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2008:Issa Voted to Fund Project Gunrunner & Merida Initiative - Liberals say no limitations
DK ^ | June 21 2012 | Daily Kos- by cc

Posted on 06/21/2012 2:45:15 PM PDT by NoLibZone

The Merida Initiative is the, and was the, basis for the 2008 HR-6028 Bill which specifically funded "Project Gunrunner."

Darrell Issa pretends he has never heard of Project Gunrunner, yet in 2008 he specifically voted to fund Project Gunrunner.

Apparently, there is more than just a huge connection between Merida Initiative and Project Gunrunner whereby Project Gunrunner funding, per HR-6028, is directly enveloped into the Merida Initiative.

In October 2007, President Bush and President announced the Mérida Initiative, is a Billions of dollar aid package to support Mexico's President Calderón's war on drugs by, among other things, sending military grade weapons and helicopters to Mexico. Project Gunrunner was Legislated into the Merida Initiative through HR-6028 in 2008. After ample Congressional debate on conditionality and appropriations, the US Congress approved the initiative in HR-6028 without any strings attached.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/21/1101851/-2008-Darrell-Issa-Voted-YES-to-Fund-Project-Gunrunner-Merida-Initiative


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KEYWORDS: 2deadfeds; 300deadmexicans; atf; banglist; barfalert; bs; contemptfallout; dailykos; dea; dhs; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; ice; issa; issagunrunner; murdergate; obama
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1 posted on 06/21/2012 2:45:29 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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To: NoLibZone

So few characters allowed in title- I cant fit the BARF ALERT

This is the beliefs of Liberals at Daly Kos.


2 posted on 06/21/2012 2:47:16 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: NoLibZone
This is what happens when the Bush administration refuse to answer media LIES about their policies.

Cmon George - you're not above answering your critics.

3 posted on 06/21/2012 2:47:24 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: NoLibZone

Sorry rats, no mention of ‘Fast and Furious’ in HR6028.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr6028/text


4 posted on 06/21/2012 2:48:59 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: NoLibZone

I’ll do my usual thing. Wait 24 hours to see how things fit into place, or not.


5 posted on 06/21/2012 2:49:14 PM PDT by syriacus (Obama Holder Napolitano conspiracy. 800,000 illegals become voters so swing states will swing Left.)
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To: NoLibZone

Project Gunrunner was an entirely different program, was considered a failure, and was discontinued. Fast and Furious is a whole different animal. Just the Kos Kids grasping at straws.


6 posted on 06/21/2012 2:49:33 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: NoLibZone

H.R.6028 — Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008
Bill Text

110th Congress (2007-2008) H.R.6028.RH

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6028/text

Its limited, and restricted to:

SEC. 113. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

(a) In General- Activities that may be supported by assistance under section 112 include the following:

(1) COUNTERNARCOTICS AND COUNTERTRAFFICKING- To assist in building the capacity of law enforcement and security forces of Mexico to eradicate illicit narcotics trafficking and reduce trafficking-fueled violence, including along the United States-Mexico border, including assistance such as—

(A) radar and aerial surveillance equipment;

(B) land and maritime interdiction equipment and training, including—

(i) transport helicopters and night-operating capabilities;

(ii) surveillance platform planes; and

(iii) maintenance and training relating to maintenance of aircraft; and

(C) training of security and law enforcement units to plan and execute counternarcotics operations.

(2) PORT, AIRPORT, AND RELATED SECURITY- To assist in monitoring and controlling the United States-Mexico border and the border between Mexico and Central America to combat illicit narcotics trafficking, including assistance such as—

(A) computer infrastructure and equipment;

(B) secure communications networks; and

(C) nonintrusive monitoring technology.


7 posted on 06/21/2012 2:52:18 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: skeeter
Cmon George - you're not above answering your critics.

If he does, he'll become the story and fast and furious will be dead.
8 posted on 06/21/2012 2:53:08 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Red Steel
Sorry rats, no mention of ‘Fast and Furious’ in HR6028.

It didn't morph into F&F until the Obama regime took over. Neal Boortz had a good piece on his radio show this morning explaining the vast differences between PGW and F&F (while conceding it was an extremely stupid idea from the beginning during the Bush administration).

9 posted on 06/21/2012 2:53:13 PM PDT by Drew68 (I WILL vote to defeat Barack Hussein Obama!)
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To: NoLibZone

SEC. 123. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

Activities that may be supported by assistance under section 122 include the following:

(1) INSTITUTION BUILDING AND RULE OF LAW- To assist Mexico’s efforts to expand the rule of law and build the capacity, transparency, and trust in government institutions, including assistance such as—

(A) rule of law and systemic improvements in judicial and criminal justice sector institutions, including—

(i) courts management and prosecutorial capacity building;

(ii) prison reform activities, including those relating to anti-gang and anti-organized crime efforts;

(iii) anti-money laundering programs;

(iv) victim and witness protection and restitution; and

(v) promotion of transparent oral trials via training for the judicial sector;

(B) police professionalization, including—

(i) training regarding use of force;

(ii) human rights education and training;

(iii) training regarding evidence preservation and chain of custody; and

(iv) enhanced capacity to vet candidates;

(C) support for the Mexican Office of the Attorney General, including—

(i) judicial processes improvement and coordination;

(ii) enhancement of forensics capabilities;

(iii) data collection and analyses;

(iv) case tracking and management;

(v) financial intelligence functions; and

(vi) maintenance of data systems.

