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ATF tries to block whistleblowing agent’s ‘Fast and Furious’ book
The Washington Times ^ | 10/13/13 | John Solomon

Posted on 10/06/2013 6:47:04 PM PDT by Nachum

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the Fast and Furious case from publishing a book for pay, claiming his retelling of the Mexico “gun-walking” scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law enforcement agency, according to documents obtained by The Washington Times.

ATF’s dispute with Special Agent John Dodson is setting up a First Amendment showdown that is poised to bring together liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and conservatives in Congress who have championed Mr. Dodson’s protection as a whistleblower.

The ACLU is slated to become involved in the case Monday, informing ATF it is representing Mr. Dodson and filing a formal protest to the decision to reject his request to publish the already written book, sources told The Times, speaking only on the condition of anonymity.

The battle also could have repercussions on Capitol Hill, where the two lead investigators who helped uncover the Fast and Furious scandal, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa, Calif. Republican, had written a foreword to the book, the sources said.

ATF officials declined Sunday night to discuss Mr. Dodson’s specific matter, citing personnel privacy. But the officials said it was possible for an agent to be rejected for publishing a book for pay but get permission to publish it for free. No manuscript for any Fast and Furious book has received approval for unpaid publication, however, the officials said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2deadfeds; 300deadmexicans; atf; banglist; block; brianterry; dea; dhs; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; hsi; jaimezapata; obama; terry; whistleblowing; zapata
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To: Cyber Liberty
The ACLU decided to get involved.

Seems odd to me that the author would just let it ride since July.

41 posted on 10/07/2013 8:53:54 AM PDT by don-o (Hit the FReepathon hard and fast! Nail this one for the Jimmer. Do it now!)
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To: Yollopoliuhqui
banking, big pharma, safe foods, rational environmentalism, reducing foreign policy adventurism, Internet freedom, safe neighborhoods, better schools and access to higher education, reduction of the power of lobbyists

At best the Left pay only lip service to most of those.

For instance: they don't want better schools, they want entrenched and secure teacher-unions.

Ask Zimmerman how much the Left care about safe neighborhoods.

Ask the Libyans, the Yemenis and the Syrians how much the Left care about Foreign Policy.

And as for limiting lobbyists - this White House put them all on salary!

42 posted on 10/07/2013 9:21:56 AM PDT by agere_contra (I once saw a movie where only the police and military had guns. It was called 'Schindler's List'.)
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To: don-o

Not very odd to me. When you’re almost universally ignored by the press and 99% of the people in the country have never heard of you, it’s pretty hard to get any traction.


43 posted on 10/07/2013 9:24:44 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: Nachum

BTTT!


44 posted on 10/07/2013 10:01:12 AM PDT by neverdem (Register pressure cookers! /s)
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To: jeffc

I’m pretty sure every court in the country would shield the BATF from getting its feeling hurt. They’d better have more than that to whine about. HEY -—ATF-—just come clean on F&F and the book won’t be a problem for you.


45 posted on 10/07/2013 10:18:45 AM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: jeffc
Are they even trying to claim the book is untruthful?

Their "reason" for blocking publication pretty much guarantees that the book is truthful. They're obviously afraid of it.

46 posted on 10/07/2013 11:49:25 AM PDT by hitkicker (The only thing worse than a politician is a child molester)
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