“I have appointed comrade Tareck El
Aissami executive vice president of the Republic to lead in 2017-2018 with his
youth, experience, commitment, and courage,” Maduro announced this week on
national television, praising the former Interior Minister under Venezuela’s
late dictator Hugo Chávez as the right person to lead with aggression and “kung
fu.” El Aissami, a Lebanese-Syrian Venezuelan, has long been accused of ties to
major drug trafficking outfits in Latin America, as well as ties to the Shiite
terrorist organization Hezbollah, stationed in Lebanon but largely funded by
Venezuelan ally Iran. More… 
Monday, January 9, 2017
Venezuela Appoints Vice President Accused of Drug Trafficking, Hezbollah Ties
“I have appointed comrade Tareck El
Aissami executive vice president of the Republic to lead in 2017-2018 with his
youth, experience, commitment, and courage,” Maduro announced this week on
national television, praising the former Interior Minister under Venezuela’s
late dictator Hugo Chávez as the right person to lead with aggression and “kung
fu.” El Aissami, a Lebanese-Syrian Venezuelan, has long been accused of ties to
major drug trafficking outfits in Latin America, as well as ties to the Shiite
terrorist organization Hezbollah, stationed in Lebanon but largely funded by
Venezuelan ally Iran. More… 
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