Emails, notes give insight into Gunwalker communications

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 1 November, 2011 | David Codrea

[marktwain]

Email correspondence and handwritten notes obtained today by Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars and this correspondent provide details on information and strategy being shared between top level officials of the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including between Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer and then-ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson.

A total of seven documents are presented herein, including:

* A Feb. 4, 2011 letter from Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Weich denying the walking of guns, itself the subject of a Feb. 8 Gun Rights Examiner column.

* Email correspondence between Breuer and Melson.

* The assignment of Gang Unit Prosecutor Joe Cooley to Operation Fast and Furious at the time when walked guns from Operation Wide Receiver were being reported by a fellow prosecutor.

* Cooley's handwritten notes.

* Notes from Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler--including about quantities of guns bought by straw purchasers and dollars spent.

* False assurances to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein by Gang Unit Chief Kevin Carwile that ATF did not allow guns to walk but instead learned of that "after the FFL began cooperating."

* Weinstein advising Breuer that guns walked, guns were lost, and no "upstream conspirators" were caught--"only straws."

[marktwain]

I wonder if we are seeing selective releases that only inclued Wide Receiver information?

[marktwain]

Gunwalker ping.

[blackdog]

The Mexican cartels influenced people within the DOJ to do such a stupid thing to keep them armed and with the best weapons. If the program had any blowback, they could just claim it was a "botched sting operation" as an excuse.

Some people in the DOJ / FBI /ATF / DHS / are on the payroll of the cartels.

Think about it!

[Portcall24]

It’s too bad there’s not some Law Enforcement you could trust to investigate the bank accounts of these “public servants” at DOJ/FBI/ATF/DHS.

[blackdog]

It is the only explaination for this program, both in conception and in multiple roll-outs. It's also the only explaination for the analysis paralysis which takes place when you peel the onion.

American government employees at the management levels were being paid to run guns to Mexican drug cartels, using a deliberately flawed sting plan as an excuse if questioned.

There can be no other explaination.

[PGalt]

WOW! Very interesting. Thanks to David Codrea for his OUTSTANDING work.

[MestaMachine]

JUST DO IT!

[little jeremiah]

Some people in the DOJ / FBI /ATF / DHS / are on the payroll of the cartels.

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And politicians get cuts via banks laundering cartel money. Our government is a subsidiary of drug cartels. And the for show WOD keeps the price up.

[bksanders]

BANKS?!?! We don't need no stikin' banks!
Heads need to roll!
Thx to all you keep us informed.

[bksanders]

Don't you wish these goobs could write!
Can anyone make out Cooley's note of 01/13/10; the El Paso / Stewart comment, and make relevance out of it?
I'm sure Issa, Grassley and Gowdy will!