The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook
'Some Obama officials warned that further crackdowns against Hezbollah would destabilize Lebanon. '
'For their part, task force agents said they tried to work around the obstacles presented by the Justice and State Departments and the White House. '
'Monaco declined repeated requests for comment, including detailed questions sent by email and text, though a former White House subordinate of hers rejected the task force members’ description of her motives and actions. '
'After Obama won reelection in November 2012, the administration’s pushback on Hezbollah drug cases became more overt, and now seemed to be emanating directly from the White House, according to task force members, some former U.S. officials and other observers. '
'Others warned that such actions would alienate Iran at a critical early stage of the serious Iran deal talks. '
[–] kestrel9 [S] ago
Part I
A global threat emerges
Part II Everywhere and Nowhere
Project Cassandra intensifies
"After the Justice Department’s final refusal to bring narcoterrorism charges against Harb, Kelly sent an angry email to the DEA leadership warning that Justice’s “obstruction” would have “far reaching implications including threats to our National Security” given Hezbollah’s mushrooming criminal activity."
By the end of 2012:
Part III