Ummm... You wrote below:
"What can I tell you....where do you think the Sicilians learned what the Mafia does??"
Are you saying what it reads like you are saying? I am glad you responded and thought it would be of some interest to you. Money has no frozen borders or set allegiances. ~ Brother Peter
Yep, of course we have word back here in Israel on this as well. In recent years Israelis have gotten way too involved in this kind of activity, which is the illegal aspect of an international strength in training security forces. With the prevalant corruption in the country today, it is not surprising that security experts are simply going where the money is. Also, there are traditional ties with wealthy Columbian families via the drug trade, in which Israelis are alos involved. What can I tell you....where do you think the Sicilians learned what the Mafia does??namaste,Linda
"Peter S. Lopez de Aztlan" <sacranative@yahoo.com> wrote:3 Israelis accused of illegal trainingTue Apr 3, 9:03 PM ETBOGOTA, Colombia - Interpol issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for three Israelis accused of training private armies of Colombian drug cartels and right-wing death squads, authorities said.Yair Klein, Melnik Ferri and Tzedaka Abraham were being sought on charges of criminal conspiracy and instruction in terrorism, said Oscar Galvis, spokesman for Colombia's domestic intelligence agency.The men, who face nearly 11 years in prison if convicted, are accused of helping set up training camps to teach private armies working for drug lords about explosives and high-profile killings. The armies later grew into Colombia's right-wing death squads.Klein, a former lieutenant colonel in the Israeli army, appeared in a 1998 video used to train far-right squads. In 1991, he was convicted and fined $13,400 by an Israeli court for selling arms to Colombia's illegal groups.In a recent interview with Caracol television, Klein denied working with the cocaine cartels but confirmed that he did instruct the far-right militias in how to eliminate the leftist insurgency.He said he was originally hired — with the Colombian Ministry of Defense's blessing — to organize security for the banana industry in the northern region of Uraba.Klein said, however, that his students "were not trained to kill, only trained to defend themselves."The Medellin cartel, headed by Escobar, pioneered the use of unrestrained violence in its dealings with enemies and allies alike.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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