Anonymous ID: 022fa6 Jan. 24, 2019, 8:31 a.m. No.4887740   🗄️.is 🔗kun

http://www.academia.edu/37878195/Venezuela_s_toxic_relations_with_Iran_and_Hezbollah_an_avenue_of_violence_crime_corruption_and_terrorism

Anonymous ID: 022fa6 Jan. 24, 2019, 8:37 a.m. No.4887820   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7837

>>4887809

Key Points

 

Transnational organized crime resides at the heart of nearly every major threat confronting the Americas today. These organizations systematically degrade democratic institutions and the rule of law, stunting economic growth and stifling legitimate commerce and investment.

The threat of transnational organized crime in the Americas requires greater focus and investment from policymakers to effectively combat illicit trafficking networks, corrupt government officials, gang activity and violence, and the growing presence of hostile extra-regional actors such as Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah.

The US government should engage with regional allies to restore the hemispheric coalition against transnational organized crime. The Trump administration can lead the way by applying asymmetrical policy tools such as targeted sanctions while also working to enhance enforcement capabilities, promote economic development, and develop counterterrorism legal frameworks in neighboring states.

Anonymous ID: 022fa6 Jan. 24, 2019, 8:38 a.m. No.4887837   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7878

>>4887820

Transnational organized crime resides at the

heart of nearly every major threat confronting

the Americas today, whether it is the deadly opioid

crisis hurting US communities, the catastrophic collapse of oil-rich Venezuela, or debilitating gang violence throughout Central America, which spills over

into the streets of American cities. These crises can

be traced to criminal networks that garner billions

from the production of illicit drugs, human trafficking, and extortion.

These organizations relentlessly attack democratic

institutions and the rule of law, stunting economic

growth and stifling legitimate commerce and investment. Their criminal networks, largely bankrolled by consumers of illicit drugs in the United States and Europe,

respect no borders and operate with virtual impunity in

countries ravaged by corruption and violence.

Disrupting those transnational operations requires

international cooperation, and for decades, US aid and

diplomacy has prioritized this partnership. Regrettably, political developments have undermined the

willingness or capability of key states in the Western

Hemisphere to effectively implement efforts against

transnational organized crime.

Now, more than ever, the United States must work

with regional allies to restore the hemispheric coalition against transnational organized crime. US policymakers can lead the way by applying asymmetrical

tools, such as financial sanctions targeting transnational organized crime kingpins and corrupt officials,

and working to enhance local enforcement capabilities and promote economic development. Such proactive engagement signals US resolve to confront the

transnational organized crime threat and levels the

playing field for states that lack the resources to confront these powerful syndicates.

This report focuses on the threat posed by transnational organized crime in the Americas, elucidating

a series of effective policy prescriptions for Congress

and the Trump administration. The report’s seven

sections present an overview of tools available to the

government and spotlight transnational organized

crime threats that demand more attention and action

from US authorities.

• The US government has the means and legal

framework to counter transnational organized

crime. However, effectively implementing such

policy will require strong political will and the

proper allocation of resources.

• As Colombia begins implementing its peace

accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces

of Colombia (FARC), dissident guerrillas and

the country’s other organized criminal groups

threaten to undermine this major undertaking.

These dissidents’ deep ties to demobilized FARC

leaders and the cocaine trade, their international

connections, and their historical control over a

significant portion of the FARC’s financial assets

demand special attention.

• Venezuelan government officials are actively

involved in international crime and using state

resources, including military assets, to support

illicit activities such as money laundering and

drug smuggling. These officials also have collaborated with extra-regional actors such as Iran

and Hezbollah, incorporating them into their

criminal networks.

• Iran has gradually increased its official profile

and influence in Latin America in recent years.

Connections to Lebanese Shi’a expatriate communities enable Iran and its proxy Hezbollah to

operate clandestinely in the region. Hezbollah’s

Anonymous ID: 022fa6 Jan. 24, 2019, 9:21 a.m. No.4888267   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8315

>>4888227

I lost jobs

never qualified for

unemployment

 

they know ways to fire people so they do not have to pay unemployment

last job they just plane lied and made me look dangerous

Anonymous ID: 022fa6 Jan. 24, 2019, 9:34 a.m. No.4888402   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>4887809

This process not only created an elite class of politically well-connected entrepreneurs, known as “boliburgueses,” but also placed Venezuelan resources

in the service of criminal regimes and narcotics trafficking organizations. The United States continues to

be directly affected, as billions of dollars have been

illicitly funneled into US real estate, banks, and even

Treasury bonds.