ATF acting director may resign over Fast and Furious program

cnn.com ^ | June 20, 2011 2:13 p.m. EDT | Terry Frieden, CNN

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Kenneth Melson is expected to resign from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: The Chicago ATF field office head is to meet with Holder, sources say The sources say the resignation could occur in the coming days The operation allowed illegal gun purchases Some weapons ended up in the hands of Mexican cartels

Washington (CNN) -- Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is expected to resign under pressure, perhaps in the next day or two, in the wake of the ongoing controversy over Operation Fast and Furious, two senior federal law enforcement sources said Monday.

[MrB]

It just goes down to their [only] core beliefs:

Advancement of communism is a moral good.
Thwarting that advancement is evil.

[Still Thinking]

Not nearly good enough if this were the extent of it (which it probably won't be). What kind of disincentive is it if on the rare occasions they get caught AND get called on the carpet, they can make it go away by throwing a relatively minor figure under the bus? NONE, that's what kind. I'm not sure loss of position is enough, no matter HOW high it goes. If they conceived this plan to gin up evidence to then be used to fraudulently violate or limit our civil rights under color of law, they should be off to the pokey, not the unemployment office. And even THAT's letting them off easy.

There could BE no disincentive too harsh in a case like that.

[chuckles]

There is plenty of room under the bus. This is just the first sacrificial lamb. You can bet it came from higher than this to allow this fiasco. My bet is at least Holder.

[Lurker]

Good. Now slap his ass with a Subpeona and put him under oath in front of Issa’s committee.

[Deaf Smith]

There should be enough information and evidence out for Mexico to issue indictments & arrest warrants for various ATF officials and the director.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

All the way to Obama,Jarrett and his entire admin.Common sense prevails otherwise. Issa Promised the family Justice all around so the next move is a subpoena to Kenneth Melson whether he resigned or not.

[Zeppo]

The Chicago ATF field office head is to meet with Holder, sources say...

Got to get their stories straight, huh...

"Yes, Congressman, that's my story and I'm sticking to it."

[NEMDF]

In a few days don’t be surprised to find this guy on the missing person’s list, turning up in a parking garage somewhere in a few weeks.

[savedbygrace]

The only botched part of it is that it generated whistle blowers willing to tell the truth about it.

The cover up after the fact is the corruption.

[pabianice]

Hey. Weiner hasn’t resigned, either. No letter to Boehner. He just SAID he will resign.

[American Quilter]

Did Melman actually have responsibility for the plan, or is he just the scapegoat? Is he a Republican?

[HollyB]

They want the head of the ATF in Chicago to head up the ATF after the resignation. They wanted him in before, but the repubs didn’t want him. So, they are finding a way to get their guy in one way or another. What do they say about not letting a crises go to waste. How ya like that one?

[Nachum]

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/

[Still Thinking]

They want the head of the ATF in Chicago to head up the ATF after the resignation. They wanted him in before, but the repubs didn’t want him. So, they are finding a way to get their guy in one way or another. What do they say about not letting a crises go to waste. How ya like that one?

Nah, doesn't it require Senate approval? Just let this guy resign and don't confirm the replacement. Who cares if the JBT department can't function? They shouldn't be anyway. If The Won can come up with an acceptable replacement, then fine. No reason to be too accommodating, THEY'RE the ones that want the department to exist in the first place.

[HollyB]

It’s pretty corrupt that they would use this plan as a means and cover for their anti gun laws. They were spouting off how 90% of guns in Mexico came from the US just before this operation started. They told dealers to sell the guns, told the agents to let them go over the border when they wanted to stop the trucks. They knew people would be killed, why...so they could tally numbers and say they were from illegal gun purchases and tighten control. That alone is corruption. Their lies and cover up is more corruption.

[LyinLibs]

Issa will get to “Black Panther” Holder, and to the Moslem-In-Chief, Omoslem.

The whole cabal of dirty moslem commies will tumble from their magic carpet, one way or another.

[Sprite518]

Yeah never mind who gave him the order.

[Fresh Wind]

ATF Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson

Kenneth E. Melson was named as Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by President Obama. He assumed the post on April 12, 2009.

Most recently, Mr. Melson served as the Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, where he was responsible for administrative oversight of the 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices and for liaison between the U.S. Attorneys and other Federal agencies and Department of Justice (DOJ) components.

Mr. Melson is a graduate of the National Law Center at The George Washington University. After serving as a state prosecutor in Arlington County, Virginia, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1983, becoming the First Assistant United States Attorney in 1986.

Mr. Melson is a co-chair of the Subcommittee on Forensic Science, Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council within the Executive Office of the President. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and in 2006, became Chair of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. He currently represents DOJ as a board member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, on the Ethics Committee for the AAFS, and on the Advisory Council of the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law.

Mr. Melson has been an adjunct professor at The George Washington University for over 30 years, teaching law and forensic science courses at both the law school and the Department of Forensic Sciences, and publishes in both scientific texts and legal journals.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

http://www.atf.gov/about/executive-staff/

No operation of this magnitude happens without Napolitano,Holder,Clinton,Obama knowing.

The US State Department ‘owns’ a piece of legislation known as the Export Control Act

[Mouton]

As soon as they find a landing zone with a muzzle on him, the bus will move out of the basement and take him out.