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Justice Department snipes back at Issa, Grassley
Daily Caller ^ | 7-7-11 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 07/07/2011 5:45:20 PM PDT by kc69mustang

In responding to a different inquiry by the House Oversight Committee, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich made a comment that may come back to haunt the DOJ. In a response regarding ATF Acting Director Melson's right to a private attorney, Weich stated “[I]t seems unreasonable to suppose that Mr. Melson did not did not understand what appears quite clear to his subordinates.” Does this apply to Holder in regard to Fast & Furious? Holder's subordinates sure seemed to realize Fast & Furious was not wasn't such a good idea. Did Holder understand? It would seem to me that the statements of his "subordinates" make it pretty clear they were against Fast & Furious. Save this quote. I'm guessing we will hear it again soon......


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KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; dea; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; melson

1 posted on 07/07/2011 5:45:26 PM PDT by kc69mustang
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To: kc69mustang

What’s with all the double negatives in those statements?


2 posted on 07/07/2011 6:05:02 PM PDT by Jim Hill
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To: Jim Hill

I read something this morning that the Tampa SAC was involved in a “F&F” program in Guatamala ... whatever happened to that?


3 posted on 07/07/2011 6:10:25 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: kc69mustang

This thing MUST go all the way to the oval office. Only Obama could have set this on its way.


4 posted on 07/07/2011 6:12:10 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Ken522
I read something this morning that the Tampa SAC was involved in a “F&F” program in Guatamala ... whatever happened to that?

Tampa BATFE Field Office was facilitating weapons into Honduras.

Many more to come........

5 posted on 07/07/2011 6:14:50 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: kc69mustang

Sorry, my error - Virginia O’Brien SAC of the Tampa BATF office, was to Honduras not Guatamala ....


6 posted on 07/07/2011 6:15:04 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: Ken522
I read something this morning that the Tampa SAC was involved in a “F&F” program in Guatamala ... whatever happened to that?

Honduras. And it may have had nothing to do with "Fast & Furious".

Instead, it may have been directed in support of the usurper Manuel Zelaya...and against the legal government of Honduras.

7 posted on 07/07/2011 6:20:22 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Jim Hill
Nobody's commented on the article at the head of the thread yet.

Weich is apparently trying to belittle Melson (and his testimony). But he grants that Melson's subordinates were aware of what was going on...and didn't like it, at all.

However, Holder's subordinates were also aware of what was going on. And they didn't like it, either.

Where does that leave Holder?

On an island...

8 posted on 07/07/2011 6:23:31 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Ken522

The other factor in the SAC O’Brien is that she was the SAC IN Phoenix before she left for a promotion in I assume, DC. Then she takes a demotion to go run the Tampa Office.

Geez, now doesn’t this stink on ice. What this appears to be is the Field Agents were turning whistlblowers and they got her out of Dodge to let the smoke clear and then start it up again across the country hoping nobody would get wise too soon. You heard Zero talk about his civilian security force? He has been arming them for over two years already.


9 posted on 07/07/2011 6:28:18 PM PDT by mazda77
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"You heard Zero talk about his civilian security force? He has been arming them for over two years already."


BING FRIGGIN' 0 !!!

10 posted on 07/07/2011 6:33:56 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf

?


11 posted on 07/07/2011 6:36:27 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: okie01
Where does that leave Holder?

On an island...

Living in a van down by the river.

12 posted on 07/07/2011 6:37:09 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: kc69mustang
The King of Fast and Furious
13 posted on 07/07/2011 6:48:33 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When the going gets tough, the tough check themselves into "rehab".)
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To: kc69mustang; Admin Moderator

You changed the title of the article and your text is not from the article. Not good.


14 posted on 07/07/2011 7:30:14 PM PDT by TigersEye (Wranglers not Levis. Levi Strauss is anti-2nd Amendment.)
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To: mazda77
Just an exclamatory .. Bingo ... to your opinion about arming civilian forces for two years.

More than a BINGO ... a BING FRIGGIN' O !

15 posted on 07/08/2011 4:10:43 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: kc69mustang
We had to replace your title:

"Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich makes the case against Holder on Fast & Furious (OOPS!)"

with the published title found at the source you linked.

Also the text you typed doesn't match the linked source so we added the topic "Vanity." When you write your own comments instead of copying and pasting text from the article, you should label the thread as a "Vanity" and place it in the "Vanity" topic.

Thanks.

16 posted on 07/08/2011 1:16:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: mazda77
You heard Zero talk about his civilian security force? He has been arming them for over two years already.

Goody.

17 posted on 07/08/2011 1:19:18 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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18 posted on 07/08/2011 2:01:56 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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