Detective Sergeant Robert Fromme made repeated observations of a group of men purchasing large quantities of cigarettes, often with $20,000 - $30,000 in cash. The joint counterterrorism operation ended the fundraising operation, resulting in the arrest, trial, and conviction of the cell members. The operation led to the creation of the North Carolina Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).
Hezbollah cell begins operations in United States
Hezbollah cell leader Mohamad Youssef Hammoud was denied a travel visa by the US embassy in Syria, after which he traveled to Venezuela. After purchasing a forged travel visa, arrived in New York City in 1992. By 1995, Hammoud set up operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, working at a local pizza restaurant. At least two additional members of the Hezbollah Charlotte cell entered the United States with false travel visas from Venezuela purchased for $200, and three had travel visas issued in Cyprus. Half the cell members were born in Lebanon, and the other half were US-born, of Lebanese descent. Early in the spring of 1995, Detective Robert Fromme, working a second job at the tobacco wholesaler JR Discount (in Statesville, North Carolina) observed the cell purchasing massive quantities of cigarettes, paying for them in cash. The cash was usually carried in large grocery bags, containing as much as $20,000 to $30,000 at a time.
Operation: Smokescreen is a 2013 indieactionthriller film starring eight premium cigar manufacturers. The film was produced by Bang! Pictures and is distributed by ASFilms.
... operations make money to fund further hacktivist campaigns, or even act as a smokescreen to hide the true activities of a network intrusion by an adversarial APT.” Read more about ransomware.
... gikan sa way ayo, di kahibawo modumala sa iyang buhatan mao nga pagpangdaut ang hinagiban, gigamit nga smokescreen sa iyang mga operator aron matabunan ang iyang kahuyangan, iyang kabulay-og.
To their increasing astonishment, they learned that Sinwar had not just conceived of what he had called “Operation al-Aqsa Flood”, but that he had planned and organised the assault almost alone.
... a few metres towards the UNIFIL position.” The smokescreen had been created to aid the evacuation, while the entire operation was conducted throughout with continuous contact with the UN peacekeepers.
U.S ...Soldiers used a smokescreen to hide the operation so the injured could evacuate, Israel said ... The peacekeeping mission says Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon are endangering its forces in the area, a violation of international law.
... smokescreen</b></p><p>The Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, took exceptional measures to preserve the security of the 7 October operation, telling almost no one what was planned.
Intro by Steve Cook... they cannot openly declare themselves enemies of the nation on a mission to destroy it so the operation is hidden behind a smokescreen of “saving the environment”, “carbon zero” or some such gobbledygook.
Ali MahmoudAbbas and Muhammad al-Rahmoun were both retained as the regime’s defenders of internal security and military operations, ensuring the continuation of Assad’s iron grip on the state’s coercive apparatus. Smokescreen.
My fellow citizens, don't be fooled by the political smokescreen of immigrants eating our dogs and cats; just please follow the money and ask yourself who should be paying the bills.
... objective of the Anglo-Saxon powers, but also the required capabilities to carry out the sabotage operation ... A very thin smokescreen indeed. The Crocus City Hall was a different kind of operation.
The clear objective of creating this smokescreen around clandestine military co-operation between Washington’s servile surrogates, Ukraine and Israel, was in deference to Israel’s regional security interests.
... the remote access capability of Post Office systems by Fujitsu; claims of document destruction; and the “smokescreen” remediation scheme for branch owner-operators put in place by the Post Office.
It was unmasked as GraceSinclair from Montreal, operating on behalf of MindGeek ... Pornhub is the tenth most visited website in the world and operates in plain sight.
The drills focused on search and rescue, live fire, damage control, ship-to-ship mooring, smokescreens, and anti-drone air defense operations - a modern addition reflecting the recent evolution of unmanned aviation.
... influenced by operational considerations and availability compared to alternatives.” The military further said that such munitions “are intended for smokescreens, and not for an attack or ignition.”.
