Terrorism, Hezbollah, Drugs and the Tri-Border Area

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MSNBC, 9 May 07: Hezbollah Builds a Western Base

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia has taken root in South America, fostering a well-financed force of Islamist radicals boiling with hatred for the United States and ready to die to prove it, according to militia members, U.S. officials and police agencies across the continent. From its Western base in a remote region divided by the borders of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina known as the Tri-border, or the Triple Frontier, Hezbollah has mined the frustrations of many Muslims among the Arab residents whose families immigrated from Lebanon…

Having personally played a hand in training Paraguayan military forces to defeat terrorists, this issue hits close to home for me. I discuss this issue in more depth at the blog Roguely Stated.