New Fast and Furious docs released by White House

CBS News ^ | September 30, 2011 | Sharyl Attkisson

[PJ-Comix]

WASHINGTON - Late Friday, the White House turned over new documents in the Congressional investigation into the ATF "Fast and Furious" gunwalking scandal.

The documents show extensive communications between then-ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office Bill Newell - who led Fast and Furious - and then-White House National Security Staffer Kevin O'Reilly. Emails indicate the two also spoke on the phone. Such detailed, direct communications between a local ATF manager in Phoenix and a White House national security staffer has raised interest among Congressional investigators looking into Fast and Furious. Newell has said he and O'Reilly are long time friends.

ATF agents say that in Fast and Furious, their agency allowed thousands of assault rifles and other weapons to be sold to suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels. At least two of the guns turned up at the murder scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry last December.

[Danae]

The CIA has an office of Congressional Affairs. In that group is the “Liason Group” and this office deals with anything that deals with congress. What bills have been written and how they affect which office inside the agency. What bills are in the pipeline, congressional outreach, you name it. Now there WILL be an office that deals with Presidential matters, and that is a little harder to find. However, there is a predictable strcuture. Finding out who specifically is filling that role is a whole other ball of cheese. The CIA does not list names. That just doesn’t happen.

So there is a chain of command. Not like we didn’t know that, but there will be certain people tasked with certain responsiblities, and are accountable for it.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Thanks for the ping, Danae!

[little jeremiah]

I don’t think Hitlery could count on many Independents; and if the RNC/GOP forces a loser on us, all bets are off.

[ken21]

bump.