What Does Sec. of State Clinton Know About Fast and Furious (and El Paso)?
In July, I had a post on Big Government about an article in the El Paso Times which detailed an alleged gun smuggling operation into Mexico from El Paso, TX and/or Columbus, NM. The weapons being smuggled were not part of the 2,500 guns Holder & Co. let walk into Mexico from Arizona, but were alleged to have been regularly transported from the Dallas/Fort Worth area into El Paso or Columbus in an operation overseen by Obamas State Department.
The weapons smuggled werent .22 rifles, .410 shotguns, or pellet guns. Rather, were talking about anti-aircraft weapons and hand grenades from the Vietnam War era [as well as] grenade launchers, assault rifles, handguns, and military gear including night-vision goggles and body armor. According to at least one former DEA official and one CIA contract pilot, the weapons were being sold to drug cartel members in Mexico, where they were being stockpiled for use at an unspecified future place and time.
Is Fast and Furious Just the Tip of Obamas Gun Smuggling Iceberg?
From limk at # 2:
"Apparently, this same goal of dismantling Mexican drug cartels motivated the Drug Enforcement Administration in aiding and abetting these same cartels in laundering millions of dollars in cash, Issa continued. In fact, The New York Times reports that agents needed to seek Department approval to launder amounts greater than $10 million in any single operation.
"Issa wrote that, according to the report, many agents said the $10 million requirement was frequently waived because it was treated more like a guideline. He said that means hundreds of millions of dollars couldve been laundered into the hands of drug cartels by the 0bama administration and Holders Justice Department.
"Several thousand guns were provided to cartels in ten alleged gunwalking operations, and hundreds of millions of dollars were potentially laundered on their behalf. All of it was orchestrated in the Justice Department, apparently at the highest levels.
"This strongly suggests that not only does Eric Holder bear responsibility for these operations, but so does much of the DOJs long-term bureaucracy as well. -- The attorney general can certainly approve such operations, but the volume of guns walked and dollars laundered could Not have taken place without the direct knowledge of long-term, high-level DOJ managers.
"When the nations cops have become criminals, where can you turn?"
. . . . Article, then see # 12 .