Nature abhors a vacuum, and so do countries:
Iran’s Infiltration of Latin America. With U.S. influence waning, Tehran moves in, as a new report on Argentina shows. Mary O’Grady writes,
Joseph Humire, the executive director of the Washington, D.C., based Center for a Secure Free Society, uses thousands of documents and legal wiretaps released to the public to show how the prosecutor’s death eliminated a key stumbling block for Iran and “paved the way for [it] to move into a new phase of its information and intelligence operations in Latin America.” If the theocracy, which is the No. 1 state-sponsor of terrorism in the world, did not murder Nisman, it was the biggest beneficiary of his death.
The bottom line won’t come as a surprise to readers of this blog (emphasis added),
Authoritarian Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua have welcomed the presence and influence of Iran. But others are being surreptitiously invaded, beginning with embassies, cultural centers and mosques. Peru’s southern rural communities are typical targets for launching networks. Front companies in the beef and oil industries in Brazil and Uruguay are used to provide cover for Iranian operatives. As for Chile, Mr. Humire’s report shows how Iran has infiltrated universities.
It’s not hard to see how the end of sanctions on Iran—triggering the liberation of $150 billion in assets and the reopening of international economic channels—will increase Iran’s penetration of the Western Hemisphere.
“Smart diplomacy”!
UPDATE
In other news, while we can still have them,
Government censorship: Lynch: “Partial Transcript” Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed
Find the common thread between the three stories, if you may.
UPDATE
FBI, DOJ release new, full transcript of Orlando shooter’s 911 call
Andrew Klavan connects the terrorism dots in his podcast (24:30 into the podcast).
