Posted on 12/01/2006 10:41:34 AM PST by Parmenio
It's pretty rare that I have an occasion to congratulate Hugo Chavez's government on anything, especially anything related to the War on Terror. But two cheers are in order for Venezuela's capture of the leader of an international terror organization which looks to be responsible for an attack on a U.S. embassy last month. Teodoro Darnott, aka "Sheidy Daniel," thought he was immune from Hugo's attentions. Darnott, in the remote Zulia section of Venezuela, near the Colombian border, had begun preaching a weird fusion of militant Islam, Marxist theory, and even a sprinkling of Catholic "Liberation Theology" to a group of disaffected Indians. He detested the United States and Israel and called for jihad -- or in Spanish, "yihad," against their interests in Latin America. Sheidy Daniel called his group "Hezbollah Latin America" -- a dangerous choice given that the "real" Hezbollah operates quietly in Venezuela, though primarily in ventures designed to raise cash for its Middle Eastern operations. Claiming an association with Hezbollah is like claiming membership with a New York crime family in order to get better service in a restaurant: if you do so, the claim ought to be true, or you must really be looking for trouble. Darnott denied receiving funding from Hezbollah's Lebanon HQ, but he was allowed to go about unmolested while using Hezbollah's name in his very successful organizing and bomb-making -- and his less successful bomb-planting. Not content to rally his tiny section of followers to jihadi mayhem in Venezuela, Darnott took Hezbollah in Latin America to the Internet. Using free web services like Blogspot and MSN Groups, he set up multiple mirrored websites which guaranteed that even if a few of his sites were taken down he would still have a web presence.p>
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I remember reading something about this last week. It was scary.
Hugo has an Island off of Venzeula training them to speack spanish and act spanish. Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet, a growing number of Arab-owned businesses are being forced to identify with the Palestinian cause
He probably took this guy out of circulation because he'd become a known Hezbo in Venzeula. As long as the terrorists in Venz. remain covert, they're probably welcomed to stay.
South America's 'tri-border' back on terrorism radar
Hezbollah Finances: Funding the Party of God
Telemundo's election coverage in Venezuela was closed down by the Chavez gov't.
Chavez backs possible vote to close private TV stations
AP | December 1, 2006
Posted on 12/03/2006 8:13:13 PM EST by West Coast Conservative
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747979/posts
Russia starts supplies of Su-30 fighters to Venezuela
Ria Novosti,Russia | 30/ 11/ 2006
Posted on 11/30/2006 5:32:15 AM EST by sukhoi-30mki
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746265/posts
Populism Loses Appeal for Voters In Latin America
WSJ | November 22, 2006 | JOHN LYONS
Posted on 11/22/2006 7:45:03 AM EST by Brilliant
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742535/posts
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