I would think any plan of this magnitude had to be okayed at the very top of government, with the president himself having to sign off on this, as this was very very dangerous and stupid, since we were operating undercover in a foreign country? Wow!
That does make it sound like a signature President Obama plan.
to coordinate several alphabet agencies under DOJ [fbo,atf etc] with portions of homeland security, possibly NSA and *legally* a MUST to involve State Dept, it HAD to be run from a very few chiefs' desks...
fish rots from the head and all that...
wouldnt suprise me if the directive came straight from the antique desk with all the heel marks on it witht the title 'operation iron river'...
goto david codreas' gun rights examiner page and check the collection of links he and mike v have put together...
lots of necks should be gettin stretched, but prolly wont...which will signal further corruption ...