Mexican press picks up on 'Project Gunwalker'

The Spanish language newspaper El Diario de El Paso has published a story on "Project Gunwalker." Per the Google Translate link of the story appearing on the El Diario de Chihuahua website:

Contrary to its policy to stop it, America would be allowing the smuggling of firearms into Mexico intentionally during investigations conducted and the neighboring country without knowing it.

This is one of the allegations have emerged recently in a network by employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Snuff, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in English), dissatisfied with irregularities alleged to have committed the federal agency. The allegations of arms trafficking were ratified by a source in El Paso.

ATF officials in Washington, DC rejected the assumptions and declined comment on the blog.

The spokesman also declined to comment on the allegations concerning slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.

Significantly, it makes a claim corroborating reports that have appeared in Gun Rights Examiner, saying an ATF employee spoke to El Diario to confirm allegations. It also marks the first time any newspaper has used the term "gunwalker."

What is needed is for both sides to have a chance to tell their side of things--under oath. U.S. representatives and our domestic media should be doing everything in their power to establish the truth. That they're still ignoring it will not reflect well on them when the full scope of this story is made known.

For more, including allegations that a whistleblower is being retaliated against, further pleas for U.S. media to pick up on this story, and links to previous reports, reference today's earlier post: Phoenix ATF reportedly retaliating against ‘Project Gunwalker’ whistleblower.

Thanks for the heads up and link to the El Diario story to Robert Farago, Publisher and Managing Editor of The Truth About Guns.

The MSM are avoiding this story. It is much like Clinton, Paula Jones, and the Drudge Report.

1 posted on 01/31/2011 3:39:58 AM PST by marktwain

The story is starting to get traction... just sent ALL of my Reps another email on the story... if everyone here and in the Second Amendment battle takes action, it cannot be ignored.

2 posted on 01/31/2011 3:48:48 AM PST by AvOrdVet ("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")

If this pans out, Codrea deserves a Pulitzer.

(The libtards who run the contest wouldn’t dream of it though.)

3 posted on 01/31/2011 5:32:14 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic is now on Kindle.)

The BATFags need to be shut down. If they perform any legitimate function, I suppose the Famous But Incompetent boys could manage to squeeze it into their busy schedules.

4 posted on 01/31/2011 5:37:59 AM PST by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)

If this pans out, Codrea deserves a Pulitzer.

Actually I think he got the initial story from Mike Vanderboegh (sipsey Street)... but they have both been tagging the story.

5 posted on 02/01/2011 2:24:14 AM PST by AvOrdVet ("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")

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