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ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House
CBS News ^
| 7/26/11
| Sharyl Attkisson
Posted on 07/26/2011 10:01:05 PM PDT by Nachum
At a lengthy hearing on ATF's controversial gunwalking operation today, a key ATF manager told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010. The communications were between ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office, Bill Newell, and White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O'Reilly. Newell said the two are longtime friends. The content of what Newell shared with O'Reilly is unclear and wasn't fully explored at the hearing.
It's the first time anyone has publicly stated that a White House official had any familiarity with ATF's operation Fast and Furious, which allowed thousands of weapons to fall into the hands of suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels in an attempt to gain intelligence. It's unknown as to whether O'Reilly shared information with anybody else at the White House.
Congressional investigators obtained an email from Newell to O'Reilly in September of last year in which Newell began with the words: "you didn't get this from me."
"What does that mean," one member of Congress asked Newell, " 'you didn't get this from me?' "
"Obviously he was a friend of mine," Newell replied, "and I shouldn't have been sending that to him."
Newell told Congress that O'Reilly had asked him for information.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; batf; castaway; dea; doj; fast; fastandfurious; fbi; furious; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; issa; manager; obama
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I am smiling. Yes. Grinning even.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:01:10 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:02:36 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
That’s going to leave a mark. Good to see the MSM starting to report some of this (CBS, LA Times, Wapo).
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:03:51 PM PDT
by
Errant
To: Nachum
Hopefully the “fast and furious” is the Watergate foe Obama.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:05:04 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.)
To: Nachum
A crack, now to see how far it spreads.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:06:03 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: doc1019
Late Night is throwing him under the bus.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:07:29 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: doc1019
"Hopefully the “fast and furious” is the Watergate foe Obama."So will it be named "Fastgate"?
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:08:11 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(Forget impeachment- Extradite obama, biden, napolitano, muller, clinton and holder. Country saved!)
To: Nachum
Lucy? You got some splainin’ to do!
To: Errant
CBS has been on this from the start. Atkisson virtually broke it.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:09:11 PM PDT
by
REDWOOD99
("Earth first! We can log the other planets later")
To: Nachum
Pretty soon they’re going to start playing “find the Republican.”
Actually, I’ll be they’re already playing it.
After they “find the Republican,” the whole thing will go away.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:12:24 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: Nachum
"I am smiling. Yes. Grinning even."
We just broke down the door of the White House.
We're in.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:13:21 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:14:41 PM PDT
by
boxlunch
To: Nachum
This name will be famous.
KEVIN O'REILLY
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:15:01 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:15:34 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: REDWOOD99
What and who at the White House know and when did they know it?
These operations (FAST & FURIOUS, CASTAWAY) were authorized from the Oval Office and aided and abetted by: ATF, DEA, DHS, DoS, FBI, and DoJ.
We need a special prosecutor's office because DoJ is totally corrupt and cannot investigate itself.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:20:06 PM PDT
by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: Travis McGee
To think! I went to school with that guy!
Maybe it was a different Kevin O’Reilly?
All jokes aside, I hope this congressional testimony gets some traction.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:22:27 PM PDT
by
mylife
(OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
To: Nachum
The spokesman also said he didn't know what Newell was referring to when he said he'd spoken to O'Reilly about Fast and Furious. Oh, no, of course not.
Newell may have speaking about Fast & Furious, but O'Reilly wasn't asking about it. He didn't know anything of it, actually...
Yeah. Sure. They know we're in the door.
Next test: How will the White House respond when O'Reilly is called to testify?
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:23:25 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:26:40 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: vette6387; MetaThought; 60Gunner; XHogPilot; FreedomPoster; Josephat; Prince of Space; ...
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:27:27 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(Guns don't kill people, the obama administration does. (Gunwalker Ping List))
To: Nachum
White House spokesperson says it was not about F&F but then says he didn't know what Newell was talking about or referring to when Newell spoke to O'Reilly?
Hmmm...White House Spokesperson's comment seems a bit inconsistent, covert and convoluted.
Lets see the email. Lets ask O'Reilly and Newell more questions. Many more questions.
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posted on
07/26/2011 10:32:28 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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