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I'd be willing to bet that he'd be a little perplexed as to why no AMERICAN attention was being focused on this. Oh well, as you can see in the closing lines, "Plugs" has got it handled. This ain't no practice run, folks. GTC [ size:17pt]Israeli Media Accuses Nicaragua of Staging Hezbollah Training Camp
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Link: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/israel-nicaragua-hezbollah-training-camp
An Israeli media outlet reported that Hezbollah has set up a training base in Nicaragua with the support of Iran, a widely unsubstantiated claim that continued the trend of over-hyping the threat of Islamic militant actions in Latin America.
According to Israel Radio, some 30 members of the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah are training on a base in northern Nicaragua near the Honduras border. The group is reported to be receiving supplies from Iran with the view to preparing for retaliatory attacks should the US attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
In repsonse to the accusation that Nicaragua is hosting the group, army spokesperson Orlando Palacios refused to comment, telling The Nicaragua Dispatch, "I don't know the articles and I can't opine on something I haven't read. Neither the army nor I have any opinion about this at this time."
InSight Crime Analysis
The veracity of these reports is highly suspect. Though Israeli media appear to have picked up the story, the only discernible source at the moment appears to be Israel Radio who claim to have been given the information by intelligence sources, reported Naharnet. Furthermore, as The Nicaragua Dispatch notes, such a report contradicts intelligence from the US Southern Command, with their spokesperson stating, "We are not aware of any military presence. This is the first time I have heard of any Iranian presence in Nicaragua of this nature."
Most of the hype concerning a Hezbollah presence in Latin America appears to be highly politicized, with many of the supposed threats failing to match the reality of the group's operations in the region. The group's largest support base is believed to be in the tri-border area of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina where they receive financial support from local gangs there thanks to the notable Lebanese population. This aid has never progressed to a wider involvement in organized crime in Americas, however, nor does it appear that the group poses an immediate danger in the region. As US Vice President Joe Biden stated in March, �People talk about Hezbollah. They talk about Iranian support for weapons and the rest. I guarantee you, Iran will not be able to pose a hemispheric threat to the US.� 
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Joe Biden is the poster boy for azzholes world wide!
Speak softly and use a big bore...
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Nah.. The Emperor and Hezbollah are tight bros...
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I guarantee you, Iran will not be able to pose a hemispheric threat to the US.� Well, he did guarantee us... Snake
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Is that the same kind of guarantee Goring made when he promised the German people that British and American bombers would NEVER fly over the Reich?  Monashee
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I can tell you this,.....The rejection ( by Obwan) of this request for a Pow Wow, at this particular point in time, and in the circumstances prevailing,....is NOTEWORTHY.
We're riding into a really tough pass here, and the Outfitters are all stoned outta' their mind, it would seem.
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I was thinking they stated at the Dem Convention that Obama was the best friend to Israel of any President in US History.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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I can tell you this,.....The rejection ( by Obwan) of this request for a Pow Wow, at this particular point in time, and in the circumstances prevailing,....is NOTEWORTHY.
We're riding into a really tough pass here, and the Outfitters are all stoned outta' their mind, it would seem.
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I resent you calling Biden an A-hole. He isn�t an A-hole, he is a hemorrhoid. Get your facts straight.
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