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FBI's Mueller: Hezbollah Busted in Mexican Smuggling Operation
NewsMax ^ | 3/31/06

Posted on 03/31/2006 5:51:08 AM PST by areafiftyone

FBI Director Robert Mueller said this week that his agency busted a smuggling ring organized by the terrorist group Hezbollah that had operatives cross the Mexican border to carry out possible terrorist attacks inside the U.S.

"This was an occasion in which Hezbollah operatives were assisting others with some association with Hezbollah in coming to the United States,” Mueller told a House Appropriations subcommittee during a Tuesday hearing on the FBI's budget.

In a stunning revelation, Mueller admitted that Hezbollah had succeeded in smuggling some of its operatives across the border, telling the House committee:

"That was an organization that we dismantled and identified those persons who had been smuggled in. And they have been addressed as well.”

Hezbollah was responsible for the single most deadly terrorist attack against the U.S. before 9/11 - the Oct. 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 243 U.S. troops.

In November, an al-Qaida operative who was on the FBI's terrorist watch list was captured near the Mexican border, housed in a Texas jail and turned over to federal agents, according to Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas.

"A confirmed al-Qaida terrorist, an Iraqi national, was held in the Brewster County jail," Rep. Culberson told ABC Radio host Sean Hannity. "He was captured in Mexico. This was within the last six weeks. He was turned over to the FBI."


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To: sangoo

"This is why the "War or Terror" is meaningless. We're more than happy to send our troops half way around the world, and then leave our back door open for terrorists to walk through. We are forced into airport searches and lost liberties, but the border is WIDE open. What a country."

If you want to weaken a country spread it's military all over the world.


41 posted on 03/31/2006 6:41:46 AM PST by dljordan
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To: areafiftyone

42 posted on 03/31/2006 6:42:47 AM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: MinuteGal

If Mueller knew this that means Bush knew this. What the heck is going on. Why are Bush and our Congress critters ignoring this???


43 posted on 03/31/2006 6:45:09 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: OXENinFLA

oops...looks like a few outlets didn't get the press embargo memo on this event...


44 posted on 03/31/2006 6:45:21 AM PST by VOA
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To: EagleUSA
Well, I guess Washington is waiting for about 100,000 people to get killed by a dirty bomb so they will have a PC excuse to close the borders....

Do you honestly think that will do the trick, because sadly, I don't.

45 posted on 03/31/2006 6:47:57 AM PST by Ima Lurker
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To: Calpernia

Thanks for the ping.
Remember this?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606226/posts?page=31#31


46 posted on 03/31/2006 6:51:45 AM PST by Velveeta
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To: OXENinFLA
I think the thread needs this excerpt from The Albuquerqe Tribune:

But FBI Director Robert Mueller told a House Appropriations subcommittee
Wednesday most reports about alleged terrorists crossing the Mexican
border have not proved to be true. He said he knew of only one instance in
which a terrorist group, Hezbollah, used the southern border to help
"associates" get in the United States.


Thank goodness. If Robert Mueller knows of only one case...well there
must be only one case! Nice to know we have an omniscient guy
on the job.
(end sarcasm)
47 posted on 03/31/2006 6:52:16 AM PST by VOA
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To: SwinneySwitch; HiJinx; Halcontent; Velveeta

No I forgot all about that.

Ping to Velveeta's link.


48 posted on 03/31/2006 6:59:01 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Gelato; Ladycalif

ping...


49 posted on 03/31/2006 7:04:29 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: Dane

Nowhere in there was mentioned anything about Mexicans other than the border.

Explain please how thousands, if not hundreds of thousands can cross the border, and not ONE of them can be a Muslim Terrorist.

Explain that. I'm really curious to hear your defense of this flagrant lack of Security.

Explain it and then defend it.


50 posted on 03/31/2006 7:05:05 AM PST by Leatherneck_MT (An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.)
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To: theDentist
Of course, how many others have just walked on in?

I think we can count on the Mexican Federalies to stop them before they get to the border. < / sarcasm >

51 posted on 03/31/2006 7:07:15 AM PST by Ditto
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To: areafiftyone
"In a stunning revelation, Mueller admitted that Hezbollah had succeeded in smuggling some of its operatives across the border, telling the House committee:"

... committing the terrorist acts Americans won't do ...

To paraphrase the current pro-illegal US politicians.
52 posted on 03/31/2006 7:09:06 AM PST by MaDeuce (Do it to them, before they do it to you! (MaDuce = M2HB .50 BMG))
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To: Calpernia; little jeremiah
The diary little jeremiah mentions is the one I post pictures of frequently, to wit:

It was found on 02/09/03

53 posted on 03/31/2006 7:09:30 AM PST by HiJinx (~ www.proudpatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Easter/Passover ~)
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To: areafiftyone

Bush is supposed to be our only hope for fighting terrorism, yet he has no problems letting the UAE run our ports and Hezbollah run our borders. What a sham. If the people of this country allow our leaders to sell us out like this, there's not much hope for our future.


54 posted on 03/31/2006 7:14:34 AM PST by beeler ("When you’re running down my country, Hoss you’re walking on the fighting side of me.")
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To: Velveeta

post 53


55 posted on 03/31/2006 7:16:57 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: areafiftyone

56 posted on 03/31/2006 7:20:55 AM PST by Gritty (Granting citizenship to people here illegally is not just amnesty, it's anarchy– Gov. Schwarzenneger)
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To: roaddog727; All
Hehehehe...well, if you insist. I don't have any problem with building a wall. But, from what I hear in your note that implies not only a physical wall, but personell to monitor the wall. Obviously without the personell, a wall can get real porous real fast.

But allow me to give you another analogy. Visualize a dam (a wall in your case), where the illegals are the water. If you dry up the number of those who are collecting against that dam, the dam can function much more effectively. (Any structure will fail if enough pressure is exerted against it.)

And by drying up the number collecting against the dam, you would take care of the attraction that causes them to collect there, Namely the job providers who benefit from their cheap labor.

If it becomes cost prohibitive (by criminal prosecution) for the job providers, the illegals (the water of the analogy) will not be as attracted to push against that dam (or wall).

So, my take is, prosecute the American businesses that are providing the attraction (in jobs) to come here and we go a long way to solving the problem.

57 posted on 03/31/2006 7:55:33 AM PST by el_texicano (Liberals, Socialist, DemocRATS, all touchy, feely, mind numbed robots, useless idiots all)
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To: HiJinx; Calpernia; little jeremiah

I'm glad you have that!
I'll stop searching for it now. LOL


58 posted on 03/31/2006 7:59:38 AM PST by Velveeta
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To: el_texicano

"So, my take is, prosecute the American businesses that are providing the attraction (in jobs) to come here and we go a long way to solving the problem."

Agreed. Nedd to engage in Demand reduction activities. as well as deportation and barrier erection. Multi-faceted.


59 posted on 03/31/2006 8:09:14 AM PST by roaddog727 (P=3/8 A. or, P=plenty...............)
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To: Dane
Where was your call for a 3,000 mile wall on the Canadian border.,

Geez, I doubt there are more than a half dozen illegal Canadian immigrants in the U.S. Why spend all the money on a Canadian wall?

60 posted on 03/31/2006 8:12:14 AM PST by be-baw
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