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Critic of ATF gun-trafficking program raised no objection when briefed last year
washingtonpost.com ^ | June 21 2011 | Jerry Markon and Sari Horwitz

Posted on 06/22/2011 8:49:04 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

A chief Republican critic of a controversial U.S. anti-gun-trafficking operation was briefed on ATF’s “Fast and Furious” program last year and did not express any opposition, sources familiar with the classified briefing said Tuesday.

Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.), who has repeatedly called for top Justice Department officials to be held accountable for the now-defunct operation, was given highly specific information about it at an April 2010 briefing, the sources said. Members of his staff also attended the session, which Issa and two other Republican congressmen had requested.

Fast and Furious targeted Mexican gun traffickers but was linked to the killing of a U.S. law enforcement officer. Republicans in Congress have criticized the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over its handling of the operation, with Issa calling it “felony-stupid bad judgment” during a hearing last week in which he grilled a Justice Department official.

At the briefing last year, bureau officials laid out for Issa and other members of Congress from both parties details of several ATF investigations, including Fast and Furious, the sources said. For that program, the briefing covered how many guns had been bought by “straw purchasers,’’ the types of guns and how much money had been spent, said one source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the briefing was not public.

“All of the things [Issa] has been screaming about, he was briefed on,’’ said one source familiar with the session.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; biasmedia; defend; dems; doj; fastandfurious; ffgate; gunwalker; holder; impeachobama; issa; media4obama; mediatries2blameissa; melton; meltonnotresigning; obama; treason; wapodiverts4obama; washcompost
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To: NativeSon

The ATF


21 posted on 06/22/2011 9:10:29 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Let’s hope this smear backfires and makes Issa even more determined.


22 posted on 06/22/2011 9:11:19 AM PDT by battlecry
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To: NativeSon

Either way, the veracity is the same.


23 posted on 06/22/2011 9:13:21 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Wow, what an interesting name for a guy, Sources Familiar Withe Classified-Briefing. I wonder how you address him when you swear him in at the deposition so ya know exactly what he (didn't) tell Issa?

On the other hand, it shows Issa why he should live 100% pro 2A and gun rights, everyday, because your radar goes up the moment they want to "brief" you, and you'll catch 'em out.

24 posted on 06/22/2011 9:13:56 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Holy flippin' crap, Sarah rocks the world!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Congress was briefed on an operation Holder and the head of the ATF didn’t know anything about?


25 posted on 06/22/2011 9:18:07 AM PDT by Starstruck
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To: Starstruck

Winner winner chicken dinner B I N G O


26 posted on 06/22/2011 9:19:18 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Oh, ok, since an unnamed source didn’t care, it must have been ok. /s.


27 posted on 06/22/2011 9:20:40 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Loyalist Democrats who understand the gravity of 'Operation Fast And Furious' and where it might lead can barely conceal their panic in their replies on message boards.

Here's proof: On every US news site where commentary from 'Operation Fast And Furious' is permitted, up until today the discussion has been dominated by RKBA proponents aghast at the BATFE's crimes. Democrats have largely been silent, hoping that this all go away.

Now this article comes out and you'll see the Democrats finally come out swinging as if this story actually means something, when it doesn't.

It is time to appoint an Independent Prosecutor.

28 posted on 06/22/2011 9:33:36 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: The KG9 Kid

Very brilliant assessment you hit the nail square on the head.


29 posted on 06/22/2011 9:42:19 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Of course, the pro-Obama pair of WaPo writers don’t KNOW what Issa and others were actually BRIEFED on because the ATF refuses to SAY!!!!

Other than that, the standard WaPo “circle the wagons and attack the accusers” bit of Clintonesque methodology works just FINE, don’t it baby??!!


30 posted on 06/22/2011 9:44:47 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
A chief Republican critic of a controversial U.S. anti-gun-trafficking operation was briefed on ATF’s “Fast and Furious” program last year and did not express any opposition, sources familiar with the classified briefing said Tuesday.

The clear implication of that statement is that some official in either the BATF or in the Justice Department has leaked confidential information to the Washington Post in an attempt to interfere with the oversight responsibilities of Congress.

Where are "the authorities" on this issue - surely there is at least one felony involved in that act.

31 posted on 06/22/2011 9:45:24 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: The KG9 Kid
More quips from the article (not reflected in the Title of course)

"ATF is in the midst of uncertainty about its leadership. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. met on Tuesday with Andrew Traver, President Obama’s nominee to head the bureau. Traver’s nomination has stalled in the Senate, and law enforcement and other sources said this week that ATF’s interim leadership could be changed in response to pressure over the Fast and Furious controversy."

"But sources said Tuesday that the acting director, Kenneth E. Melson, has not indicated any plans to resign. One source described morale at the troubled agency as poor, with officials and agents uncertain about what will happen next".

32 posted on 06/22/2011 9:50:52 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Even if true, do they think that makes it OK for the government to ship guns to drug cartels that are ised to murder innocent people including border patrol and US citizens?


33 posted on 06/22/2011 10:00:46 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Using WaPo’s logic, it’s apparently more wrong not to stop a heinous act than to commit one.


34 posted on 06/22/2011 10:06:30 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Weak DOJ attempt to hit back at Issa using its WaPo surrogates. Who do they think they are fooling?


35 posted on 06/22/2011 10:07:53 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Zeppo

See post # 32. If the media were doing their jobs and not trying to shamelessly drag Issa in on what they know are Holder and Obama’s crimes.

The headline should be...

Melson, has not indicated any plans to resign

< / media BS PC OFF>

Melson is not Resigning


36 posted on 06/22/2011 10:10:34 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Oldpuppymax

Exactly.


37 posted on 06/22/2011 10:11:26 AM PDT by Gator113 ("GAME ON." I'll be voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

REALLY did the secret source say whether the BATF told them that the weopons were allowed to WALK INTO MEXICO TO DRUG CARTELS?


38 posted on 06/22/2011 10:15:19 AM PDT by Marty62 (Marty60)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
If Issa had been briefed on the full extent of the operation (if this briefing actually took place) the ATF and Justice department would be elated to give this information out along with who did the briefing and when and where and details of the briefing.

This article is pure diversion.

39 posted on 06/22/2011 10:15:47 AM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, Iconoclast: THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR.)
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To: cpdiii
Pure diversion and they planted the real news in the middle of the article that cannot be reported until it is said that Issa is a bad man too (which we all know is BS)

The REAL news...

Melson is not Resigning

40 posted on 06/22/2011 10:25:44 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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