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‘Fast and Furious’ Explodes: Brian Terry Cover-Up, White House Emails Revealed
Stand With Arizona ^ | 09-02-2011 | John Hill

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 Attorney’s 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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To: montag813

Holder needs to be gone...yesterday!


41 posted on 09/02/2011 6:15:51 PM PDT by Palladin (Sarah: Are you gonna fish or cut bait?)
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To: rdcbn
we now know that the Obama Administration had cut a deal with the Sinaloa Drug Cartel to attack other cartels in return for freedom to operate their smuggling into the US.

How do we know that?

42 posted on 09/02/2011 6:32:09 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: montag813

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....?


43 posted on 09/02/2011 8:30:00 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: dcwusmc

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.


44 posted on 09/02/2011 8:31:50 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: montag813
An unknown number of guns sold by unidentified sellers in the United States government to an unknown number of buyers for who know how much money - this is RICO. Holder needs to go and the politicians who cover this up need to go.

But here's the really fun thought. This operation is symptomatic of what the administration is capable of. It shows what they think of the United States and its laws. In this case the cover-up is not worse than the crimes. Rather, the cover-up is so heinous because the operation was was a well-plotted scheme to score political (gun-control agenda) points and line some pockets. Just how much money changed hands, into whose hands, and where is that money now? We will probably never know.
45 posted on 09/02/2011 8:40:39 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: RummyChick
Everyone else (rightly so, imo) point toward Holder and Obama....the bread crumbs lead to their doors..

..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!

46 posted on 09/03/2011 6:34:30 AM PDT by Guenevere (....)
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To: gaijin

“I’ve 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.


47 posted on 09/03/2011 8:49:03 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: Guenevere

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.


48 posted on 09/03/2011 10:46:56 AM PDT by RummyChick (It's a Satan Sandwich with Satan Fries on the side - perfect for Obama 666)
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To: Guenevere

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.


49 posted on 09/03/2011 10:49:19 AM PDT by RummyChick (It's a Satan Sandwich with Satan Fries on the side - perfect for Obama 666)
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To: RummyChick

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

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/04/mexican-narco-trafficker-s-revelation-exposes-drug-war-s-duplicity


50 posted on 09/03/2011 10:58:24 AM PDT by RummyChick (It's a Satan Sandwich with Satan Fries on the side - perfect for Obama 666)
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To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; wku man; SLB; ...
Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!
51 posted on 09/05/2011 5:14:17 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: sodpoodle

Instead of an outlaw poster, how about a wanted poster of the old west style? Wanted for TREASON.


52 posted on 09/05/2011 7:53:18 AM PDT by BCR #226 (02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: montag813

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?


53 posted on 09/05/2011 10:02:08 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: montag813

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.


54 posted on 09/09/2011 7:52:16 AM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: montag813

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.


55 posted on 09/09/2011 7:52:31 AM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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