The agent said the real concern is the group's long-term goal of radicalizing Muslim communities.
"They're focusing on developing ... infiltrating communities within North America," the agent told 10News. 14 pages of comments at source; just two, from the first page, below. http://www.10news.com/news/27780427/detail.html <http://www.10news.com/news/27780427/detail.htmlhttp:/www.10news.com/news/27 780427/detail.html> Terrorist Group Setting Up Operations Near Border Hezbollah Considered To Be More Advanced Than Al-Qaida POSTED: 4:53 pm PDT May 4, 2011 UPDATED: 6:27 pm PDT May 4, 2011 SAN DIEGO -- A terrorist organization whose home base is in the Middle East has established another home base across the border in Mexico."They are recognized by many experts as the 'A' team of Muslim terrorist organizations," a former U.S. intelligence agent told 10News.The former agent, referring to Shi'a Muslim terrorist group Hezbollah, added, "They certainly have had successes in big-ticket bombings." Some of the group's bombings include the U.S. embassy in Beirut and Israeli embassy in Argentina. However, the group is now active much closer to San Diego. "We are looking at 15 or 20 years that Hezbollah has been setting up shop in Mexico," the agent told 10News. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. policy has focused on al-Qaida and its offshoots."They are more shooters than thinkers . it's a lot of muscles, courage, desire but not a lot of training," the agent said, referring to al-Qaida. Hezbollah, he said, is far more advanced. "Their operators are far more skilled . they are the equals of Russians, Chinese or Cubans," he said. "I consider Hezbollah much more dangerous in that sense because of strategic thinking; they think more long-term. "Hezbolah has operated in South America for decades and then Central America, along with their sometime rival, sometime ally Hamas. Now, the group is blending into Shi'a Muslim communities in Mexico, including Tijuana. Other pockets along the U.S.-Mexico border region remain largely unidentified as U.S. intelligence agencies are focused on the drug trade." They have had clandestine training in how to live in foreign hostile territories," the agent said.The agent, who has spent years deep undercover in Mexico, said Hezbollah is partnering with drug organizations, but which ones is not clear at this time.He told 10News the group receives cartel cash and protection in exchange for Hezbollah expertise. "From money laundering to firearms training and explosives training," the agent said.For example, he tracked, along with Mexican intelligence, two Hezbollah operatives in safe houses in Tijuana and Durango. "I confirmed the participation of cartel members as well as other Hezbollah individuals living and operating out of there," he said. Tunnels the cartels have built that cross from Mexico into the U.S. have grown increasingly sophisticated. It is a learned skill, the agent said points to Hezbollah's involvement. "Where are the knowledgeable tunnel builders? Certainly in the Middle East," he said. Why have Americans not heard more about Hezbollah's activities happening so close to the border? "If they really wanted to start blowing stuff up, they could do it," the agent said. According to the agent, the organization sees the U.S. as their "cash cow," with illegal drug and immigration operations. Many senior Hezbollah leaders are wealthy businessmen, the agent said."The money they are sending back to Lebanon is too important right now to jeopardize those operations," he said. The agent said the real concern is the group's long-term goal of radicalizing Muslim communities."They're focusing on developing . infiltrating communities within North America," the agent told 10News. **************************************************************************** ************************************** Bill Fuentes <http://cdn.js-kit.com/images/icon10-external-url.png> Few people know that less than a year ago, a member of Hamas was arrested in Tijuana. He wasn't busted for drinking too much tequila either. U.S. and Mexican authorities work closer together than most would imagine. Some of you will recall the Port Authority agent who was interviewed last February regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in or around the San Diego harbor; the interview was interrupted several times by agent's supervisor, but the indication was clear: WMD have been found in or around the San Diego area. So when I hear members of foreign terrorist organizations being arrested in Mexico or San Diego; it's not because they are not looking to invest in real estate. From Tijuana, a good telescope would provide vantage points. Over time, a terrorist would be able to pick up a considerable amount of information, that once he executed the order for the release of a chemical, biological or nuclear attack, he could duck out and head south. Since we know that senior members of these groups are too scared to fight (like we did in blasting bin-Laden...) you can bank on these spinless men to run like little girls! The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is working closely with Customs and Border Protection in developing a multitude of scientific and technology systems to detect WMD before they even come close to San Diego. I'm studying cargo container detection at the moment, and soon, if people work at their jobs, terrorists will have no choice but to give up and try to rattle "U.S." in some other way. Yesterday, 18:47:54 S Rubicon <http://cdn.js-kit.com/images/icon10-external-url.png> Fact is, there are those among us who will never accept that this is real. So long as they have a president &/or congress who mirrors their political identity, they will attack & marginalize anyone who tries to show them that there really is a danger. You will never be able convince an ideologue who is sold on the collectivist manifesto, even as they are shot to death by terrorists sponsored into America with drug cartel money. The same drug cartels who smuggle in tons of illegal drugs that are killing Americans & thousands of young women sold into forced prostitution. And yes, almost every Arizona, New Mexico, & Texas Sheriff can corroborate this is happening. The number of OTM's captured by BP Agents has doubled. (O= Other T= than M=Mexicans) Not properly securing that porous border will lead to many deaths as the years go by. The numbers will begin to add up, just as the number of kidnappings has already. So far, mostly Mexicans are being kidnapped, but, in time, that will expand to include just as many American citizens. Get thee to the border & have a talk w/ any number of Sheriff groups &/or BP Agents & you will find that the illegal entries are now becoming professionally coordinated operations with OTM's & in particular Muslims, as part of the operations. You can hide your head in the sand, but at least do not stand in the way of the rest of us as we at least try to act to secure the border before we have mayhem in the streets of our cities. The drugs are bad enough & if we could slow down the amounts getting in, we might be able to make a larger impact on dealing w/ illegal dangerous drugs! The added benefit of perhaps keeping out terrorists is a plus. along w/ illegal aliens entries. 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