Latin America
Brazilian and Russian Military Cooperation Deepens
November 21, 2008
According to Russia's Economic Development Ministry, Russia is negotiating to supply helicopters to the Forca Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force, or FAB). The Ministry noted in a statement, "In order to promote Russian ...
Latin American Narco-Dollars Financing Hezbollah’s Growing Establishment
November 7, 2008On October 23, U.S. and Colombian law enforcement agencies announced the break-up of a drug-trafficking ring that channelled part of its profits to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The gang was reportedly involved in distributing cocaine...
Is al-Qaeda Seeking Allies in Latin America?
October 30, 2008U.S. officials have warned of a real danger Islamist extremists could form alliances with wealthy and powerful Latin American drug lords to launch new terrorist attacks against the United States. According to recent remarks made...
Al-Qaeda’s Golden Opportunity to Deal a Devastating Blow to the United States
September 25, 2008When Osama bin Laden declared war on the United States in al-Qaeda’s name in the late summer of 1996, he outlined ambitious worldwide Islamist goals, but noted that al-Qaeda could not accomplish them on its own. He said that...
Reassessing the Transnational Terrorism-Criminal Link in South America's Tri-Border Area
September 22, 2008The international terrorist presence in Latin America is concentrated in several "hotspots" where terrorist organizations have found financial and logistic support, as well as a supporting base. Among these areas are Venezuela...
Colombia’s FARC Escalate Operations to Demonstrate Their Will to Continue the Armed Struggle
August 12, 2008The Colombian government inflicted a substantial blow’s to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on July 2 when they successfully executed military “Operation Jaque” (Operation Checkmate), leading to the rescue of 15...
Trying the Suspect or the Government? The Media’s Approach to the Trial of al-Qaeda’s Canadian Operative
July 1, 2008In the aftermath of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 raids on New York City and Washington D.C., the Western media thundered damnation at the governments of the United States and its allies for having failed to take seriously the growth in...
The “Lone Wolf” and al-Qaeda Sleeper Cells in the United States
January 15, 2008Since 9/11, the security and intelligence echelons of the United States have been preoccupied with the possibility of domestic al-Qaeda sleeper cells being activated to perpetrate additional terror attacks. In clandestine...
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