Below is the *testimony* on the threat assessment of terrorism against the US provided by the Intelligence Community"s and the Director of National Intelligence. The word "terrorism" or even links as a "state sponsor of terrorism" do not appear in either the section on Venezuela or Cuba or anyplace within the report.
The Latin America section begins on page 22 and Cuba and Venezuela on page 24, there will be many calls by some in Congress particularly Congress persons Connie Mack and Ileana *Ros*-*Lehtinen* ( she has called for the assassination of Fidel Castro, which is a crime) to add Venezuela to the list, which it does not belong. *Cuba certainly does not belong on the list (never has) and should be taken off immediately.* Now there have been many instances of terrorism directed at both Cuba and Venezuela from groups and agencies in Miami and Washington and those should be investigated and prosecuted. Cort http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20110210_testimony_clapper.pdf WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT FEBRUARY 10, 2011 * STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Ruppersberger, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer the Intelligence Community"s assessment of threats to U .S. national security. This statement goes into extensive detail about numerous state and non-state actors, crosscutting political, economic, and military developments and transnational trends, all of which constitute our nation"s strategic and tactical landscape. Although I believe that counterterrorism, counterproliferation, and counterintelligence are at the immediate forefront of our security concerns, it is virtually impossible to rank --in terms of long-term importance--the numerous, potential threats [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
