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Posted on 07/07/2011 4:52:14 AM PDT by marktwain
Part of 'Operation Castaway'?
Exclusive Special Report by Mike Vanderboegh and David Codrea
Virginia O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tampa Field Division, ran a gun-running investigation that was walking guns to Honduras using the techniques and tactics identical to Fast and Furious, it was reported to these correspondents this evening via private correspondence from a proven credible source.
On 21 September, 2010, A. Brian Albritton, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued a press release on Operation Castaway:
Part of 'Operation Castaway'?
Exclusive Special Report by Mike Vanderboegh and David Codrea
Virginia O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tampa Field Division, ran a gun-running investigation that was walking guns to Honduras using the techniques and tactics identical to Fast and Furious, it was reported to these correspondents this evening via private correspondence from a proven credible source.
On 21 September, 2010, A. Brian Albritton, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued a press release on Operation Castaway:
United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton, Virginia O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of central and northern Florida Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) operations, and Susan McCormick, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, Tampa Field Office announce the initial results of Operation Castaway, an intensive and wideranging Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) firearms trafficking investigation conducted by ATF, ICE, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, and the Miami-Dade Police Department. ATF describes Operation Castaway as the most significant firearms trafficking investigation in Central Florida history.
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“the ATF had no means of tracking the weapons after they left the country”
Actually you are wrong. The guns were in fact traced to numerous death including a border patrol agent.
If no trace ability was part of this operation. Then in fact MX”s calls for the agents to be extradited for this crime are resonable.
I think that is a very good summary! Thanks!
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“What possible ideology could the installed associates and cronies of a US President have for running guns to criminal cartels amd marxist revolutionaries?”
Communism and marxism. Quite simply...Obama is a marxist revolutionary. Using this to abolish US citizens right to bear and keep arms was only a side benifit. The big bonus was to destabilize central america for the marxists to take over. The left has long tried to promote and protect marxists in Central America. They also get money in their coffers fro the drug cartels in exchange for protection.
This thing could blow sky high into a huge scandal.
“The Obama Regime’s running of US guns into Mexico served to MANUFACTURE EVIDENCE to support its gun claims and its redefinition of border enforcement - with the obvious goal of justifying policies to undermine the 2nd Amendment and real border enforcement.”
Exactly. The Administration BROKE the Law as they have done repeatedly to push their Fascist agenda.
This administration makes Nixon Admin look like pikers.
I believe that a Joint session of Congress should be called to hold fully hearings. With subsequent legal actions. What makes this doubley important is that this is from a bunch of ideologues and their spawn that have for 40 years attacked Law enforcement. All their claims that the LE violated THEIR Constitution Rights has given way to using LE to manufacture evidence to violate normal Americans constitutional Rights.
I believe this is a Major attack on our Con. Rights, and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the Law. Including Impeachment of Zero if he approved or KNEW of this OP.
Im correct actually. They had no means or process(es) in place to trace the guns once they left the country. In other words once they left the US the ATF had no idea who had them or where they went. This is a known fact. Once a crime was committed w/ them in Mex they only happened upon them randomly, by chance. Remember the Mex govt wasn’t cooperating b/c they weren’t in the loop. The only reason we know a F&F gun killed a BP agent was b/c the ATF/FBI et al became involved officially. If the dead guy were a Mex then our LE wouldn’t have been (usually) involved and hence a trace probably wouldn’t have been done.
My guess: Haiti.
It will not surprise me if there is a gun running operation for Canada too.
Yeah, right ...
Impeach the messiah NOW!
WOW! I had missed that. Thanks, that is huge.
The US Attorney General Eric Holder aiding and abetting the killing of citizens of Mexico....
......o who’s the racist now?????
You just made my point. They sent them across the border and the ONLY way to trace them was when they were used to MURDER someone.
They full expected those guns to be used, thereby giving the Fascist Pigs in DC the oportunity to abrogate the 2nd Amendment.
The BATF was turned into a Criminal org by the anti-gun nutcases in DC.
Notice the government agencies that obama is using to implement his agenda?
EPA
BATFE
IRS
INS
DOE (energy & education)
TSA
DOJ
Look at this for starters, and tell me what is conspicuously missing from this list. There’s a method to his madness.
What kind of country is my teenager going to have? What kind of future under these Marxists will she have to endure?
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Sad to say this, but probably not a very bright future in store for future generations. It’s too far gone. It would take just as long to turn it around. I have little hope left. I see no light at the end of the tunnel.
get off scott free together
get off scott free together ... which would most likely please you greatly.
I suspect that this Tampa operation was an attempt to provide guns to Zelaya’s people, and help the Honduran strongman. Remember, the Obama regime tried to upend the constitutional authority of the Honduran government that was trying to prevent Zalaya’s dictatorship.
I’m loving it.
If I'm not mistaken, in DOJ-speak, SAC = Special Agent in Charge.
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