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U.S. Government Used Taxpayer Funds to Buy, Sell Weapons During 'Fast and Furious'
Fox News ^ | Sept. 26, 2011

Posted on 09/26/2011 11:25:52 PM PDT by T.L.Sink

Not only did U.S. officials approve, allow and assist in the sale of more than 2,000 guns to the Sinaloa cartel - the federal government used taxpayer money to buy semi-automatic weapons and then watched as the guns disappeared. This disclosure, revealed in documents obtained by Fox News, could undermine Justice's previous defense that Fast and Furious was a "botched" operation where agents simply "lost track" of weapons as they were transferred from one illegal buyer to another. Instead, it heightens the culpability of the federal government as Mexico has opened two criminal investigations into the operation that flooded their country with illegal weapons. Operation Fast and Furious began in 2009 and ATF agents encouraged gun stores to sell weapons to an arms smuggling gang and watched as the guns crossed the border and were used in crimes. In June 2010, however, the ATF dramatically upped the ante, making the U.S. government the actual "seller" of guns.

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KEYWORDS: banglist; gunrunner; gunwalker
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If this international criminal action can definitely be linked to Holder and Obama it clearly meets the standard for Impeachment for "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" as set forth in Article II, Section 4. of the U.S. Constitution
1 posted on 09/26/2011 11:25:56 PM PDT by T.L.Sink
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Just as we said.


2 posted on 09/26/2011 11:27:19 PM PDT by T.L.Sink
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To: T.L.Sink

So FNC haters, who else is covering F&F?


3 posted on 09/26/2011 11:31:14 PM PDT by expat1000
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To: T.L.Sink

What constitution?

I see no stinkin’ constitution.


4 posted on 09/26/2011 11:32:46 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: T.L.Sink

The government uses taxpayer funds for everything it does, including schemes to destroy the 2nd Amendment. Taxpayer funds need to be used to prosecute Obama and Holder, and give both of them 30 years in the electric chair.


5 posted on 09/26/2011 11:45:01 PM PDT by pallis
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To: T.L.Sink

We are going to find a lot of American blood on those guns when this is over. The dead border agents are just the tip of the iceburge when you look at what is happening on the Texas and Arizona borders


6 posted on 09/27/2011 12:01:31 AM PDT by txroadkill (Ghandi would have smacked 0bama in the head)
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To: T.L.Sink

There are people out there claiming that the US government “chose” this Sinaola cartel — meaning that they cut some kind of deal with them to run out the other cartels. I don’t know much about that conspiracy theory, but I know it exists and pre-existed the F&F sale. Why they would choose to support one cartel over the others, I dunno. Maybe Machiavellian eg choose one to kill off the others because a monopoly is better than an endless murderous free-for all... or maybe worse.

My point is simply that if federal agencies were selling guns to the Sinaola cartel, it adds fuel to the fire. While they originally said the sale was a ‘sting operation’ to find out how guns flow, they are now saying there never was a sting setup. The fact that the guns went to the same group that elements in the government are alleged to support makes it seem a much larger criminal conspiracy involving several different federal agencies.


7 posted on 09/27/2011 12:06:55 AM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: monkeyshine
Why they would choose to support one cartel over the others, I dunno.

It's a typical organized crime tactic...We 'made' you, we can break you type of control.

I can only see one reason for not securing the southern border, especially after 9/11. Someones are getting very rich.

8 posted on 09/27/2011 12:14:30 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: pallis

If there is a bigger conspiracy - and I’m not saying there is, just saying that I’ve heard it said - then they would want people to think that they were trying to undermine the 2nd Amendment because we would stop there, and not dig much deeper to find out whether there are several federal agencies working with the Sinaola cartel to give them the upper hand in the Mexican drug wars.


9 posted on 09/27/2011 12:16:14 AM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: T.L.Sink
Are there any countries still on this planet that Obama has not screwed over yet ?
10 posted on 09/27/2011 12:26:48 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: T.L.Sink; IMissPresidentReagan; CourtneyLeigh; Just Kimberly; Knuckrider; MBohman; ...
If this international criminal action can definitely be linked to Holder and Obama it clearly meets the standard for Impeachment for "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" as set forth in Article II, Section 4. of the U.S. Constitution

...for those interested. :D

sorry for this "abuse" of the KY. Ping List, Its that important


11 posted on 09/27/2011 12:28:08 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (I can take tomorrow, spend it all today. Who can take your income, tax it all away. Obama Man can. :)
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To: T.L.Sink

Clearly they need to raise taxes.


12 posted on 09/27/2011 12:29:12 AM PDT by allmost
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To: dagogo redux

ping


13 posted on 09/27/2011 12:29:20 AM PDT by Bellflower (When the word "holy" is used it must be used with respect and reverence for The LORD.)
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To: T.L.Sink

What a story. You couldn’t make one up like this and have people believe you. Thank God Dodson wasn’t murdered.


14 posted on 09/27/2011 12:44:10 AM PDT by Bellflower (When the word "holy" is used it must be used with respect and reverence for The LORD.)
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To: T.L.Sink

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/156699-new-dnc-chief-endorses-universal-screenings-for-gun-sales

Notice the date of this article. Now what did Debbie know and when did she know it?


15 posted on 09/27/2011 12:46:45 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: monkeyshine

Did anybody ever fear that Sinaloa would have insufficient firepower, walked guns or no?


16 posted on 09/27/2011 12:49:36 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: Smokin' Joe

A lot of someones, by the very banal traffic in plain vanilla illegales.


17 posted on 09/27/2011 12:51:05 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: T.L.Sink; ExTexasRedhead
FOR REFERENCE:

DAVID CODREA'S PROJECT GUNWALKER

A Journalist's guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part One

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Two

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Three

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Four

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Five

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Six


18 posted on 09/27/2011 1:03:50 AM PDT by MestaMachine (Wanna confuse obama? Ask him his REAL name.)
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To: expat1000

LA Times. CBS. I think thats it for big organizations.


19 posted on 09/27/2011 1:11:26 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: MestaMachine

Thanks for the links


20 posted on 09/27/2011 1:12:16 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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