Archive for Category: "Foreign Policy"

June 10, 2010 05:36

State Dept: Hezbollah Raising Funds Through Drug Cartels in South America But ‘No Credible Information’ of Terrorist Operations There

Huh? However, as CNSNews.com has reported, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) says the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah is linked to drug traffickers in South America’s tri-border region, which includes Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and is using the proceeds from trafficking cocaine into Europe and the Middle East to finance its operations.

June 9, 2010 06:33

Florida senator wants Venezuela on terrorist supporting list

Florida Senator George LeMieux calls on Congress to add Venezuela to the list of terrorist supporting countries. LeMieux and ten other senators sent a letter to Hillary Clinton in May warning of the danger growing in Venezuela and its close ties to Iran. There has been no response to the letter.

June 9, 2010 05:42

Hillary to World: Raise Your Taxes!

In her Latin American tour Secretary of State Hillary Clinton misstated facts about Brazil’s economy as she pushes countries to raise taxes. Did Hugo Chavez write her speech?

June 8, 2010 18:09

Big Obamacare propaganda push gets ambushed by anti-Israeli hecklers

Left wing anti-Israel hecklers start throwing things at heroine Nancy Pelosi over Us – Israeli relations.

June 8, 2010 05:08

Drug cartels smuggling illegals create security risk, officials say

Smuggling of potential terrorists across the border is evolving into a billion dollar industry for Mexican drug cartels while posing a significant threat to the United States, according to federal law enforcement officials.

June 8, 2010 04:16

3 Chinese killed by North Korean border guard

China says a North Korean border guard shot and killed three people on the Chinese side of the border last week.

June 7, 2010 16:33

Judicial Watch Uncovers New Documents Detailing Mexican Government Incursions into the US

CBP statistics obtained previously by Judicial Watch confirmed 25 incursions in Fiscal Year 2007. Judicial Watch has documented 226 Mexican Government incursions between 1996 and 2005. CBP also records the number of tunnels discovered along the border which are allegedly used for smuggling and human trafficking. In 2008 alone, CBP discovered 25 of these tunnels. Overall, between 1990 and March 2009, CBP discovered 103 tunnels along U.S. borders – one along the U.S border with Canada and 102 along the U.S. border with Mexico.

June 7, 2010 08:02

Environmental rules hurting border security

Environmental laws protecting grizzlies and other wild animals along rural portions of the U.S.-Canada border have handcuffed U.S. Border Patrol and Department of Homeland Security agents, potentially making it easier for would-be terrorists to slip into the country.

June 7, 2010 07:41

About time: Clinton Backs Return of Honduras to Full OAS Role

Although Clinton refuses to admit the Obama administration’s mistake in condemning Honduras’ legal ouster of Chavez supported Zelaya, she at least says Honduras should be readmitted to the OAS.

June 7, 2010 04:57

Israel foils attack close to Gaza – 5 killed

Five terrorists killed by Navy commandos; “large scale attack averted.”