July 08, 2008

Chaves' Government Officials Helping Hezbollah Kill Our Soldiers

Via See Dub at Michelle Malkin's blog:

Bombshell in the Wash Times:

The Bush administration is accusing the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of providing cash and refuge to the militant Islamist group Hezbollah of southern Lebanon.

An investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) names Venezuelan diplomat Ghazi Nasr al Din and Venezuelan-Arab businessman Fawzi Kanan as key links between the two.

“It is extremely troubling to see the government of Venezuela employing and providing safe harbor for Hezbollah facilitators and fundraisers,” said Adam Szubin, political affairs director of OFAC.

Yes it is troubling. Since there is a group called Hezbollah in Iraq that is linked to and gets support from Lebanese Hezbollah. Videos from Hezbollah in Iraq often feature sophisticated EFP attacks. EFP's are the shaped charges designed to penetrate armor with hot liquid heavy metals such as copper. They thought to be mostly of Iranian origin and used by Shia groups in Iraq.

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By Howie at 08:53 AM | |