Kathianne
04-14-2024, 07:33 AM
and obviously their leader, Iran. I like this commentary on Politico article:
BEEGE WELBORN
We have been so sold down the river in so many ways by that sharp-creased guy, and now his pudding-brained toadie, makes my teeth grind. I don't believe we'll ever figure it all out, if we survive as a nation long enough to track it down.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/
Very long, lots of PDF evidence.
This is Part 1:
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hookAn ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah's billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House's desire for a nuclear deal with Iran.
By Josh Meyer
Illustrations by Daniel Zender
PART I
A GLOBAL THREAT EMERGES
How Hezbollah turned to trafficking cocaine and laundering money through used cars to finance its expansion.
Part 2
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/#part-2-lede
PART IIEverywhere and Nowhere
From its headquarters in the Middle East, Hezbollah extends its criminal reach to Latin America, Africa and the United States.
Part 3
PART IIIA battle against enemies far and near
As negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal intensify, the administration pushes back against Project Cassandra.
More than a year into Obama’s second term, many national security officials still disagreed with Kelly
John “Jack” Kelly
DEA agent overseeing Hezbollah cases at Special Operations Division, who named task force Project Cassandra after clashes with other U.S. agencies about Hezbollah drug-terror links. and Asher about whether Hezbollah fully controlled a global criminal network, especially in drug trafficking and distribution, or merely profited from crimes by its supporters within the global Lebanese diaspora. But Project Cassandra’s years of relentless investigation had produced a wealth of evidence about Hezbollah’s global operations, a clear window into how its hierarchy worked and some significant sanctions by the Treasury Department.
BEEGE WELBORN
We have been so sold down the river in so many ways by that sharp-creased guy, and now his pudding-brained toadie, makes my teeth grind. I don't believe we'll ever figure it all out, if we survive as a nation long enough to track it down.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/
Very long, lots of PDF evidence.
This is Part 1:
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hookAn ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah's billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House's desire for a nuclear deal with Iran.
By Josh Meyer
Illustrations by Daniel Zender
PART I
A GLOBAL THREAT EMERGES
How Hezbollah turned to trafficking cocaine and laundering money through used cars to finance its expansion.
Part 2
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/#part-2-lede
PART IIEverywhere and Nowhere
From its headquarters in the Middle East, Hezbollah extends its criminal reach to Latin America, Africa and the United States.
Part 3
PART IIIA battle against enemies far and near
As negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal intensify, the administration pushes back against Project Cassandra.
More than a year into Obama’s second term, many national security officials still disagreed with Kelly
John “Jack” Kelly
DEA agent overseeing Hezbollah cases at Special Operations Division, who named task force Project Cassandra after clashes with other U.S. agencies about Hezbollah drug-terror links. and Asher about whether Hezbollah fully controlled a global criminal network, especially in drug trafficking and distribution, or merely profited from crimes by its supporters within the global Lebanese diaspora. But Project Cassandra’s years of relentless investigation had produced a wealth of evidence about Hezbollah’s global operations, a clear window into how its hierarchy worked and some significant sanctions by the Treasury Department.