"What concerns me most, though, is the Embassies, the cultural centers all provide cover, top cover, for the growing presence of the Quds Force."
"What is happening in Ecuador is not uncommon. You know, we are seeing it play out through not only all of Latin America or much of Latin America, but we are also seeing it play out in West Africa, Nor..."
"are now heavily involved in the global drug trade . . . Their participation in that effort presents them with myriad opportunities with which to build their terrorist and criminal capacity in the West..."
"Like any other war, there comes a time when you need to make some midcourse adjustments."
"I would say yes, it is, you know, it is what they do."
"It is important also that the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also a designated terrorist organization by our country, the European Union and several other countries, are the ones th..."
"With respect to the LCB, or the Lebanese Canadian Bank investigation, that the DEA lead and worked with the Department of Treasury on, there were over 70 used car dealerships that were identified as p..."
"I applaud you initiative for calling this very important hearing."
"Iran, Hezbollah and the Quds Force... pose a real threat to our country."
"Thanks to Venezuela and Hugo Chavez, these operatives from both of these very threatening terrorist groups are pouring into our neighborhood."
"It is important to realize that where you find one--you find the other."