And no mention whatsoever about what brought this whole corrupt process to light -- the death of a U.S. agent by one of these smuggled-into-Mexico-by-our-own-government guns.
Posted on 03/14/2011 6:21:19 AM PDT by marktwain
On Friday the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City released this.
Clarification
March 11, 2011 – Because of the attention given to this issue, the Embassy of the United States would like to issue the following clarification:
There is no contradiction between the statement of the Mexican government and the information provided by the United States concerning an operation that dismantled a major arms trafficking ring that has been called Fast and Furious. The operation took place on U.S. territory and arrested 20 defendants on January 25, 2011.
After the arrests on January 25, reports emerged alleging that the operation could have entailed a transfer of arms from the United States to Mexico. Attorney General Holder has called for an investigation. He has stated unequivocally that such actions, if true, “would not be acceptable.” He affirmed that he “made that clear to attorneys and agents in charge of ATF.”
The Mexican Government has stated that “it had no knowledge of an operation that might include the transgression or the controlled trafficking of arms to Mexican territory.” The briefings that took place between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement focused on operations on U.S. territory to crack down on trafficking operations. The alleged transfer of arms to Mexican territory at this point is exactly that – an allegation. Attorney General Holder has underscored that he takes “those allegations seriously.” He said “that is why I asked the IG (Inspector General) to report on it.”
The Government of Mexico has constructively “offered whatever support might be necessary in order to clearly establish the facts.” This type of mutual support is reflective of our common objectives to stop the illicit movement of arms, drugs and money that threaten both Mexican and U.S. citizens.
I think the proper term to describe this press release is not clarification but spin. This is especially true when you examine this map of recovered firearms for Operation Fast and Furious. It was released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. It shows 372 firearms recovered in the United States and 195 firearms recovered in Mexico. So if the U.S. Attorney's Office says 195 firearms were recovered in Mexico, is this just "an allegation"?
I suggest the Press Attache' in the U.S Embassy to Mexico check to make sure they won't be immediately contradicted when they issue a press release in the future. As it is, they are the public face of the United States government in Mexico and this release is an embarrassment.
H/T CUATF.org
Or, "Are you going to believe them or your lying eyes?"
And no mention whatsoever about what brought this whole corrupt process to light -- the death of a U.S. agent by one of these smuggled-into-Mexico-by-our-own-government guns.
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that all the shredders at DOJ, DHS, and ATFE are buzzing away non-stop overthis. We all need to pray for the strength, safety and spiritual guidance of the whistleblowers in this case. In as much as there isn’t going to be a whole lot of documentary evidence to be found, their testimony is going to be about all there is.
I think the best part of the lye is after 20 arrests. What a joke
I wonder how many of these Firearms were traced back to the USA, and was included with report that showed a high percent of firearms used in Mexico, were traced back to the USA?
Just something to ponder!
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