year, Nasr al Din arranged the travel of Hizballah members to attend a training course in Iran.
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Fawzi Kan’an is a Venezuela-based Hizballah supporter and a significant provider of financial support to Hizballah. Kan’an has facilitated travel for Hizballah members and sent money raised in Venezuela to Hizballah officials in Lebanon.
Kan’an has met with senior Hizballah officials in Lebanon to discuss operational issues, including possible kidnappings and terrorist attacks. Further, Kan’an has also traveled with other Hizballah members to Iran for training.
According to the Treasury, the two travel agencies have been used to courier funds to Lebanon..................
I’ll put it this way ... I have three business cards from spooks I kept over the years; one was a “travel agent”; another, a furniture salesman who allegedly received his furniture from overseas; the last one, an “international consultant”.
Diplomat is synonymous with the term, “spy”, in many countries and being employed by an embassy is often cover for spies for government agencies. The guy is clearly a spook. I bet he has military service lurking in his background as well.