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Hezbollah on America's Southern Border | Todd Bensman on Border Wars Podcast Ep. 27

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The unprecedented crisis on America's southern border has enormous ramifications for U.S. national security. None more urgent than the significant rise of suspected terrorists encountered or apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. With the global context of the escalating war in the Middle East by Iran and its proxies (Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah, etc.) - is America prepared for the Middle East war coming to the southern border? For Episode 27 of the Border Wars Podcast, we travel to Austin, Texas to sit down with Todd Bensman, a former Texas Department of Public Safety Counterterrorism analyst and intelligence manager and author of two bestselling books about the ongoing U.S. southern border crisis. Todd takes us through his twenty-plus years of experience investigating terrorism cases on the U.S. southern border and explains why "Hezbollah is the most dangerous designated terrorist group in the world."  🔴Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:01 - Welc …...more
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Intro

0:00

Welcome to Austin, Texas

4:01

From an investigative journalist to a counterterrorism analyst

5:38

Back to Texas after reporting on overseas conflicts

9:14

Started Studying Islamist Terrorism with the Hamas and Holy Land Foundation Case

13:05

“Got my first taste of the border” covering the Calderon War on the Mexican Drug Cartels in 2007

13:57

Why is the U.S.-Mexico border such an interesting story?

15:52

The start of a new classified intelligence & immigration security program: Special Interest Aliens (SIA)

19:05

Joining the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS)

22:50

Texas contribution to the Intelligence Community and Counterterrorism efforts worldwide

25:48

“America’s Covert Border War” and how President Donald Trump was absolutely right

32:15

The 2018 Central American Caravans and how the media got it wrong

38:34

Iran opens a new embassy in Nicaragua, Hezbollah starts focusing on the U.S. southern border.

41:50

Project Cassandra: Hezbollah getting speeding tickets in Galveston Island, Texas

47:43

How Hezbollah is taking advantage of Biden's Border Crisis

52:30

The Biden Effect: How President Joe Biden created the U.S. southern border crisis on inauguration day

58:28

Why did the Biden administration open America's southern border? Chapter 4 of the book "Overrun"

1:02:20

Migrant Advocacy Industrial Complex: Driving Incentives and Ideology of Open Borders

1:03:32

The Terrorist Threat in the U.S. Southern Border has Surpassed Counterterrorism Capabilities

1:12:05

Yemeni suspected terrorists let loose on the southwest border

1:17:13

Assassination Plot Against President George W. Bush: The Case of Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab

1:18:04

Hezbollah coming across the US-Mexico Border in the Trunk of a Car: The Case of Mahmoud Youssef Kourani

1:19:38

Hezbollah Recruiting in the Americas, from New York to Panama and Peru: The cases of Ali Kourani, Samar El Debek, and Muhamad Ghaleb Hamdar

1:23:03

How Should America Prepare for the Terrorist Threat on the Southern Border

1:28:05

Todd Bensman's two books - "America's Covert Border War" and "Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History"

1:32:31
Hezbollah on America's Southern Border | Todd Bensman on Border Wars Podcast Ep. 27
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The unprecedented crisis on America's southern border has enormous ramifications for U.S. national security. None more urgent than the significant rise of suspected terrorists encountered or apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. With the global context of the escalating war in the Middle East by Iran and its proxies (Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah, etc.) - is America prepared for the Middle East war coming to the southern border? For Episode 27 of the Border Wars Podcast, we travel to Austin, Texas to sit down with Todd Bensman, a former Texas Department of Public Safety Counterterrorism analyst and intelligence manager and author of two bestselling books about the ongoing U.S. southern border crisis. Todd takes us through his twenty-plus years of experience investigating terrorism cases on the U.S. southern border and explains why "Hezbollah is the most dangerous designated terrorist group in the world."  🔴Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:01 - Welcome to Austin, Texas 05:38 - From an investigative journalist to a counterterrorism analyst 09:14 - Back to Texas after reporting on overseas conflicts 13:05 - Started Studying Islamist Terrorism with the Hamas and Holy Land Foundation Case 13:57 - “Got my first taste of the border” covering the Calderon War on the Mexican Drug Cartels in 2007 15:52 - Why is the U.S.-Mexico border such an interesting story? 19:05 - The start of a new classified intelligence & immigration security program: Special Interest Aliens (SIA) 22:50 - Joining the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) 25:48 - Texas contribution to the Intelligence Community and Counterterrorism efforts worldwide 32:15 - “America’s Covert Border War” and how President Donald Trump was absolutely right 38:34 - The 2018 Central American Caravans and how the media got it wrong 41:50 - Iran opens a new embassy in Nicaragua, Hezbollah starts focusing on the U.S. southern border. 47:43 - Project Cassandra: Hezbollah getting speeding tickets in Galveston Island, Texas 52:30 - How Hezbollah is taking advantage of Biden's Border Crisis 58:28 - The Biden Effect: How President Joe Biden created the U.S. southern border crisis on inauguration day 1:02:20 - Why did the Biden administration open America's southern border? Chapter 4 of the book "Overrun" 1:03:32 - Migrant Advocacy Industrial Complex: Driving Incentives and Ideology of Open Borders 1:12:05 - The Terrorist Threat in the U.S. Southern Border has Surpassed Counterterrorism Capabilities 1:17:13 - Yemeni suspected terrorists let loose on the southwest border 1:18:04 - Assassination Plot Against President George W. Bush: The Case of Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab 1:19:38 - Hezbollah coming across the US-Mexico Border in the Trunk of a Car: The Case of Mahmoud Youssef Kourani 1:23:03 - Hezbollah Recruiting in the Americas, from New York to Panama and Peru: The cases of Ali Kourani, Samar El Debek, and Muhamad Ghaleb Hamdar 1:28:05 - How Should America Prepare for the Terrorist Threat on the Southern Border 1:32:31 - Todd Bensman's two books - "America's Covert Border War" and "Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History" -------- To learn more about Todd Bensman click here: https://www.toddbensman.com/ To follow Todd Bensman on X (@BensmanTodd):   / bensmantodd   🔴 Please purchase Todd Bensman's books: America’s Covert Border War The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration Click here: https://www.toddbensman.com/americas-... OVERRUN: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History by Todd Bensman Click here: https://www.toddbensman.com/overrun-b... Thank you for watching the Border Wars Podcast, the first bilingual podcast (EN/ES) that goes beyond the border. 📲 Subscribe now on all digital platforms: Spotify: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3q4GXaR⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://apple.co/34IkMzz⁠⁠ Google Podcast: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/GooglePodcastSFS⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/BWPodcastYouTube⁠⁠ Amazon Music: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3TZkkBz⁠⁠ Visit our website at ⁠⁠www.securefreesociety.org⁠⁠ #bordercrisis #mexico #hezbollah
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