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Mexican Senate angry at reports US let guns south
Yahoo ^ | 3/10/11 | E. Eduardo Castillo - ap

Posted on 03/10/2011 8:34:38 PM PST by NormsRevenge

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Senate on Thursday called a hearing over reports that U.S. agents allowed guns to be smuggled into Mexico as part of investigations into drug traffickers.

The Senate voted to summon U.S. Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan to discuss the issue, though it set no date. The lawmakers also asked Foreign Relations Secretary Patricia Espinoza to demand information from the U.S. State Department.

CBS News and the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity reported that agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating gunrunning by cartels allowed hundreds of guns purchased in the U.S. to go into Mexico.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: angry; atf; batf; batfe; gunrunner; guns; gunwalker; mexican; projectgunrunner; projectgunwalker; senate
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1 posted on 03/10/2011 8:34:42 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7357550n

“Project Gunrunner” scandal

February 23, 2011

“Project Gunrunner,” an operation run by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, was designed to stop the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico’s drug cartels, but had the opposite result. Investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports.


2 posted on 03/10/2011 8:42:13 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has asked the Justice Department inspector general to look into ATF investigative strategies and determine whether further investigation is needed.

Oh, yeah, I can sleep soundly at night, knowing that Mr. Holder will get to the bottom of this. God help us.

3 posted on 03/10/2011 8:43:12 PM PST by FlyVet
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To: NormsRevenge

Mexico needs to control its northern border.


4 posted on 03/10/2011 8:43:40 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: NormsRevenge

We’ll take our guns back if they’ll take back their 20 million illegals.


5 posted on 03/10/2011 8:44:17 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: NormsRevenge

What did “Big Sis” know? And, when did she know it?


6 posted on 03/10/2011 8:46:17 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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A journalist’s guide to ‘Project Gunwalker’-Part One
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/a-journalist-s-guide-to-project-gunwalker


7 posted on 03/10/2011 8:48:00 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

And I’m angry they let 20 million illegals go North.


8 posted on 03/10/2011 8:49:57 PM PST by PGR88 (I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hey, Mexico, you keep your people, we’ll keep the guns.


9 posted on 03/10/2011 10:00:39 PM PST by madison10
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To: NormsRevenge

How many guns come north from Mexico?


10 posted on 03/10/2011 10:03:04 PM PST by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a U.S. Marine.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Mexican Senate angry at reports US let guns south

Hmmmmm. Well, they oughta consider putting up a fence or something, then.

11 posted on 03/10/2011 10:26:01 PM PST by mountainbunny
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To: NormsRevenge
"It is true, there have been concerns. I take those allegations very seriously and that is why I asked the IG to report on it," Holder told a U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee Thursday. "Letting guns 'walk' is not something that is acceptable. Guns are different than drugs or money when we are trying to follow their trail."

I think Obama and Holder were doing this to push for tougher guns laws for Americans. Show that American guns were killing people in Mexico and use that as an excuse to take away our rights to own some types of fire arms.

12 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:41 PM PST by Razz Barry (Round'em up, send'em home.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I swear, this administration is going down as dumber than a decapitated chicken. LOL

The whole world has to be laughing at these jack wagons.


13 posted on 03/10/2011 10:45:50 PM PST by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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Since the American media and law enforcement won’t hold The 0bama Gang responsible, we’ll have to hope the Mexicans do it?

What the world is coming to.


14 posted on 03/10/2011 11:19:24 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Allah sucks pig teat.)
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To: Vendome
I swear, this administration is going down as dumber than a decapitated chicken. LOL

Why you be hatin' on decapitated chickens? ;^)

15 posted on 03/10/2011 11:59:36 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: TigersEye

Cuz I’m a Hate-uh! /s LOL

I swear you were so right on with that A-hole who must be stoned all the time.

Can’t believe his response and what the effect of his message was.

Just another obtuse mind, filled with self importance, lack of conscience and outright arrogance.

Total disregard for anyone but himself.

If he really does have a daughter, his lack of introspect, is just another flaw in his character she has come to expect and being used, by here dad, is just another day.

Sad.


16 posted on 03/11/2011 1:10:17 AM PST by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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To: TigersEye

If you are still up, are you watching this tsunami in Japan?

Amazing coverage and horrible at the same time.

I’m guessing the wave/waves, once inland, are moving some 180mph!

Just a guess based on VASCAR formula and I am guessing the distance between objects at that.


17 posted on 03/11/2011 1:13:22 AM PST by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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To: Vendome
I just found out about the quake and tsunami a short time ago and turned on the tube. Horrible! Going to be immense suffering. Gotta hope those waves peter out before they hit North and South America and Hawaii.

Yeah, that guy has a lot to learn. If he can or will learn from his experiences. I think there is zero chance that he will ever follow through on his "plan" though. He's not going to harm the most precious thing in his life. His game.

18 posted on 03/11/2011 1:35:20 AM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: Vendome
I’m guessing the wave/waves, once inland, are moving some 180mph!

Wow! I keep seeing the same loop of the water overwhelming some farm buildings and crop rows. Maybe those were greenhouses, I couldn't tell. Loss of life is the worst thing of course but I couldn't help thinking of the billions of dollars of destruction happening in just minutes.

19 posted on 03/11/2011 1:40:55 AM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Who was getting paid under the table?


20 posted on 03/11/2011 1:58:36 AM PST by chiefqc
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