From UPI:
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities have indicted several Lebanese and others on charges of plotting to smuggle weapons and funds to the Iranian-backed organization in Lebanon, amid persistent allegations that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations.
Hezbollah, founded in 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States. But it is also a powerful welfare and political organization that now has ministers in the new Lebanese government.
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My Comment: Something tells me that we are only scratching the surface of what is Hezbollah's true financial reach.
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