Posted on 05/06/2011 3:47:50 PM PDT by neverdem
Edited on 05/06/2011 8:10:44 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mexico last year has touched off a scandal that's now reverberating in Washington.
Members of Congress say that weapons found at the scene of Brian Terry's death have been traced to a federal program that allegedly allowed hundreds of guns to go from the U.S. across the border.
Investigators at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives called it Operation Fast and Furious, just like the blockbuster movie. Agents wanted to follow the flow of guns from the U.S. into the hands of deadly Mexican drug cartels. But the only thing that's coming fast and furious now are hostile questions from Congress.
Attorney General Eric Holder, who oversees the ATF, tried to explain what he knew about the episode at two hearings on Capitol Hill this week.
"You have to understand the way in which the department operates," Holder said. "Although there are [a lot of] operations, this one ... has gotten a great deal of publicity."
But Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) interrupted. "There are dead Americans as a result of this failed and reckless program, so I would say that it hasn't gotten enough attention," he said.
Issa, who leads the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is trying to uncover how the gun-running investigation went off the rails and whether top Justice Department leaders approved it in advance.
Following The Trail
To find out more, congressional investigators have traveled to Arizona, where people allegedly working with drug gangs illegally purchased more than 1,000 guns. Many of those guns were later found at crime scenes on both sides of the border.
Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley has been on the trail, too.
"At best, the ATF was careless in authorizing the sale of thousands of guns to straw purchasers," Grassley said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. "At worst, our own government knowingly participated in arming criminals, drug cartels and those who later killed federal agents."..........."
What the hell? Holder is offended that some of his investigators have blood on their hands but the Dems daily blasted members of the Bush administration for their tactics in a legitimate war...
The double standard that exists is going to make my head explode!!
Congress should defund the ATF who have committed crimes at the core of their mission.
There are just too many unionized cops in this country.
On NPR?????
Check out the comments. I didn’t know Obama/Holder was so unpopular there. Several are saying that Obama has the same policy as W.
Raise your hand if you think Holder should be wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles!
Please remind me....somebody.....We the People have this asinine burden of a “federal” gov’mt...for what?!!
Alas, when will we be free of these shysters?
To control us.
They will if it just happens to be politically expedient for their party to do so.
Sounds like a bit of a stretch to me.
Gunwalker is over guys,, they learned from their errors. Now they are trying this great NEW program. They give tons of C-4 explosives to middle east extremists. Then when the suicide bombs go off, we’ll know exactly where they were tageting,,,(or something like that!)
Something is wrong, we know we have tracking devices. Is this a game to see how much we can tolerate and yawn about this, kind of like testing the incompetence of the GOP or cultivating it?
Yes he should but what will happen instead is that all the whistle blowers will be butt-f#*k%d without a kiss, condom, or KY-jelly while the folks in the U.S Attorney’s office ,BATFE HQ,DHS, DOJ will all get attaboys all around .
Meanwhile the GOP leadership will stand around smiling feces eating grins while playing with their privates .
We have seen this dog & pony show before folks remeber the Congressional hearings into Ruby Ridge & WACO/Branch Davidian fiascos.
Wow. That’s interesting. I have thought that the Left saw Obama as a Bush clone when it come to the wars and GitMo. Waaaaaaa... Still I though they had half a clue.
They can’t fathom how much that guy has fulfilled their fondest dreams.
We sure can.
Not enough. Seize their broadcast channels and put them up for auction.
At worst, our own government knowingly participated in arming criminals, drug cartels and those who later killed federal agents. - Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Should be:
other Congressional documents released as part of the congressional investigation stated that investigators were obtaining more evidence to build an even stronger case against higher-ups like AG Holder and President Obama, communist anti-American party leaders, who were behind the gunwalking in a treasonous anti-oath of office attempt to weaken the second Amendment of the US Constitution.
(there fixed it)
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