Hezbollah is setting up shop in the United States according to a recent news article. A congresswoman from North Carolina has also sent a letter the DHS Secretary Napolitano asking for a Task Force to investigate this issue. The real sticking point it seems is where Hezbollah is entering the U.S. – from Mexico and allegedly in concert with Mexican Drug gangs.
Foreign agents entering the nation illegally and setting up an operation is nothing new to this country. It is now only a few days since 10 sleeper agents for Russia were returned to that country after having been rolled up by the FBI after a decades long operation. The nation is also not unfamiliar with sabotage. This may be another tactic to heat up the immigration debate and if so, it is poorly chosen.
As a matter of policy we should take a more aggressive role in defending our borders, but no security professional would ever guarantee that we will ever be 100% secure. What we must take seriously is the possible infiltration of extremists – no matter where they enter the country. Certainly tightening the Southern border is a good thing, but professionals will gain entry. The nation must continue to ensure it has a security protocol that is defensive, offensive and presents a layered approach since no single filter will stop the extremist contagion. This will necessarily involve every citizen.
It is important therefore to detach extremist activity from immigration law debates. It is also important to understand if there is any relationship between Mexican drug gangs and Islamic extremists. It would not be a good combination in any case.
Islamic extremist desire to bring chaos to the United States in the form of spectacular terror attacks likely timed and geographically dispersed at some point, with some single incidents in the short term. As they gain experience, more dedicated people and better local intelligence their actions will increase in lethality. We have been the subject of spies from friends and enemies, saboteurs during wartime and extremist violence in this century. WE must work against their plans in every way possible and not be distracted by politics.
Hezbollah in America
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244002,00.html
Nazi Spies in the United States
http://www.americainwwii.com/stories/nazispiescomeashore.html
Nazi Saboteurs in the United States
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/nazi/nazi.htm
Chinese Spying
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2005/05/Legion-of-Amateurs-How-China-Spies
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