Since 1979, the U.S. has maintained a list of nations it judges to be state sponsors of terrorism.
The list is a regular reminder of the enduring threat to international peace and security posed by the
secretive alliances between non-state terrorist organizations and states run by dangerous leaders who employ or support violence against their enemies.
Operating outside the norms of international law and disregarding shared obligations to work for common security, these “terror list” nations ruthlessly support terrorists as proxies to advance their interests. In the 21st century, terrorism has become a regular means for waging “asymmetrical” warfare against militarily superior enemies or for backing clients in other countries. Globalization allows transnational networks to routinely link parties that are committed to terrorism, violence, and criminality, and are a major threat to U.S. security.
As of 2009, the U.S. listed four nations—Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and Iran—as state sponsors of terrorism.
A fifth country, Venezuela, merits a place on this list because of its support for acts of terrorism and subversion committed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and because of its strategic alignment with the other four state sponsors of terrorism, particularly Iran.
...Venezuela has forged closer ties with Syria and Sudan, associated with anti-Israel extremists, and endorsed Iran’s efforts to become a regional and global nuclear power. Chávez has proclaimed his readiness to work with Iran to defeat “the [American] empire and its lackeys.
...Washington is all too familiar with Chávez’s readiness to align himself with all current state sponsors of terrorism and to fan the flames of turmoil in the Middle East and the Americas. He has risen to high stature as an international firebrand and a dedicated leader of the anti-Americanism of the 21st century. Placing Venezuela where it belongs, on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, will not resolve every challenge the U.S. faces with regard to Venezuela, but it will send a powerful signal that the American people understand that oil, extremism, terror, and anti-Americanism make a dangerous mixture, whether in the Middle East or
the Americas.(For a complete report, click the link below)
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