Thread by @BusterUSMC

1. Iran was invited to play in the U.S. Backyard
Iranian Forgn Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went on tour of 6Latin American nations in 2016. Iran's diplomtc effrts resulted in, amng other things, access 2the use of Venezuelan territory2advance Iran's solid rocket-fuel production

2. Culturally, Iran has helped Hezbollah establish itself as the dominant force among Shia Muslim communities throughout Latin America, and has taken control of their mosques, schools and cultural institutions. americansecurityproject.org/four-charts-th…

3. In 2012, there were 32 Iranian cultural centers across Latin America, to facilitate the spread of the Iranian Islamic revolution;
washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Docume…
today, less than a decade later,
the number of centers has grown to more than 100.

4. Iran & Hezbollah have been operating in Latin America since the 1980s, effectively undisturbed. edition.cnn.com/2013/06/03/wor…

5. During this time, Iran and its proxy, the terrorist organization Hezbollah, have been Islamifying Latin America, to create a forward base of operations for the Islamic Republic in the backyard of the United States. docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM…

6. No Latin American country has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization: foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/13/why…

7. Hezbollah can operate with relative impunity there. financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…

8. In April 2017, a Hezbollah operative, Mohamad Hamdar, arrested in Peru, was
"acquitted of all terrorism-related charges." financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…

9. The Peruvian court found that Hamdar's role within Hezbollah was in itself insufficient to consider him a terrorist. centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2017/03/02/wha… The prosecution appealed & Hamdar will be tried again this year on the same terrorism charges in the Peruvian Supreme Court. ...

10. ....If convicted Hamdar will be the 1st Hezbollah operative to be sentenced in Latin America, amounting to a de facto designation of Hezbollah as
"a terrorist group" in Peru.

11. This legal vacuum regarding Hezbollah might also be why Islamic terrorism, drug-trafficking and organized crime in the region is frequently underestimated. financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…

12. According to testimony at a United States House of Representatives... docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM…

13. ..panel hearing on Iran's global terrorism network on April 17, 2018, Iran and Hezbollah have converted and radicalized thousands of Latin Americans to Shia Islam. homeland.house.gov/hearing/state-…

14. ..In some Latin American countries, such as Venezuela,
Iran's & Hezbollah's efforts have even bn promo'd by local political elites.
Venezuelan VP Tareck El Aissami -
- of Lebanese&Syrian origins &w/ties to both cocaine trafficking & Hezbollah -- financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…

15. Venezuelan Vice President, Tareck El Aissami, oversaw the illicit sale and distribution of at least 10,000 Venezuelan passports & other documents to persons from Syria, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

16. These reportedly included Hezbollah terrorists and
members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. forbes.com/forbes/welcome…

17. More than a decade ago, a US congressional report warned that Venezuela was providing support to radical Islamic groups, incl the supply of identity documents. edition.cnn.com/2017/02/08/wor…
El Aissami could, in the foreseeable future, become president of Venezuela.

18. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (left) meets with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on August 27, 2016 in Caracas, Venezuela.

(Image source: Euronews)

19. Not only has Latin America's passive acceptance of Iranian infiltration also allowed the Islamic Republic to create large networks of mosques & cultural centers across the region;
docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM…

20. In addition, Iran & Hezbollah operate in multiple areas & across multiple sectors, both licit & illicit, to strengthen & expand their influence in Latin America & to enrich Hezbollah as a way to finance its growing terrorist & paramilitary activities.

21. These areas of operation encompass diplomacy, commercial enterprise, religious dominance, and perhaps most significantly, substantial criminal activity. speroforum.com/a/44373/The-gr…

22. Iran has employed diplomacy "to evade sanctions imposed" on it before the Iran "nuclear deal."

23. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then president of Iran, visited Latin America six times during 2005-2012, cnsnews.com/news/article/a…

24. and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went on a tour of six Latin American nations in 2016. thehill.com/blogs/pundits-…

25. These "diplomatic efforts" resulted in, among other things, access to the use of Venezuelan territory to advance Iran's solid rocket-fuel production. nowtheendbegins.com/iran-unveils-s…

26. Culturally, Iran has helped Hezbollah establish itself as the dominant force among Shia Muslim communities throughout the region, and has taken control of their mosques, schools and cultural institutions. canadafreepress.com/article/irans-…

27. In 2012, there were 32 Iranian cultural centers across Latin America the purpose -to facilitate the spread of the Iranian Islamic revolution; today, less than a decade later, the number of centers has grown to more than 100. nationalinterest.org/feature/hezbol…

28. Among other ways of spreading its influence, Iran also runs a Spanish-language 24-hour news broadcast, HispanTV - speroforum.com/a/GNTOGWBRBC12…
operated by IRIB, Iran's state-owned public broadcasting corporation -
- which broadcasts across Latin America.

