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According to WIISIsrael, the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism focus is almost exclusively on Al-Qaeda and very little attention is being given to Hezbollah. It is important to note that for years the U.S. has classified Hezbollah, and not Al-Qaeda, as the biggest threat to national security. But, in the National Strategy for Counterterrorism (June 2011) report, only 2 out of 23 pages is dedicated to the fight against Hezbollah. In the report, Hezbollah is described as striving to “undermine the security and stability of allied and partner governments, foment regional conflicts, traffic in narcotics, or otherwise pursue agendas that are inimical to U.S. interests.”

It has been noted that Hezbollah’s agenda is the same as that of al-Qaeda. Both embrace the goal of destroying the United States. Both are also intent on reducing Western resistance to the spread of radical Islam.

It is estimated that Hezbollah is made up of 10,000 armed members, world-wide. Hezbollah’s network includes cells throughout Latin America and Central America. And, not only are they also active right across the open border in Mexico, but they also have cells within the U.S. Under any circumstances, sustaining an attack by Hezbollah could be catastrophic. It should, then, go without saying that with reduced U.S. military strength, the potential exists for far more devastation.

There have been reports of terrorists crossing the U.S./Mexican border, one of which occurred in November of 2010. Ahmed Muhammad was indicted for allegedly aiding and abetting hundreds of people’s entry into the U.S. via Brazil to Mexico and then on to the U.S. Even in view of these events and of 9/11, there are those who continue to call for a reduced military and who vehemently support an open border.

Included in the indictment were Al-Shabaab-tied Somalis who have been cited as bearing responsibility for suicide bombings and terrorist attacks around the globe. If al-Shabaab is doing, we must assume Hezbollah is also.

A Tucson, A.Z. Police Department document leaked by hackers reveals testimony that Hezbollah has a large arms stockpile in Mexico, PublicIntelligence.net reports. The September 2010 memo raises concerns that Hezbollah has linked up with Mexican drug gangs that could assist in smuggling terrorists and weapons into the United States.

“In April of last year, the arrest of Jamal Yousef – in New York City – exposed a weapons cache of 100 M-16 assault rifles, 100 AR-15 rifles, 2,500 hand grenades, C4 explosives and antitank munitions,” the memo reads.

“According to Yousef, the weapons, which were being stored in Mexico, had been stolen from Iraq with the help of his cousin who was a member of Hezbollah.”

The police document recounts that a member of Hezbollah was arrested in July 2010 in Mexico trying to set up a network for the terrorist organization. It also says that there is a “strong suspicion” that car bombs being set off by Mexican drug gangs were developed with assistance from Hezbollah.

In July 2010, a Mexican drug gang detonated an advanced car bomb that was said to have “Hezbollah-like sophistication.” The explosion came shortly after Rep. Sue Myrick said that she was told by a Mexican military officer that Hezbollah was training members of the drug cartels, and that the instruction could include car bombs.

“If our government and responsible partners in Latin America fail to act, I believe there will be an attack on U.S. personnel, installations or interests in the Americas as soon as Hizballah operatives believe that they are capable of such an operation without implicating their Iranian sponsors in the crime,” Roger Noriega, a top expert on Latin America told the House Homeland Security Committee last week.

A Tucson Police Department memo from September 2010 has been leaked onto the Internet by hackers, and it warns that Hezbollah has set up shop in Mexico. The terrorist group has linked up with the Mexican drug lords, and is even said to have a large arms stockpile in the country. Terrorist groups are looking at the raging drug war in Mexico as an opportunity to further their deadly ambitions.

The memo recalls that a member of Hezbollah was arrested in Tijuana in July 2010 who was tasked with setting up a network for the terrorist group. It also mentions the April 2010 arrest of Jamal Yousef in New York City, who told the authorities that he worked with his cousin to steal weapons from Iraq for Hezbollah. According to Yousef, a stockpile of 100 M-16 assault rifles, 100 AR-15 rifles, 2500 hand grenades, C4 explosives and anti-tank weapons is presently in Mexico.

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This is a video report from channel 10 which is located in San Diego. Ca. In it a “former deep cover agent” is interviewed by a reporter about Hezbollah activities near the United States border with Mexico. The news is not good.

Analysis. I have been aware for some time that there are Hezbollah cells in the Iranian expatriate community across the United States. As the report states, Hezbollah is not interested in attacking the United States at the moment. They are financing too much of their activities with money gained from the drug traffic. That does not mean that Hezbollah won’t attack, just that it has not yet been ordered to attack. Drugs are not the only things smuggled across the southern border.

The Mexican government and the media have consistently blamed the U.S. for the vicious drug war in Mexico that has resulted in over 35,000 deaths since late 2006. A diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks will disappoint them, as it shows that 90 percent of the heavy weapons used by the drug cartels come from Central America. The strength of the drug cartels is more attributable to the Mexican government’s inefficiencies than America’s gun laws or consumption of narcotics.

According to the published documents, U.S. diplomats in Mexico believe that these weapons, such as grenades and rocket launchers, are being stolen from the armed forces of Central American countries. They arrive in Mexico via the 577-mile Guatemalan border that only 125 Mexican immigration officials guard. Hezbollah and the Colombian FARC terrorist groups also deserve blame, as there are increasing indications that they are in bed with the drug cartels and are providing them with training, financing and possibly arms.

