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Iranian Shock Troops in Venezuela?
Posted by John M. Doyle at 7/29/2010 12:27 PM CDT
It was a little surprising near the end of the (July 27) Senate confirmation hearing for Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to be the new head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) when Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) brought up Venezuela.
LeMieux said he was very concerned about the connection between Iran and Venezuela including secret flights between the two countries and the presence of “Iranian shock troops in Venezuela.”
LeMieux, who was appointed last year to serve out the remaining term of Mel Martinez, has fretted often about Venezuela recently, calling President Hugo Chavez's decision to break diplomatic relations with neighboring Colombia “troubling” and complaining about “the deepening deterioration of human rights and democracy in Venezuela” -- along with six other senators -- in a July 21 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Perhaps even more surprising was Mattis' answer, telling the Florida Republican “I register your concern” adding: “I have no argument with you.” CENTCOM oversees Iran, but Venezuela is the area or responsibility of U.S. Southern Command.
In April, a Pentagon report to Congress about Iran's current and future military strategy noted the activities of an elite unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qod Force. The Qod Force's role is to “clandestinely exert military, political and economic power to advance Iranian national interests abroad.” Those activities range from gathering intelligence to supplying training, arms and financial support to surrogate groups and terrorist organizations, according to the 12-page unclassified version of the report. Those groups include Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine.
The Qods Force is well-established in the Middle East and North Africa “and recent years have witnessed an increased presence in Latin America, particularly Venezuela,” the Pentagon report said, noting that if the U.S. gets more involved in local conflicts in those regions, contact with the Qods Force “directly, or through extremist groups it supports, will be more frequent and consequential.”
Chavez has denied there are any Iranian troops in his country, calling the Pentagon report “totally false.” Iran and Venezuela have developed close links since Chavez took office in 1999, but there have been no formal military cooperation deals so far.
And U.S. officials have denied Chavez's claims that the U.S. is backing a potential attack on Venezuela by neighboring Colombia. Bogotá claims Chavez is giving sanctuary to Colombian rebels (known by the acronym FARC).
Chavez broke diplomatic relations with Colombia over those claims and threatened to cut off oil shipments to the U.S. if Colombia launches an American-backed attack.
Chavez gets 50% of his government revenues from oil exports and the U.S. is Venezuela's biggest customer. Do the math and come to your own conclusion about the threat to Venezuela and U.S. oil supplies.
To view the archived Webcast of the Mattis confirmation hearing click here. (The
LeMieux-Mattis Q&A comes near the end, at 146 minutes and 12 seconds.)
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HA!
Siguen comprando tickets, luego se sorprenden cuando ganan la lotería.
mauricio son los mismos que juraban que existen celulas de Hamas, Hezbollah y Al kaeda en Macanao solo por que en Juangriego esta cundio de Libaneses y Sirios, son los mismos que le dan credito a la especie de lo mismo en la tripe frontera( Paraguay, Brasil, Argentina) puro cuento mao puro cuento, tu en verdad crees todo ese cumulo de embustes?, puro cuento para hacer crecer el expediente en contra del gobierno Bolivariano, presisamente mi querido mao para justificar con esto lo injustificable y de eso los pentagono boys si que tienen experiencia de decadas y decadas haciendo esa clase de showsitos.
un saludo y todo mi aprecio men.
, concuerdo contigo en el sentido de que ellos por el hecho de ser esta una revolucion Bolivariana y de signo izquierdista se sientan identificados con el discurso y la forma de ser de nuestro " proceso" pero de ahi a afirmar categoricamente que les apoyamos hay un trecho muy grande, con respecto a los minutos de silencio y demas menudencias, les explico que los colectivos que lo realizaron hacen vida en el 23 de enero populosa zona de Caracas famosa por ser contestataria desde los tiempos de matusalen, no se puede inculpar al gobierno por las acciones de grupos aislados de ultra izquierda, acaso no pasa lo mismo en Europa? yo vi con mis propios ojos en Amsterdam actos de apoyo al sinn feinn, y a Hamas y los batavos ni se despeinaban por ello y eso es el pan de cada dia en muchos sitios, si es que las Farc tienen apoyo en Estocolmo y nadie culpa a el Rey Carlos Gustavo de apoyar a los Farianos.
