Posted on 09/07/2011 3:29:54 PM PDT by Nachum
Some older bio info here:
Dan Restrepo is a Senior Fellow and Director of The Americas Project at American Progress. In his role, Dan is responsible for the Center’s work related to the United States and its place in and relationship with the rest of the Americas.
Dan, a first generation American of Colombian and Spanish parents, served on the Democratic staff of the House International Relations Committee from 1993 to 1996. There he focused on all aspects of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean, including U.S. policy toward Haiti during its political transitions, U.S. counter-narcotics programs and policies, the consolidation of the Central American peace processes, U.S.-Cuba policy, and the Mexican debt crisis among other matters.
During his tenure on the International Relations Committee staff, Dan traveled extensively throughout the hemisphere meeting with government officials, civil society leaders, and opposition party leaders.
Immediately before starting The Americas Project, Dan served as the Director of Congressional Affairs at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Dan spent three years as an associate at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, LLP. (Emphasis supplied, MBV) Prior to those years, Dan served as an attorney for the Florida Democratic Party during the 2000 election recount. From August through November 2000, he worked as the Research Director for the Florida Democratic Coordinated Campaign. . .
Dan graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law (1999) before serving as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Anthony J. Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Dan graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA (1993). He speaks fluent Spanish.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2011/04/meet-dan-restrepo-is-dan-oliver-north.html
via
http://hoosonline.virginia.edu/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=bnJzHHNkGkF&b=4011809&ct=6462071
The trail of breadcrumbs is turning into a trail of tears...
Apparently the Obamatrons are running guns to Chi-town gangs
And just maybe those guns led to these gun deaths:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/01/violent-chicago-weekend-7_n_209844.html
And just maybe these too...
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Labor-Day-Violence-New-York-City-shootings-129268118.html
F&F appears to be partially responsible for the “increase” in Gun sales since early 2009
I’ll refer all here to the following site for a compendium of “Operation Fast and Furious” ! Mike Vanderbeogh is one of two Americans that have pushed revealing this scandal from its outset circa 1/2009 !
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/david-codrea
BTW, Mike is a veteran and a semi-invalid working “on his own dime”. You might want to consider signing up for his newsletter ! >PS
Thanks for the links.
I have been linking to Mike Vanderbeogh (sipseystreeirregulars) and Codrea since I have been keeping track. I have a file of all the related gunwalker stories since the scandal has begun.
http://www.nachumlist.com/gunrunner.htm
Let me know if you find it helpful.
N
March 2010
“Hillary Clinton: America to Blame for Mexican Gun Deaths”
“Well, it seems as though the apologists are at it again. Our illustrious Sec. of State has now echoed the misleading and in some cases totally false talking point as to the numbers of guns “flooding Mexico from the U.S.”
The unsubtantiated claim first made by president Obama that “More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that lay in our shared border” repeated by Kristen Rand, the Legislative Director of the Violence Policy Center and then picked up by Mexican president Fellipe Calderon, has now been used by Clinton during her visit to Mexico this week.
That the claim has been proven false, as much that comes from this administration has, makes no difference when the ultimate aim is to disarm and control the citizens of THIS country.
The BATFE has only stated that 90% of the guns traced are from America. BATFE only traces a fraction of the guns seized; those firearms are not selected randomly, but are likely selected because they are the guns most likely to have come from the U.S. Trace data reveals nothing about the large number of guns that are not traced.
Clinton did acknowledge that “Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade.” But she added, “Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the death of police officers, soldiers and civilians.
Her statement that “I feel very strongly we have a co-responsibility” is just another example of yet another one of our “leaders” blaming America for the problems that plague another corrupt government and reveals the true intent……gun control...”
http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2010/03/hillary-clinton-america-to-blame-for-mexican-gun-deaths/
6/11
“Latest Clinton/Obama PSYOP: Sell arms to Mex cartels, blame border shops (vid)”
“...Following the chain of violence leaving seven dead in Acapulco disclosed that the U.S. State Department, headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, recently sold more military weapons to Mexico than it has to Iraq and Afghanistan combined and then, in another psychological operation, the Obama administration blamed law-abiding border shop owners for crimes committed with the weapons by Mexican drug cartels. Another call for stricter gun laws is also anticipated...”
Thanks for this! There is so much corruption everyone forgets this.
Have you contributed to Mike’s news letter ?
FWIW, Mike Vanderboegh is, “just another guy” - facing all of life’s viccissitudes bravely - that could use a “helping hand up” while performing the duties of a patriot ! Without his diligence and efforts most of us wouldn’t even know of “OFF” and the Issa/Grassely hearings wouldn’t have occured ! >PS
‘Have you contributed to Mike’s news letter ?’
No, unfortunately I have not. I have no doubt is a worthy cause. Times are tough right now, and we are barely making ends meet.
I do give his website a free link on mine though.(Nachumlist.com)
Ya. Ya. Look at my tag and the year I signed up. I was convinced Whitewater was the end of the Clintons. Forget about that crap. Focus on the policies.
She asked where he got all the fancy weapons and he said it was funny...they got them with the US governments blessing.
She didnt even ask a back up question. I think this is the link.
http://www.zimbio.com/Laura+Ling/articles/1/Laura+Ling+Shocking+expose+Mexican+narco+war
Interesting. It brings all sorts of questions of how long and how deep is the US funding of Mexican violence.
Ruger is coming out with a new pistol to commemorate Senators and Congressmen.
It will be named the “Legislator.” It doesn’t work and you can’t fire it.
1. Eric Holder is the firewall protecting Obama from a myriad of scandals that could lead to impeachment (probably resignation by Obama would be the more likely outcome). Fast and Furious and now SOLYNDRA as well as a whole shit load of Chicago scandals are ready to explode. In any event if Holder falls Obama falls shortly thereafter.
2. Look carefully at what Bill Daley does in the near future. If Daley resigns you will know the powers behind the scenes have decided Obama has become a liability that can no longer be tolerated and must be eliminated by what ever method is necessary.
3. A Democrat primary challenger to step forward and make Obama understand the powers that be are not going to support him in 2012.
Maybe a lot if and buts however if Holder falls or Daley resigns Obama is toasty woasty.
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