Brazil a magnet for terrorists

We knew that Hugo Chavez's Venezuela hosted numerous terrorist groups like Hezb'allah, FARC, and even al-Qaeda.Now those groups have opened satellite camps in Brazil, according to a leading news magazine: Veja magazine, in its online edition, reported that at least 20 people affiliated with al Qaeda as well as the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, the Palestinian group Hamas and two other organizations have been hiding out in the South American country.The magazine said these operatives have been raising money and working to incite attacks abroad. The magazine cited Brazilian police and U.S. government reports, but did not give details on specific targets or operations.The United States has said Islamic militants have been operating in the border region between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Brazil has denied this, while saying it is aware that some members of Brazil's Lebanese community legally transferred funds to the Middle East.It doesn't take many terrorists to plot a...(Read Full Post)