Posted on 12/12/2012 11:59:33 AM PST by IbJensen
CNSNews.com) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn), the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said Tuesday the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for Hezbollah terrorists and their supporters to cross the U.S.-Mexico border--but there is still more work to do to make the border secure.
However, Lieberman also warned that we don't want to lose American freedom by trying to keep terrorist from crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S.
The securitys better on the U.S.-Mexican border than it has been before in terms of terrorists capacity to break through our borders in the south, but we still have more work to do. We have such a big border that we constantly have to get better, Lieberman told CNSNews.com at a Capitol Hill press conference.
I dont know that were ever going to reach the point where were going to say OK, we have enough defenses on our border because its so big and of course our country is a free country and we dont want to lose that freedom in trying to keep the terrorists out, he said.
Hezbollah is a terrorist organization based in Lebanon that was formed in 1982 with direct sponsorship from Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, and continues to receive material support from Iran.
In 2008, Mexican national and former Tijuana restaurant owner Samil Boughader Mucharrafille was sentenced to 60 years in prison in Mexico for smuggling 200 people across the U.S.-Mexico border, some of whom were reportedly Hezbollah supporters.
In 2005, Mahmoud Youssef Kourani was convicted for sending material support to Hezbollah from Dearborn, Mich., after bribing an immigration official to obtain a visa and enter the U.S. from Mexico in 2001.
There also have been several reports indicating a strategic alliance between Hezbollah and Mexican drug cartels.
According to investigative journalist Doug Farah, who testified on July 7, 2011 before the House subcommittee on counter-terrorism and intelligence, there are narco-tunnels used for smuggling people and resources that resemble tunnels used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Lieberman, along with Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), announced a Senate resolution Tuesday that urges the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
CNSNews.com subsequently asked Lieberman about Hezbollahs possible penetration of the U.S. border: Senator, Secretary [of State Hillary] Clinton said recently that Iran is exporting terrorism in a global fashion from Mexico to Thailand. And we know of instances when Hezbollah members have come across the U.S.-Mexico border. There was [Mahmoud] Youseff Kourani who was convicted in 2005, the brother of a Hezbollah commander. Do you believe the U.S.-Mexico border is secure enough?
Lieberman responded: Well, first off, your question makes a point that I dont think is widely enough appreciated in our country, that in the last year or two, the Iranian regime -- particularly through this Quds force that Ive mentionedis operating much more globally than they did before.
He continued, I will say this, and I know something about this because of my role as the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, the Department of Homeland Security and others have been really beefing up security on the Mexican border and illegal immigration has gone way down.
But all that security has also made it harder for Hezbollah to break through our borders and its an argument for why we have to not just focus on so-called illegal immigration but really on terrorists trying to break through our southern border, he said. Its getting harder to do that because we have more personnel down there and much more sophisticated electronic equipment that the US government has set up
CNSNews.com followed up: So would you say its secure enough or is there still work to do?
The securitys better on the U.S.-Mexican border than it has been before in terms of terrorists capacity to break through our borders in the south but we still have more work to do. We have such a big border that we constantly have to get better, he said.
I dont know that were ever going to reach the point where were going to say, OK, we have enough defenses on our border because its so big and of course our country is a free country and we dont want to lose that freedom in trying to keep the terrorists out.
Sickening, boring old Joe Lieberman will support anything; even lie to promote an agenda which undermines, and will eventually guarantee the destruction of western European culture on a world wide basis. He and his comrades in government, finance and the state run propaganda industry are doing a very effective job of killing America! The neocons who think this jackass is brilliant (like Hannity) because he ran as in Independant are patently stupid!
He supports terrorists.
It is simple.
He is traitor to the American people.
Everyone wants to live in freedom and security.
But... we have to make sure first that we are GOING TO LIVE!
I am in much more danger of losing my freedom by guaranteeing the mythical “uninsured” of health insurance.
“OK, we have enough defenses on our border because its so big”
Has the senator ever SEEN the Great Wall of China??
“Everyone wants to live in freedom and security.”
San Fransicko is deploying audio surveillance on their busses. Jersey City just put up a cell tower to pick up voices. We now have drones patrolling areas looking for pockets of dissent.
I can see where the MSM thought Bush was spying on us because he wanted to monitor foreign phone calls for potential terrorist activity but Obama is doing it for our freedom.
Hannity should but never will ask Howdy to explain how a secure border adversely affects our freedoms
Uh?
Lose freedom if we put up a border fence? How is that???
The terrorist at 1600 Penn Ave will take it away from us Joe.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Joe, you dunce - the Constitution is not a suicide pact. Now go rinse out your drool cup and wait for pudding at 3pm.
It worked real well, didn't it?
Freedom? I vaguely remember freedom.
The securitys better on the U.S.-Mexican border than it has been before in terms of terrorists capacity to break through our borders in the south, but we still have more work to do. We have such a big border that we constantly have to get better, Lieberman told CNSNews.com at a Capitol Hill press conference.
HUH? better in terms of terrorists breaking through?? Sorry but that is political speak nonsense. If illegal aliens can cross the border by the tens of thousands on a regular basis then the border is not secure, PERIOD!
Freedom to ride on your own ranch without being shot and killed?
“If we protect our borders the terrorists win.”
More liberal nonsense.
It's been suggested he's working on a new version for distribution after approval from his constituents. It allegedly starts like this:
We, the Enablers of the Commodious Government, in Order to comply with a more correct Mynd, overlook Injustice, risk domestic Tranquility, withhold for the common defense, encourage Welfare and surrender the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and willingly establish our dependence on Big Government and mindless Consumerism.
Copies will be distributed through his party contacts.
You only have that ranch because you stole it from some poor Mexican. Check out the map of La Raza.
</sarcasm>
Huh???? to the title
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