YOU DON'T THINK – NAH – AT 9:51 P.M. ET:  We stress that this is informed speculation, but it should be noted.  A car bomb has gone off in Juarez, a Mexican town familiar to generations of Americans:

Juarez-- People in Juarez are recovering from a car bomb that killed four Thursday night. The victims include two federal agents, an ambulance worker and a doctor who was in the area when the bomb went off.

Tonight, we have learned that it was a car bomb that was detonated with the same kind of sophistication that is used by terrorist groups like Hezbollah.

A number of people were injured during the attack. Today we know that seven federal police agents were severely injured. A news photographer from channel 5 in Juarez remains in critical condition. One woman who owns a business nearby talked to us about her fears.

"As it is, we are not selling much. Can you imagine right now people are scared. We used to have many American customers. Right now that has drastically decreased," says the business owner.

COMMENT:  There have been a number of reports that Mideast terror groups are operating in Latin America, with an eye toward slipping across the Mexican border into the United States. 

The story reports that this bomb "was detonated with the same kind of sophistication that is used by terrorist groups like Hezbollah."  Hezbollah now has alliances, some quite open, with leftist factions south of our border, especially the illustrious Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, hero to American movie stars.

Question:  If a bomb of that sophistication can be set off in Juarez, how long do you think it will be before a similar device finds its way into a crowded American city?

July 17, 2010