>My take is Issa already knew that and let the word out so the ATF bastards aren’t willing to take the rap for perjury.<
Ummm .. The ATF Bastards were the ones who blew the lid off of it.
Not the managers.
After watching Canino testify, it seems likely that certain people at ATF were kept out of the Justice dept. loop, so the weapons could flow to Mexico and the death and mayhem resulting be the crux of new gun legislation in America. The testimonies indicate that Newell was aware of the changed method for dealing with the purchases, but a guy like Canino (who operates in Mexico) were not informed of the particulars thus he was astonished when the truth began coming out. The program changes had to have originated very high up, Justice Dept or above.