WASHINGTON (AFP) - US officials believe Venezuela is emerging as a "potential hub of terrorism" in the Americas, according to a congressional report.ADVERTISEMENTSome US officials say "Venezuela is providing support -- including identity documents -- that could prove useful to radical Islamic groups," says the report a House of Representatives panel.The report says the Venezuelan government has issued thousands of "cedulas," the equivalent of social security cards, to people from Cuba, Colombia and "Middle Eastern nations that host foreign terrorist organizations."US officials fear that the Venezuelan government, headed by fierce US critic Hugo Chavez, is issuing the cards to "people who should not be getting them" and they could be used to get visas and gain entry to the United States."Recently, several Pakistanis were apprehended at the US-Mexican border with fraudulent Venezuelan documents," said the report, which was released by the subcommittee chairman, Texas Representative Michael McCaul."According to senior US military and intelligence officials, Venezuela is emerging as a potential hub of terrorism in the Western Hemisphere, providing assistance to Islamic radicals from the Middle East and other terrorists," the report says.The report, which focuses especially on the Mexico-Texas border is based on expert opinions, media accounts and testimony from US authorities
what coast guard?
for your info most of the "young ladies"are from Colombiaum or so i'v been told.