Posted on 06/20/2011 12:05:02 PM PDT by neverdem
There's a war along the Mexican border all right, but it's not necessarily the one you're thinking of. In fact, this one has spread all the way to the halls of Congress.
This week, the Obama administration is expected to fire Kenneth Melson, the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- tossing him under the bus as a symbolic gesture to a congressional committee headed by Rep. Daryl Issa (R-Calif.).
Issa's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating an insane ATF operation -- a supposed sting that involved the deliberate funneling of thousands of weapons to ultra-violent Mexican drug cartels in 2009-10.
The op's name, "Fast and Furious," came from the series of movies about an undercover drag racer working for the FBI -- which gives you some idea of the lack of seriousness behind this cockamamie scam.
The Justice Department, which oversees the ATF, says the idea was to allow the sale of handguns, AK-47s and .50 caliber rifles to so-called "straw purchasers," who'd then pass them along to the cartels. In theory, ATF agents would then trace the extent of the smuggling networks in an effort to stop the illegal cross-border gun trade.
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Oops No. 2: The gangs used the weapons for what you'd expect. At least two American agents have been killed with Fast and Furious guns...
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In the meantime, ranchers have been shot and property trashed, and the lives of Border Patrol and ICE agents have been snuffed out in the line of duty.
The Issa hearings are just scratching the surface of a larger scandal -- Washington's consistent, bipartisan refusal to fulfill its constitutional duty to secure the country's borders.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
This is way more different.
This is going to trial. We'll see. IMHO, Terry's family wants blood.
Thanks neverdem.
Unless people start turning up in Fort Marcy Park.
Please explain. Like Ross Perot, I’m all ears.
I remember what it was like to believe this country stood for the rights of victims like Agent Terry and the rule of law.
A decade of watching these silly “hearings” and having my hopes dashed time and time again made me grow up and accept the fact that are ruled by a two-faced republicrat oligarchy that does not give a crap about the common man.
One more trip to the polls in 2012 will NOT fix this mess.
Relax and don’t worry about it everything is under control.
IMNHO the Terry family deserves blood for what has happened.
>BATF was soooo stupid!
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>They didn’t even take bullet samples and empty casing samples before selling the guns.
That might have actually been a waste of time/effort/money; after firing several thousand rounds through the weapon the “thumbprint” would have changed sufficiently to make it impossible [pr nearly so] to trace.
>The entire chain of command is incompetent.
Agreed; but that is because the whole idea of having a “sting” operation where the items leave your zone-of-control, much less jurisdiction!, is absurd.
>>“Can’t get away with murder”
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>Sure you can. Ever hear of Vince Foster?
Lon Horiuchi
Spoken like a true loyal subject of the “king”.
It sounds like you have been sterilized and are under control.
Excellent example.
Maybe some of these noobies need to be educated on the concept of Arkancide and the Klinton body count.
>Excellent example.
Thank you.
>Maybe some of these noobies need to be educated on the concept of Arkancide and the Klinton body count.
It’d probably do *me* good to be [more] educated in those areas.
Don’t worry Obuggery’s goose is cooked. Be patient.
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