IRAN'S JIHAD PROXY HIZBALLAH SLAMS TRUMP
FOR "U.S. IMPERIALISM" IN VENEZUELA
BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/01/venezuela-irans-jihad-proxy-hizballah-slams-trump-for-us-imperialism-in-venezuela; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
Hizballah has been active in Latin America for decades and uses the drug trade to raise money for its jihad activities. Hizballah is active in Mexico and South America, and “last year, Politico published an in-depth exposé about how President Barack Obama deliberately ignored Hezbollah in Latin America because he did not want to jeopardize a potential nuclear deal with Iran.”
Now the group has attacked US President Trump over his support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó against the “autocratic government of Nicolas Maduro, who succeeded strongman Hugo Chavez and has been crushing dissent.” And ever since Maduro’s takeover, there have been about 50,000 protests.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also condemned Trump for supporting Guaidó, going so far as to reference Maduro as “brother.” Erdogan stated: “Maduro brother, stand tall, Turkey stands with you.”
The Maduro government has killed up to 20 people since widespread protests broke out in the country this week.
“Hezbollah, Iran’s Terrorist Proxy in Latin America, Slams U.S. Imperialism in Venezuela,” by Joel Pollak, Breitbart, January 24, 2019:
The Hezbollah terror organization slammed the U.S. on Wednesday for recognizing the Venezuelan opposition under Juan Guaidó as the legitimate government — though Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, is active there and throughout Latin America.In a statement, Hezbollah reportedly condemned “blatant American intervention” and reiterated its support for the autocratic government of Nicolas Maduro, who succeeded strongman Hugo Chavez and has been crushing dissent.Hezbollah has been active in the region for decades, and is deeply involved in the illicit drug trade as well as terror. The Miami Herald noted last year that Hezbollah’s involvement in Latin America began with a deadly terror attack:Hezbollah’s growth in the West began on March 17, 1992, when a suicide bomber smashed an explosives-filled car into the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 people and wounding 242 in the first major international terrorist attack in the Western Hemisphere. On July 18, 1994, another car crashed into the Jewish Center of AMIA, the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina, also in Buenos Aires, killing 85 and injuring hundreds — the deadliest terrorist attack ever in Latin America. Iran and Hezbollah were linked to both attacks.Since then, Hezbollah has expanded its operations into Venezuela, as well as a “subregion of South America known as the Tri-Border Area (TBA), at the crossroads of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay,” The Hill noted recently. Iran, which backs Hezbollah in Lebanon and throughout the world, has used the group to expand its global influence.Last year, Politico published an in-depth exposé about how President Barack Obama deliberately ignored Hezbollah in Latin America because he did not want to jeopardize a potential nuclear deal with Iran. Obama even dismantled a program that traced Hezbollah’s operations in Latin America to terror financing and trafficking in drugs and arms.The Trump administration has reversed that policy and taken the fight to Hezbollah — and to Iran. Iran’s proxy has depended on the Maduro regime to maintain its foothold in Venezuela, even as that country’s once-rich economy has failed and its democracy destroyed…..