29. Hezbollahs becm a substantial international crime syndicate-utilizes its position in Latin Amrca 2deal in drug trffikng, weapons trafficking, human trafficking, trade in counterfeit goods & money laundering, the proceeds used to finance its activities. politico.com/interactives/2…

Drugs, such as cocaine, are funneled into the United States to be sold there. newsweek.com/hezbollah-coca…

31. Some investigators believe that Hezbollah amasses $1 billion a yr fr its criminal activities, which involve close cooperation w/Latin American drug cartels and criminal syndicates. politico.com/interactives/2…

32. Together, these create havoc in Latin America & contribute to driving immigration into the United States. docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM…

33. One expert recently described Hezbollah as "the gold standard" of the crime-terror convergence. financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…

34. In 2008, the US began a secret law enforcement project, Operation Cassandra, to stop Hezbollah's activities in Latin America.
opslens.com/2017/12/20/oba…

35. However, the Obama administration obstructed that operation: thetrumpet.com/16679-why-obam…

36. "In practice, the admn's willingness 2envision a new role 4Hezbollah in Middle East, combined w/its desire 4a negotiated settlement 2Iran's nuclear program, translated into a reluctance 2move aggressively agnst top Hezbollah operatives, acc 2 Project Cassandra mbrs & others."

37. After Israel's revelations Apr 30, 2018, that the Iran deal was based on Iranian lies, its safe to concl the Obama admn empowered Iran & its proxy in Latin America 2ensure the Iran deal, whch turned out 2b a smokescreen4Iran's nuke plans via @YouTube

38. Having a seasoned & generously state-funded terrorist org such as Hezbollah in US's backyard unsurprisingly poses a genuine threat to US homeland.
docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM…

39. Acc to Emmanuel Ottolenghi, at April hearing on Iran's global terrorism networks:
"A survey of cases prosecuted agnst Hezbollah operatives in the past 2 decades shows the terror group remains a threat to the security of the U.S. homeland....

40. "...and the integrity of its financial system. Iran &Hezbollah sought to carry out high casualty attcks agnst US targets multiple times. Additionally, they built networks they used to procure weapons, sell drugs, & conduct illicit financial activities inside the US. ...

41. "...operatives blend in; they nestle within existing expatriate communities; they find spouses; and set up seemingly legitimate businesses, acquiring permanent residency and citizenship in the process – all attributes that are part of their cover story".

42. One recent exmpl of Hezbollah operatives in action in the United States was the arrest of Samer El Debek and Ali Mohammad in New York. justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/b…

43. Both held US citizenship & had been trained by Hezbollah - incl in the use of wpns such as rocket-propelled grenade launchers & machine guns -and acted on its behalf in the US.
investigativeproject.org/case/804/us-v-…

44. The two were charged with serious terrorism charges, such as conducting surveillance of potential targets in America.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

45. These incl military & law enforcement facilities in NYC, as well as conducting missions in Panama to locate the U.S. & Israeli Embassies & to assess the vulnerabilities of the Panama Canal & ships in the Canal. amren.com/news/2017/06/t…

46. The question is, whether the US govt will adopt a comprehensive strategy to counter the ongoing efforts of Iran & Hezbollah to solidify their base of operations in Latin America agnst the United States and US interests.

47. Such a strategy, as pointed out by several experts at the April 17 hearing, does not currently appear to be in place.

48. A newly released trove of documents revealed “secret dealings” between Iran and al-Qaeda. foxnews.com/politics/2017/…
Nearly half a million files found on a computer seized in the May 2, 2011, US raid on the al-Qaeda founder's hideout in Abbottabad were released by the CIA.

