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January 28, 2009

Gates Warns of Iran Role in Latin America
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning of what he calls Iran’s
“subversive activity” in Latin America. Gates spoke Tuesday before the
Senate Armed Services Committee.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates: ”I’m concerned about the level of,
frankly, subversive activity that the Iranians are carrying on in a
number of places, in Latin America, particularly South America and
Central America. They’re opening a lot of offices and a lot of fronts,
behind which they interfere in what is going on in some of these
countries. To be honest, I’m more concerned about Iranian meddling in
the region than I am the Russians.”



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