11/15/2012
https://congress.gov...
"Hugo Chavez is an able broker between Hezbollah and the narco-traffickers because I believe his regime is a narco-state."
"Iran also tries to flout international economic sanctions by using Venezuela as a major destination to ship its exports."
"International terrorist networks are expanding their ties to ruthless Mexican drug-trafficking organizations and creating risks to our Nation's borders."
"If you look at how groups evolve, particularly the FARC in Colombia, it went from being a very ideological organization until it got into the drug trade."