"Holder openly proclaimed his connection to the operation in April 2009 during a publicized speech in Mexico, then told a Congressional Committee in May 2011, "I probably heard of Fast and Furious the first time in the last few weeks."
Posted on 07/26/2011 7:14:09 AM PDT by Mozilla
The Obama administration sought to intimidate witnesses into not testifying to Congress on Tuesday about whether ATF knowingly allowed weapons, including assault rifles, to be “walked” into Mexico, the chairman of a House committee investigating the program said in an interview Monday.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa, California Republican, said at least two scheduled witnesses expected to be asked about a controversial weapons investigation known as “Fast and Furious”received warning letters from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to limit their testimony.
Mr. Issa's committee is set to hear testimony from six current or former ATF employees, including agents and attaches assigned to the bureau’s offices in Mexico, about the operation — in which, federal agents say, they were told to stand down and watch as guns flowed from U.S. dealers in Arizona to violent criminals and drug cartels in Mexico.
Among other questions, the agents are likely to be asked about a large volume of guns showing up in Mexico that were traced back to the Fast and Furious program; whether ATF officials in that country expressed concerns about the weapons to agency officials in the U.S., only to be brushed aside; and whether ATF officials in Arizona denied ATF personnel in Mexico access to information about the operation.
Nearly 50 weapons linked to the Fast and Furious program have been recovered to date in Mexico.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Now the question is, will the Republicans grow a spine and stand for something.
"Holder openly proclaimed his connection to the operation in April 2009 during a publicized speech in Mexico, then told a Congressional Committee in May 2011, "I probably heard of Fast and Furious the first time in the last few weeks."
Don’t forget to include the Honduras angle also. More than one Central American country is involved in this.
bump.
“This is about the 100th thing Obama and his cronies have done to destroy and subvert the constitution. He think he is invincible. It is like OBama is wanting to get impeached.”
Is BHO dba POTUS arming a civilian defence force (CDF) like he promised to do in his campaign?
What is the status of his CDF promise?
Hearings are going on right now, as of 10am eastern time.
Everybody stay tuned for big news—at least that’s what Codrea and Vanderbaugh are saying.
are these hearing being broadcast anywhere? was I hoping to listen on c-span
It’s being streamed through the Fox News web site. Opening statements of witnesses are occurring now.
The reason Obama keeps the debt ceiling negotiations in turmoil is to take the focus off Issa’s investigation.
Often called witness tampering or intimidation, it is usually punished as a felony.
Leni
I’m not sure where the hearings are being carried live, but we’ll be getting reports shortly, I’m sure of that.
Napolitano is the most masculine of the three.
I confess..I listen to NPR in the morning before my dog walk.
It get’s both me and my dog awake.
There was a break threw this AM. NPR finally reported on Fast and Furious. It was a very guarded report,but basically accurate. Short a lot of details, but it seems that they have been forced to acknowledge that some of the weapons were used to kill a USBP Agent.
Except now that the MSM will start reporting and spinning these hearings down, but eventually the shite will hit the spinners.
I found it on c-span radio, listening now.... (they didn’t list it on their regular schedule like they did last time)If you have a smart phone and can get the cspan radio app you can listen....
Isn´t witness tampering supposed to be a crime?
Silly me, eh?
Often called witness tampering or intimidation, it is usually punished as a felony.
Gangsta Governement.
Witnesses before the committee this morning (from the Committee’s website):
Mr. Carlos Canino
ATF Acting Attaché to Mexico
Mr. Darren Gil
Former ATF Attaché to Mexico
Mr. Jose Wall
ATF Senior Special Agent
Tijuana, Mexico
Mr. Lorren Leadmon
ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist
Mr. William Newell
Former ATF Special Agent in Charge
Phoenix Field Division
Mr. William McMahon
ATF Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations
(West, including Phoenix and Mexico)
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