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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=mexico

http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071102/CULTURE/111020092/1015

“’Terrorist’ in the neighborhood”
By Sean Coit
November 2, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Council Foundation (ASCF), argues that Mr. Chavez is “turning his country into a forward base for terrorists from around the world including such organizations as Hezbollah and Hamas,” and fostering an anti-American partnership with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Proper attention has not been paid to the situation evolving in Venezuela, the ASCF said, a situation that poses a threat to U.S. national security.

Otto Reich, a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, said Mr. Chavez’s tactics in both domestic and foreign policy are similar to those of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Mr. Ahmadinejad.

“Chavez’s first international friend was Fidel Castro, a person who was a terrorist himself, came to power through terrorism, bombings, assassinations,” Mr. Reich said. “Terrorists all the way from Mexico to Argentina and the Middle East, and other parts of the world, are Chavez’s friends and they are in Venezuela.””

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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/10/finally_a_focus_on_the_near_an.php

“Finally, A Focus on the ‘Near’ and Lethal Enemy”
By Douglas Farah

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Despite the signs of progress in Colombia, the FARC remains a formidable, multi-billion dollar industry with significant ties to criminal and terrorist organizations, from weapons traffickers to the Lebanese expatriate communities that send significant resources to Hezbollah and, to a lesser degree, Hamas.

The FARC’s ties to the Central American gangs and weapons trafficking networks pose a challenge that is only now being studied. The pipelines of people trafficking, weapons trafficking, drug trafficking and money laundering merge into one large stream from Honduras through Mexico.”