Report: U.S. Treasury Sanctions Lebanese and 4 Companies for Hizbullah Support
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The U.S. Department of Treasury said that it placed sanctions on two alleged Hizbullah members and their companies, and on two other companies freezing their assets, a report said on Friday.
“The U.S. Department of the Treasury targeted significant Hizbullah procurement facilitators responsible for providing material support to enhance the group’s military and terrorist capabilities,” said a statement published on the Treasury's website.
The Treasury said that it placed sanctions on Fadi Hussein Serhan and Vatech SARL, of which he is general manager.
“Serhan is a Hizbullah procurement agent and General Manager of Beirut-based company Vatech SARL, which he has used to purchase sensitive technology and equipment for Hizbullah. Serhan has purchased unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and accessories, and various electronic equipment from companies in United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East,” said the statement.
The Treasury also placed sanctions on Shenzhen, China-based Adel Mohammed Cherri and his company, Le-Hua Electronic Field Co, the report added.
“Cherri is a Hizbullah procurement agent who has purchased dual-use technology and equipment from suppliers in Asia on behalf of Hizbullah. He facilitated Hizbullah’s efforts to procure a variety of electronics from China for transport to Yemen for use in improvised explosive devices by the Houthis, a group that has engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Yemen,” said the statement.
Sanctions also included two other companies owned and controlled by Ali Zoaiter.
“Aero Skyone Co. Limited is a China-based front company created in 2013 and controlled by Hizbullah procurement agent Ali Zoaiter who has used Aero Skyone Co. Limited. to procure engines and other UAV equipment from Europe and Asia for Hizbullah.
"Labico SAL Offshore is a Lebanon-based company owned by designated Hizbullah procurement agent Ali Zoaiter," it stated.
“Hizbullah is a dangerous, destabilizing terrorist group, and Treasury is determined to maintain maximum pressure on this organization by targeting its many revenue streams,” said Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
In October, the United States slapped similar sanctions on prominent Lebanese businessman Merhi Ali Abou Merhi on charges of facilitating the activities of a Lebanese-Colombian drug trafficker and money launderer accused of having ties to Hizbullah.
06 November 2015, 10:41
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bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts extreme pain and unbearable suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, supporters or followers wherever they may be.
06 November 2015, 12:14
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funny how they never sanctioned their friends who fund ISIS
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/14/america-s-allies-are-funding-isis.html
the US has become such a joke, an empire in decline which the world will laugh at while they bite the dust.
06 November 2015, 12:22
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do those you support sanction their allies even when they do wrong things? why would it be dfferent here?
funny how naive you are and do not how things go in this world...
06 November 2015, 12:33
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thedailybeast source! lol
aren't you glad mowaten of iran you declined the USA passport when it was offered to you now that the USA is an empire in decline;)
06 November 2015, 12:52
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if the US has become such a joke and an empire in decline then why:
1) your Iran has been negotiating with the US for its nuclear deal
2) why do you keep your savings in US Dollars
3) why does your hezbollah pay its mercenaries in USD
06 November 2015, 12:56
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Even on an article regarding sanctions I find you mowaten spamming, trolling, and terrorizing other posters. What kind of person are you? New evidence surfaces by the minute that you are a paid poster but the question remains who pays you and for what exact purpose? Is it the Iranian embassy, is it the revolutionary guard, is it the syrian intelligence or the ex-KGB? These questions must be answered by you and NOW!
06 November 2015, 12:58
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@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since the day you declared with a straight face you were a shiaa atheist and also a member of hezbollah with only one account. I think i will also continue to laugh at your statement "the US has become such a joke ". Thank you Thank you
06 November 2015, 13:02
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is that a political opinion mowaten or an attempt at sounding intelligent?
06 November 2015, 13:03
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Which country are you a mowaten of...... Certainly not Lebanon!!!
06 November 2015, 13:05
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mowaten
I thought i told you I'd ring you when I needed a doorknob's opinion, who let you out of your cage?
06 November 2015, 13:06
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Mowaten I'm not a big poster here but I have been using this site for over 30 years and recently I have been liking your posts, your the only one informing these deluded ignorants. :)
06 November 2015, 13:07
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Mowaten is the modern day version of Joseph Goebbel.
if you don't know who I mean ..you should !
look it up
06 November 2015, 13:14
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in today's news:
peace admits isis are US allies
eagleyawn keeps trolling (nothing new here though)
justin is still trying to swallow the fact that US had to accept iran's terms on the nuclear file
eagleyawn trolls some more with his guest accounts with the blessing of naharnet's moderate moderator..
regular day on naharnet...
06 November 2015, 15:11
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"hhahahaha houhouhou hihihihi" <<< this perfectly reflects your IQ pajama, and it's not looking good lol
06 November 2015, 17:25
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" an empire in decline which the world will laugh at while they bite the dust."
قفز مؤشر الدولار أكثر من 1 في المئة مسجلا أعلى مستوى في 7 اشهر وصعدت عوائد السندات الاميركية الى أعلى مستوياتها في خمس سنوات بعد بيانات للوظائف الجديدة في الولايات المتحدة فاقت التوقعات وجعلت المستثمرين يرجحون ان أول زيادة في اسعار الفائدة الاميركية في عقد تقريبا ستأتي الشهر المقبل.
وقفز مؤشر الدولار الذي يقيس قيمة العملة الامريكية امام سلة من ست عملات رئيسة 1.4 في المئة الى 99.319 وهو أعلى مستوى منذ منتصف نيسان.وصعدت العملة الاميركية اكثر من 1 في المئة امام اليورو والين الياباني والجنيه الاسترليني.
sure sign of a declining empire!!!
