Posted on 09/02/2011 2:49:09 PM PDT by montag813
by John Hill
Stand With Arizona
The disastrous Obama Administration operation "Fast and Furious", which deliberately put guns in the hands of the Mexican cartel, exploded this week with new revelations of a cover-up, and emails which tie the scandal directly to the White House for the first time.
"Fast and Furious" was an attempt to intercept gun-trafficking that sent 2,000 guns to cartel operatives via straw buyers. Critics believe that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder saw the program as an opportunity to embarrass U.S.-based gun dealers, and help galvanize support for increased gun-control measures, while controlling where and how the guns would be "walked" across the border. But the operation went horribly wrong as the guns went unaccounted for, leading to the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry last December in Arizona, and the deaths of untold others inside Mexico - all using guns provided by the ATF. Holder denied knowledge of the operation at a U.S. House hearing on May 3rd, but subsequent revelations clearly show both Holder and the White House had been informed about this program as it ran off the rails.
Rep. Alan West has called for Holder to resign or be fired as a result.
Now it has been revealed that after the death of Agent Terry, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Hurley and then-U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke colluded to cover-up the fact that Terry was killed using one of the guns from 'Fast and Furious'. Evidence shows that Hurley - who knew "almost immediately" that the guns could be traced to the program, contacted Burke, and they agreed to cover it up:
In an internal email the day after the murder, Hurley, and then-U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, decided not to disclose the connection, saying " ... this way we do not divulge our current case (Fast and Furious) or the Border Patrol shooting case."
As Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said The level of involvement of the United States Attorneys Office in the genesis and implementation of this case is striking. Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) are investigating the scandal, and AG Holder's knowledge and role in its implementation.
Grassley's office on Thursday also revealed that 21 more Fast and Furious guns have been found at violent crime scenes in Mexico. That is up from 11 the agency admitted just last month, and Grassley said he can only imagine the carnage that will be shown to have been made possible by the thousands of guns put into the hands of criminals by the Obama Administration.
Grassley and Issa also Thursday asked Justice for "interviews, emails, memos and even hand-written notes from members of the U.S. attorney's office" involved with 'Fast and Furious'. Thus far, Holder's arrogant department has stonewalled, deceived and provided censored testimony, when it even responds.
And now, for the first time, evidence that the White House - which had denied knowledge of the operation - did in fact know about the scandal. At least three national security officials in the White House were briefed to some extent on the operation:
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Holder needs to be gone...yesterday!
How do we know that?
1. Waco - almost 100 burned to death, including kids. Allegations were these church-go’ers were dealing machine-guns.
2. Ruby ridge - Mommy holding baby shot through skull by sniper. Son shot in back. Weaver was accused of hack-sawing ONE shotgun 1/2 inch too short.
3. F&F/Castaway - 200 Mexican cops dead, 2 US cops dead, 1 helicopter shot down, 1 casino burned. HOW MANY WILL GO 2 JAIL....?
Agree with you 100% —this was not botched AT ALL —they wanted this.
It was calculated and black-hearted.
I’ve almost never heard of something THIS evil.
..but you insist it's the CIA....and I'm really really tired of 'it's gotta be the CIA'.....
I don't appreciate your tone or direction......if you're making assumptions....verify!
“Ive almost never heard of something THIS evil.”
Research the Gleiwitz incident and the Reichstag Fire to see how Nazis operated this same type of evil scheme.
Look, you don’t have to believe anything. If you want to believe the CIA couldn’t have possibly known..go ahead.
I have dug enough..and know enough..that I believe they did know.
Oh, and the btw, I never said Holder didn’t know.
To me, it is ridiculous to believe that the CIA didn’t know about this..but then I have done a lot of research on the CIA and it’s various actions throughout the course of the years.
and for those that just can’t believe the CIA would know ANYTHING about this fiasco..perhaps you should read up on
General Ramon Guillen Davila...and you think they aren’t going to have their hands into the Mexican Drug wars??????
Perhaps there is some truth to the tales of Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla
Instead of an outlaw poster, how about a wanted poster of the old west style? Wanted for TREASON.
Allen West is calling for Holder to be fired? Is that all? Is he going to prove once again that the higher up you are, the less likely you are to go to jail for your crimes?
Maybe this is the excellent timing of 0bama’s “jobs” speech? That’s all the media is talking about. I mean after three years after three years, just now he suddenly has something to say about jobs when THIS story is breaking.
Maybe this is the excellent timing of 0bama’s “jobs” speech? That’s all the media is talking about. I mean after three years after three years, just now he suddenly has something to say about jobs when THIS story is breaking.
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