49. A never-before-seen 19pg document purportedly written by a senior mbr of al-Qaeda details an arrangement btwn Iran & mbrs of "the group" to strike American interests in "Saudi Arabia & the Gulf."

50. In exchange, Shia Iran offered Sunni militants "money, arms” and “training in Hizbollah camps in Lebanon."

Iranian intel facilitated the travel of some operatives with visas, while sheltering others.

51. The author of the file, described as "well-connected," explains that al-Qaeda's forces violated the terms of the agreement of the deal, however, resulting in several men being detained.

52. Iranian connections to Hizballah & Palestinian militant groups, such as Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are well-documented, but its ties to al-Qaeda have until now mostly been shrouded in secrecy.

53. The timing of the release comes as US @POTUS @realDonaldTrump is trying to decertify a bilateral deal agreed w/Iran to end its nuclear proliferation program, which was negotiated by his predecessor Obama Admn and which he has described as the “worst deal ever made”

54. @realDonaldTrump has been keen to portray Tehran as America’s greatest threat & will no doubt seize upon the documents as proof of the Islamic Republic’s support for terrorism in the Latin America & Inside The US.

& He Should.... Obama NEVER Did!

55. Speaking at a national security seminar organized by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in DC last mo abt the release of the documents, Mike Pompeo, CIA dir, said al-Qaeda and Iran have always built "secret and open" ties.

weeklystandard.com/pompeo-al-qaed…

56. Pompeo attributed the relationship btwn the 2parties to the fact that they view the West as a common enemy, referring to an "ideological consensus" of their cooperation against the West.

57. He added the 2sides did not fight agnst ea other bc they considered the West a greater threat 2them. Pompeo stressed -CIA is still watching relations, espc w/complexity in Syria, noting US intel is tracking terrorist organizations' loss of territories in Syria & Iraq.

58. His comments have raised alarm bells among critics of @realDonaldTrump 's new strategy to "counter Iranian influence", wary that hawks like Mr Pompeo 'may be' making a case for war.

59. Iran IS Literally Infiltrating US From Latin America
WHY ARE WE IN THIS QUAGMIRE?

Obama:
"We Had to Send Iran Pallets of Cash ...Because We Couldn’t Send a Check"
There's One Answer.

breitbart.com/2016-president…

60. Here's Another Answer Fr Crooked "H"
“It was something that intended, as I am told, to pay back Iran for contracts that were canceled when the Shah fell”

"It": ($1,700,000,000.00 B Dollars in Taxpayer Cash, Literally Strapped 2Pallets in Unmarked Jet In Middle of The Night)

61. Or, How Abt This "After-The-Fact" Hdline:
"Iran May Have Rcvd as Much as $33.600,000,000.00 Billion in Cash, Gold Payments From US"
freebeacon.com/national-secur…
The Point Is When SECRET DEALS Are Made
(Uesp w/OUR Tax$)
The Phrase
"Something Smells Fishy In Denmark"
Comes to Mind.

62. We, The Ppl Who Paid 4The
Obama-Iranian-Deal
~Show US ALL Documents fr Bin Laden Raid
~Since When Does Congress NOT Approve the Billions IN CASH?
~Where did The$ Come From?
~Name ALL Individuals Who Were, In any Way, Involved In The Iran-Obama Deal
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63. Iran: Stated That The "Cash"
Was Part of ‘Expensive Price’ to Free U.S. Hostages
*Iranian television footage shows stacks of cash

Question 4Obama:
Since When Did America EVER Negotiate With Terrorists?
~Mslm Brohood
~Hzbolla
~ISIS
~AlQda
~Iran

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64. The footage also claims that the Obama administration insisted the negotiations over the matter take place "in secret" and threatened Iranian officials who may have leaked information to the media. freebeacon.com/national-secur…

65. Iran HATES America & Israel.

Could Obama have been engaging in a “sinister” & “treasonous” plot to destroy Israel & America by trying to reach a nuclear deal with Iran?

66. Benjamin Netanyahu was left to stew in a White House mtg room for over an hour after Obama abruptly walked out of tense talks to have supper with his family.
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…

67. I'll Leave You With Another Strange Act of Kindness By Obama,
Obama Lives In Luxury...In Washington DC...With An Iranian Born Woman Named Valerie Jarrett. floppingaces.net/2017/03/07/odd…

Weird...No?
~End.
(or is it....?)