Rachel Ehrenfeld argues the case in the Washington Times. We should avoid the excuses and evasions regarding its so—called "political status" and judge it solely by its actions and not its propaganda. Drug trafficking is a major money maker for Hezbollah, endorsed by a special fatwa by the mullahs. In addition to the production and trade of heroin in the Middle East and cocaine in and from South America, Hezbollah facilitates, for a fee, the trafficking of other drug smuggling networks. It cooperates, for example, with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia and the "Abadan drug ring," a long—established Iranian drug network, allowing them to use the Hezbollah—controlled drug routes in Lebanon to transport heroin and opium from Iran and Afghanistan to Europe and North Africa.   Hezbollah's other illegal resources include: money laundering, illegal arms trading and smuggling; counterfeiting and selling...(Read Full Post)