06 November 2015, 17:40
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well said @marcus..! The U.S economy has just added 271,000 jobs in October as the unemployment rate fell to 5%. Expectations were for 185,000 jobs to be added. Bond yields were rising as markets began preparing for a higher overnight rate from the Federal Reserve, which now has rates pegged in a range of 0% to 0.25%. Cost of manufacturing is at an all time low due to cheap energy, productivity is up and inflation is almost non existent. Yet, this narcissist ignorant mowaten is talking about an empire in decline.
06 November 2015, 10:51
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واشنطن تفرض عقوبات على 3 لبنانيين يمثّلون 4 شركات تتّهمهم بالمساهمة في دعم الإرهاب و"حزب الله"
http://newspaper.annahar.com/article/281568-واشنطن-تفرض-عقوبات-على-3-لبنانيين-يمثلون-4-شركات-تتهمهم-بالمساهمة-في-دعم-الإرهاب?id=281568
تتهم وزارة الخزينة سرحان من خلال شركته ومركزها بيروت، بشراء تقنيات ومعدات حساسة لحساب الحزب، بينها طائرات من دون طيار ومعداتها، وغيرها من المعدات الالكترونية من شركات في الولايات المتحدة واوروبا وآسيا والشرق الاوسط. كذلك تتهم شري بشراء تقنيات ذات استخدام مزدوج مدني وعسكري، من شركات آسيوية لحساب "حزب الله"، وتسهيل جهود الحزب لشراء تقنيات مختلفة من الصين ونقلها الى اليمن، لكي تستخدم في متفجرات يستعملها الحوثيون، الذين يمثلون مجموعة شاركت في نشاطات هددت بشكل مباشر وغير مباشر السلام والامن والاستقرار في اليمن.
06 November 2015, 11:07
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All warmongers are evil souls. GOD is pure Love and doesn't need military party and weapons to defend HIM.
06 November 2015, 11:20
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I must commend you for always bringing the best analysis to us, the readers of naharnet. Many of us do not have the time to read the articles, but rather read the comments. You have a brilliant ability to simplify complex international issues for us to understand in plain simple yet not perfect english.
Thank you for being you, Southern, and of course Bravo.
06 November 2015, 11:36
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Southern, you have a long way to go before you are classified as 'mediocre'
06 November 2015, 11:37
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Iranian interference has gotten worse now than 10 years ago.
06 November 2015, 12:40
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I hope you don't think your funny mowaten? Do you have a life other than spamming naharnet 24/7?
06 November 2015, 13:16
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btw your new screen name is very funny, makes me smile every time.
06 November 2015, 13:36
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crusher is an account I created as a joke, and said it outloud. and i dont know about lebanon08 or other accounts.
now you tell us who are ice-boy / liberty / exfpm / longwaytogo (Guest) / acting.punk.flamethrower (Guest) / CFTC / Rita.Nahhas and dozens of others who always seem to appear in herds only to post the same mantras.
06 November 2015, 13:37
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we used the same word so we must be the same person? so retarded. that means thepatriot and humble are the same person because they both said "ebola" ?
06 November 2015, 13:39
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btw eagleyawn you are constantly quoting me, seems like you have a database of my quotes. this is all a casual hobby for you, right? you're not paid to track commenters all days and post disruptive trolling, right?
06 November 2015, 14:38
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ironic isn't it mowaten that you had to mass report my comment because you got caught with your fake accounts. Not to worry here it is again;)
mowaten the lie fabricator, tell me who "eukaliptuz. " is? Who is "crusher"? who is "lebanon08", etc etc.
mowaten never trolls ever. He is the one always with morals and sets the example. Here are a few postings I saved and you judge for yourself what is going on.
_mowaten_
is that a pathetic mantra you keep repeating because you have nothing else to say?
_mowaten_
You must understand Sophia that people like humble need to repeat these mantras constantly to convince themselves that they're somehow true... Zombies brainwashing themselves.
then here is one that links it all together:
"eukaliptuz.
Who wants to live with a ser*** like you Humble, who keeps repeating the same mantra like a broken toy?"
mantra....mowaten.....eukaliptuz. ...mantra..... hahaha!
06 November 2015, 14:44
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If i were you eagle, I would not even bother with mowaten. He is a known troll with multiple accounts and we all know it.
06 November 2015, 12:09
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why would Hezbi do business with the great satan if not satan themselves LOL
06 November 2015, 12:33
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You guys are very annoying, all of you that spend the day commenting here. Don't you have better things to do?
06 November 2015, 13:59
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I must commend you for always bringing the best analysis to us, the readers of naharnet. Many of us do not have the time to read the articles, but rather read the comments. You have a brilliant ability to simplify complex international issues for us to understand in plain simple yet not perfect english.
Thank you for being you, Southern, and of course Bravo.
06 November 2015, 14:49
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at the same period the middle east was under turkey's rule... would you also like to return to that period ? LOLLLLLLL
06 November 2015, 19:13
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thanks. they will laugh though, it's their nervous knee-jerk reaction when confronted with facts, they don't handle that well...
06 November 2015, 19:20
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@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since the day you declared with a straight face you were a shiaa atheist and also a member of hezbollah with only one account. I think i will also continue to laugh at your statement "it's their nervous knee-jerk reaction ". Thank you Thank you
06 November 2015, 22:16
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The questions are:
1)How does HA get all this hardware in without permission/license from the authorities and without paying import fees. ILLEGAL, ILLEGITIMATE HA and its practices within our Republic.
What is HA doing importing hardware for the Yemen Houthis to use in explosives? Southern, Mystic, Mowaten assured us that the Houthis were being the magnificent fighters on their own without any help from Iran or HA.
