ATF gunwalking scandal: Second agent speaks out (Other Agencies knew about it!)

CBS ^ | March 21, 2011 | Sharyl Attkisson

[Red in Blue PA]

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - South of El Paso on Mexico's side of the border lies Juarez - the most dangerous city in the world. CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports ATF Special Agent Rene Jaquez has been stationed there for the past year trying to keep U.S. guns from being trafficked into Mexico.

"That's what we do as an agency," Jaquez said. "ATF's primary mission is to make sure that we curtail gun trafficking."

That's why Jaquez tells CBS News he was so alarmed to hear his own agency may have done the opposite: encouraged U.S. gun dealers to sell to suspected traffickers for Mexico's drug cartels. Apparently, ATF hoped that letting weapons "walk" onto the street - to see where they'd end up - would help them take down a cartel.

--snip--

But ATF wasn't working alone on the case known as "Fast and Furious." Documents show ATF had conference calls with DHS (Homeland Security,) "USMS" (U.S. Marshals,) and DEA. An "ICE" or Customs agent was on ATF's Fast and Furious team. They were advised by an "AUSA" or Assistant U.S. Attorney under the Justice Department.

[Joe Brower]

[Nachum]

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[NFHale]

“Anybody want to add more lyrics?
Blacker than night were the eyes of Obama
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
His hate was deep for this second amendment
With it in place, his grand plan would not swell...”

The dark day he was elected, all the libtards rejoiced,
while the rest of the country knew he just sucked...
Marxist retards and commies wept with joy,
we knew then that America was F***ed....

[B4Ranch]

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[drypowder]

Heads need to roll for this!

Someone would be hard pressed to convince me the current administration isn't orchestrating the demise of the US, and I'm not even a rocket scientist.

[ratsreek]

Thanks. Wasn’t ATF still under Treasury at that time?

[Renderofveils]

Thanks. Wasn’t ATF still under Treasury at that time?

No, they became part of the Justice Department effective January 24, 2003.

[Soothesayer9]

Have a friend on FB that I grew up with who is an ATF agent and fairly conservative (both socially/fiscally). I almost don’t want to even ask him what he thinks of this mess.

[XHogPilot]

Some gov’t criminals need to go to jail. A Mexican jail preferably.

[Red in Blue PA]

A lot of Some gov’t criminals need to go to jail. A Mexican jail preferably.

Fixed it.

[rawcatslyentist]

Supplying auto weapons to Narco Terrorists is an act of aggression against both Mexico, and The US!

The Kenyan needs to be arrested at the airport!

[meatloaf]

ATF has been involved in crap like this since the 70’s under Davis. The agency should have been put down long ago.

[neverdem]

This writer, Sharyl Attkisson, has written at least 5 stories about gunwalking, IIRC.