(2) ANTI-CORRUPTION, TRANSPARENCY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS- To assist law enforcement and court institutions in Mexico to develop mechanisms to ensure due process and proper oversight and to respond to citizen complaints, including assistance such as—

(A) enhancement of polygraph capability in the Mexican Police agency (SSP);

(B) support for greater transparency and accountability in the Mexican legal system, including—

(i) establishment of a center in the Mexican Office of the Attorney General for receipt of citizen complaints;

(ii) establishment of clerk of the court system to track cases and pretrial detentions;

(iii) reorganization of human and financial resources systems; and

(iv) equipping and training of criminal investigators; and

(C) promotion of human rights, including—

(i) support for human rights organizations, bar associations, and law schools; and

(ii) training for police, prosecutors, and corrections officers.

(3) PREVENTION- To assist in the prevention of individuals from participating in illicit narcotics-related violent activities, such as—

(A) establishment of programs that address domestic violence and increase school attendance rates; and

(B) expansion of intervention programs, including after-school programs and programs for at-risk and criminal involved youth.

(4) DEVELOPMENT- To assist in the development of areas where lack of jobs breeds illicit narcotics-related violence, including—

(A) expansion of alternative livelihood programs, including job creation programs and rural development programs and the provision of microenterprise development assistance under title VI of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.); and

(B) establishment of gang reeducation and training programs.


10 posted on 06/21/2012 2:53:33 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: NoLibZone
Here is the Gunruuner mention in the bill (it's all about enforcement and tracing serial numbers, nothing about shipping guns to drug cartels):

SEC. 402. REDUCTION OF SOUTHBOUND FLOW OF ILLEGAL WEAPONS.


11 posted on 06/21/2012 2:54:22 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: NoLibZone

Funny how something which got no press outside of FOX suddenly has the Uber-Libs now doing damage control.
This must go all the way to the top for KOS to get their marching orders.


12 posted on 06/21/2012 2:54:57 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: NoLibZone

TITLE III—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. CONDITIONS ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.

(4) Equipment and material provided as support is being used only by officials and employees of the government of the foreign country who have been approved by such government to perform counternarcotics activities, including on the basis of the background investigations by such government.


13 posted on 06/21/2012 2:56:05 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: NoLibZone

(b) Project Gunrunner Initiative-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General shall, to the extent amounts are made available to carry out this subsection pursuant to paragraph (4), use such amounts for the Project Gunrunner initiative (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the ‘initiative’) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to expand the resources provided to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals involved in the trafficking of firearms across the United States-Mexico border.

(2) ACTIVITIES- In carrying out paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall—

(A) assign additional agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to the area of the United States adjacent to the United States-Mexico border to support the expansion of the initiative;

(B) establish not fewer than 1 initiative team in each State along the United States-Mexico border; and

(C) coordinate with the heads of other relevant federal law enforcement agencies and State and local law enforcement agencies to address firearms trafficking in a comprehensive manner.


14 posted on 06/21/2012 2:57:31 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: NoLibZone

Obama has violated this portion along with many others:

SEC. 502. METRICS AND OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS.

(a) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) to successfully support building the capacity of recipient countries’ civilian security institutions, enhance the rule of law in recipient countries, and ensure the protection of human rights, the President should establish metrics and oversight mechanisms to track the effectiveness of activities undertaken pursuant to this Act;

(2) long-term solutions to Mexico and Central America’s security problems depend on strengthening and holding accountable civilian institutions;

(3) it is difficult to assess the impact of United States assistance towards these goals absent specific oversight and monitoring mechanisms; and

(4) the President, in developing metrics, should consult with Congress as well as the Government of Mexico and the Central American Integration System (SICA).

(b) Requirement- The President shall develop metrics to identify, track, and manage the progress of activities authorized pursuant to this Act and use these metrics to determine the allocation of resources for such activities.


15 posted on 06/21/2012 2:59:11 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I trust Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cain, Perry, Bachman : I trust their judgment on their 2012 pick.)
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To: Drew68
It didn't morph into F&F until the Obama regime took over.

F&F was a sub operation (2009) named by or for the BATFE Phoenix, AZ division under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner.

16 posted on 06/21/2012 3:00:03 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: cripplecreek

I don’t buy that, but ok, let Cheney, or Mueller, or Sullivan, or ANYONE in authority during that time had better refute the Gunrunner=F&F or people will become confused and lose interest.


17 posted on 06/21/2012 3:02:48 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: SpaceBar

Operation Wide Receiver ended in 2007.


18 posted on 06/21/2012 3:03:42 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: NoLibZone; Joe Brower; Travis McGee; LucyT; vette6387; MetaThought; 60Gunner; XHogPilot; ...

This article is bullshit ~~~ walking!
obama and company perverted this op and used it for nefarious purposes resulting in the deaths of at LEAST 2 American agents and countless mexican nationals.

No way they should be allowed to get away with slandering Issa like this.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr6028

Section 401 -
Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning measures taken to reduce U.S. drug demand.
Section 402 -
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.- Mexico border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises. Authorizes FY2008-FY2010 appropriations.
Section 404 -
Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding measures taken to stop the flow of illegal precursor chemicals and bulk cash into Mexico


19 posted on 06/21/2012 3:06:16 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: NoLibZone
Intellectual dishonesty, but to be expected.

Project started under Bush is not Fast & Furious.

Irresponsible to try to imply Obama merely extended what Bush started.

Bush didn't kill, 2 federal agents and hundreds of foreign personnel got killed by Obama/Holder & Co.

20 posted on 06/21/2012 3:13:13 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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