The Next "9/11" Coming To/Across A Border Near You?:

AL Qaida and Hizballah form "alliance" with Latin Dictators and Drug Cartels.

It's been long rumored (at least publicly.. ;0) that there has been an extensive Militant Islamist presence in Latin America. They have been involved in fund raising (organized crime and drug smuggling), money laundering, as well as planning and training missions for their operatives to infiltrate the US.

So today I caught this article in "Homeland Security Today" (see my favorite links) alleging that these various Islamist factions, both Sunni/Salafist and Shi'a, have been forming alliances with many of the vicious Latin gangs like MS-13:

Unholy Trinity?

If you have trouble navigating the article, just click on it and look for arrows for page turning purposes.

Anyhoo.. As I mentioned, US intelligence has long been aware that these groups have been attempting to open transport and infiltration routes into the US. And with the increasing power of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, that country has become a favorite location for the world's terrorist groups. In 2005, Hugo Chavez appointed Arturo Cubillas Fontan, a leader of the Basque terrorist group, ETA, as Venezuela's "Deputy Director, Ministry for Land and Agriculture, presumably because of his extensive connections to the Colombian Marxist Guerilla group, FARC. And this past March, as the result of information gleaned from captured computer files of a FARC commander, it was learned that Chavez had arranged for ETA and FARC terrorists to attempt the assassination of Colombia's President Uribe:

Captured FARC documents demonstrate Chavez ties to terrorism

Hugo denies all.. Claims damning FARC computer files tampered with.

Most have heard of Chavez's relationship with Iran's government and how they feel about the US:

Chavez and Iranian relations

And more recently, if you haven't been living in a cave, you might have heard about Syria's President, Bashir Assad, making a visit to Venezuela a few days ago:

Chavez and Assad united against "Common Enemies"..

So Chavez believes the US, and the American people, are his enemies? Does that mean a state of war exists, at least unofficially, between Venezuela and the US, as well as Israel? This guy sure knows how to put a lot on his plate... ;0)

Now.. if you've read the HST article above, you've figured out that there is an extensive "cultural acclimatization" presence for Islamist militants in Latin America. They are learning the language and the culture in preparation for infiltrating these "assets" into the US. One would think that would grab major headlines, if not highlight how important the illegal immigration issue is to our National Security. If we don't know who is in our country, then how can we know if they are actually Latin Americans looking for a better life, or Islamist militants staging to commit terrorist acts against the American public?

So why am I addressing this subject today?

Well, it would seem the FBI just put the Habeus Grabbus on 10 Russian Spies from a sleeper network and it seems to be BIG NEWS even though no acts of violence seem evident in their espionage activities.

10 Russian agents arrested

Well. I agree.. it's great that we caught them.

But are we still focusing on "cold war" grudge matches, while we seemingly TOTALLY IGNORE the presence of more violently inclined Islamic Militants entering our unguarded borders and assimilating into the Latin communities? Are we not concerned that they might be financing inner city gang activity, while facilitating narcotics trafficking to destroy the minds and lives of our young people?

Still don't believe it's worth getting upset about? How about this quote from this known Al Qaida recruiter:

Islamist recruiter details use of smuggled biological weapons against US

Pretty scary, eh? This is a guy who's a friend of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar (who's related by marriage to Usama Bin Ladin).

Therefore, I have to ask.. WHY HASN'T HE BEEN SENT OFF TO COLLECT HIS 72 VIRGINS ALREADY???!!

And why are we paying more attention to Russian spies than to people plotting to obtain and smuggle four pounds of Anthrax across the Mexican border?

We don't have our priorities straight in this country.

Scrutinizer