PS2 Funds Hezbollah
I never knew the PS2 was filled with so much evil; seriously a man in Florida who exported PS2s to a Paraguayan mall is being indicted for 11 counts of terrorism. PS2 is serious business…
The suspect is Khaled Safadi of Doral, a Miami suburb. He’s a Paraguayan citizen with U.S. residency. The indictment alleges that Safadi sold $720,000 worth of PS2s and cameras to this store, using false addresses on shipping documents to conceal their origin. Two other men were charged in connection with the shipments.
Safadi’s out on bail of $1.55 million for the time being. At a hearing his lawyer held up a PS2 and declared, “It’s a children’s toy. He is being accused of shipping a children’s toy to Paraguay.”
Perhaps, but Safadi’s larger problem is the fact that the recipient has been singled out by the U.S. Treasury Department as a funding source for Hezbollah, designated by the government as a terrorist organization. It’s on a list of entities banned from transacting business in the U.S. So the feds take a dim view of shipments going to them, especially if they have falsified originating addresses.
It’s understandable that his actions were indeed criminal but, 11 counts of terrorism and $1.55million for bail does seem harsh.

