Hezbollah in Latin America - Implications for U.S. Homeland Security

The Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence is meeting today to hear testimony on the threat to the U.S. homeland as a result of Hezbollah operations in South and Central America. Today’s hearing is the fourth subcommittee hearing aimed at educating Members of the myriad of terrorist threats to the homeland from various parties of the world. So far we have heard from experts that have—on the threat posed by AQAP in Yemen, the terrorist threat emanating from Pakistan, and the ramifications of unrest in the Middle East and North Africa on U.S. counterterrorism efforts.