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Guatemala’s Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained

December 7, 2020 by Todd Bensman Leave a Comment

The seemingly incongruous designations are more connected with a broader U.S. strategic initiative to pressure Hizballah’s South America revenue lifelines as the group and its primary sponsor, Iran, reel under harsh U.S. economic sanctions. Hizballah reportedly was facing financial pain because of American sanctions. by Todd Bensman as published December 4, 2020 by the Investigative Project on … [Read more...] about Guatemala’s Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Central America, Guatemala, Hezbollah, Hizballah, Iran, terrorism

Washington Post Story “Undoing Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’” Perpetuated an Erroneous Narrative

December 7, 2020 by Todd Bensman Leave a Comment

By Todd Bensman, as published December 4, 2020 by Townhall.com A December 2 Washington Post story about President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to immediately do away with the travel restrictions on 13 countries — the inaccurately named but popularly known “Muslim Travel Ban” — perpetuated an unsupported Democratic partisan assertion that should not go unchallenged. The … [Read more...] about Washington Post Story “Undoing Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’” Perpetuated an Erroneous Narrative

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: Muslim terrorism, terrorism, travel ban, Washington Post

FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing

November 9, 2020 by Todd Bensman Leave a Comment

In a move that drew almost no media notice, the FBI's Miami field office suddenly put up a new "Seeking Information" bulletin naming Ali Hage Zaki Jalil, a 52-year-old Arab parachutist and apparent arms trafficker, reportedly of Lebanese nationality. "Despite the passage of time, investigators believe that Ali Hage Zaki Jalil may have information related to this investigation." See also: Why … [Read more...] about FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: bombing, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Iran, Panama, terrorism

Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism

October 13, 2020 by Todd Bensman Leave a Comment

White supremacists are indeed a domestic security threat. But American media coverage somehow entirely bypassed the fact that this same highly credible DHS report expends perhaps more ink about the domestic terror threat posed by the Antifa movement.Here's what they didn't report: By Todd Bensman As originally published October 13, 2020 in Townhall Media Judging by most of the traditional … [Read more...] about Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism

Filed Under: Terrorism and Homeland Security Tagged With: antifa, DHS, FBI, homeland security, terrorism

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