Other cables show that U.S. diplomats are frustrated with Mexico’s handling of the drug war. The army is said to be so risk-averse that it declines to act on intelligence provided by the U.S. One document dated November 9, 2009 written by U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual says, “Mexico’s use of strategic and tactical intelligence is often fractured, ad hoc, and heavily reliant on the United States for leads and operations.” The responsibility for the failure to tame the escalating drug war lies with Mexico, as no U.S. gun restriction can disarm the drug lords when the Mexican army is unwilling or unable to fight.

These documents are unlikely to stop the blaming of the U.S. for the war in Mexico. Secretary of State Clinton said on March 25, 2009, “Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade.” The media constantly cites the dubious claim 90 percent of the guns used by the drug lords come from the United States. This statistic comes from a report by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It is based on the fact that, of the 29,000 guns seized in 2007 and 2008, 6,000 were sent to the U.S. for tracing. Of these, 90 percent were indeed found to have come from the U.S. But there is much more behind this fuzzy statistic.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry caused a stir last week when he suggested that the deployment of U.S. troops into Mexican territory may be necessary, pointing outthat five of his state’s citizens died in the past two weeks. The fight against the barbaric drug cartels has escalated each year since 2007, and terrorist groups are looking to benefit from the chaos. It has become a full-scale war worthy of attention, but Perry seems to be the only major politician sounding the alarm.

“I think you have the same situation as you had in Colombia,” Perry accuratelysaid. About 31,000 people have been killed in the Mexican drug war since December 2006 — more than five times the number of American soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. And it is getting worse. There has been a 53 percent increase in murders since last year, with 10,000 murders so far this year.

Last week, four people in Tijuana were murdered in one day, with two having their corpses hung from a bridge and one being decapitated. Almost the entire population of 6,000 of Ciudad Mier near the Texan border has fled. A Pentecostal minister who fled said, “We have no mayor, no police, no transit system. We have been left to fend for ourselves.”

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Fox News is reporting on the discovery of a massive drug smuggling tunnel from Mexico to the United States.

Authorities in southern California have uncovered a major cross-border drug smuggling tunnel that they say is linked to 30 tons of marijuana seized in the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced Wednesday that the 600-yard underground tunnel connects a San Diego-area warehouse with a similar building in Tijuana, Mexico. In a press release obtained by FoxNews.com, authorities said the “crawl-space sized” passageway — equipped with rail, lighting and ventilation systems — was likely constructed recently.

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Analysis. Mentioned in the on air report at 11:25 PDT but not in the printed story is the “rumor” that Al-Qaeda may be developing training facilities in northern Mexico.

The web site of KRGV is reporting that Border Patrol agents were fired upon from Mexico during a drug seizure.

ANZALDUAS PARK – The FBI is investigating after armed men shot at border patrol agents on the Rio Grande. A Border Patrol Spokesperson tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS agents chased a vehicle to the river’s edge near Anzalduas Park this morning. The driver swam to Mexico leaving behind his vehicle loaded with drugs. As agents were removing over a thousand pounds of marijuana armed men in Mexico began shooting at agents patrolling on boats. The agents returned fire several times forcing the gunmen in Mexico to flee. No injuries were reported.

Analysis. I bet you thought that the problem was just in Arizona.

The Washington Times is reporting on the situation in Arizona.

The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers, and a local sheriff says Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of the state.

The signs were posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend, a major east-west corridor linking Tucson and Phoenix with San Diego.

They warn travelers that they are entering an “active drug and human smuggling area” and they may encounter “armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.” Beginning less than 50 miles south of Phoenix, the signs encourage travelers to “use public lands north of Interstate 8″ and to call 911 if they “see suspicious activity.”

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, whose county lies at the center of major drug and alien smuggling routes to Phoenix and cities east and west, attests to the violence. He said his deputies are outmanned and outgunned by drug traffickers in the rough-hewn desert stretches of his own county.

“Mexican drug cartels literally do control parts of Arizona,” he said. “They literally have scouts on the high points in the mountains and in the hills and they literally control movement. They have radios, they have optics, they have night-vision goggles as good as anything law enforcement has.

“This is going on here in Arizona,” he said. “This is 70 to 80 miles from the border – 30 miles from the fifth-largest city in the United States.”

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Analysis. Sheriff Babeu is not the only Arizona sheriff with problems. Sheriff Dever of Cochise County just to the east of Pinal County where Sheriff Babeu is sheriff have created a website called www.bordersheriffs.com. Not only are their people being out numbered and out gunned but the ACLU is suing them for doing their job: protecting the citizens of Arizona and those who come to Arizona from other places. Sheriff Dever was a guest on the Rusty Humphries show last night. Seldom have I heard a person in a position like his speak with such despondency in his voice.

We have been invaded. We have ceded sovereignty over large parts of our southern border. It is obvious that the Federal Government just does not care. We must care. Our fellow citizens of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are depending on us to fix this problem.