The Obama/Holder drug cartel arms smuggling scandal (merged)

[Muschump]

Haven't Afghans been killing US soldiers with US weapons for years now?

Just curious if this is different.

 

[volinbham]

Haven't Afghans been killing US soldiers with US weapons for years now?

Just curious if this is different.

It is.

 

[gsvol]

 

[bamawriter]

Haven't Afghans been killing US soldiers with US weapons for years now?

Just curious if this is different.

It's VERY different.

 

[BeecherVol]

Sounds like this might not end well for Holder. Short of somethings getting swept under the rug.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Haven't Afghans been killing US soldiers with US weapons for years now?

Just curious if this is different.

and russian......chinese......
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[NEO]

Sounds like this might not end well for Holder. Short of somethings getting swept under the rug.

This would have been swept already if possible.

This thing is about to get ugly.

It's also the reason nobody trust our own leaders anymore.

 

[gsvol]

Will Attorney General Eric Holder’s perjury cost him his job? Coach is Right

On Monday evening it was learned that US Attorney
General Eric Holder lied to a congressional
committee while testifying about his knowledge of
the Obama Regime’s Operation Fast and Furious
“Gunwalking” scandal.

So now rumors abound.

Holder will go under the bus.

Holder will implicate Obama.

(Rots of ruck with that, remember Ron Brown?)

Recent developments have been that Holder
has rearranged the deck chairs on the Titanic
by demoting and promoting various ATF agents.

But this administration can't avoid being caught
in it's error and the attempt to cover it up!

 

[gsvol]

 

[sjt18]

Surprised that Obama hasn't cut the cord yet. He is looking very, very Nixonian. Nixon protected his guys too.... because they were protecting him.

 

[gsvol]

The CBS reporter on the story appeared on the Laura Ingraham radio show and said that two White House staffers had yelled and screamed at her recently for even mentioning fast and furious, she named the staffers.


Pajamas Media Gunwalker: Holder Got ‘At Least Five Weekly Memos’

Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today said that Attorney General Eric Holder received at least five weekly memos beginning in July 2010, including four weeks in a row, describing the ill-advised strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious. The memos were to Holder from Michael Walther, the director of the National Drug Intelligence Center.

The Attorney General told Issa during a House Judiciary Committee in May 2011 that he had just learned of Fast and Furious a few weeks before. Yet, on January 31, in a previously scheduled meeting, Grassley personally handed him two letters about Fast and Furious. Grassley and Issa said they find it very troubling that Holder actually knew of Operation Fast and Furious much earlier, and in greater detail than he ever let on.

The memos specifically said that the straw buyers were “responsible for the purchase of 1500 firearms that were then supplied to Mexican drug trafficking cartels.”

“With the fairly detailed information that the Attorney General read, it seems the logical question for the Attorney General after reading in the memo would be “why haven’t we stopped them?” Grassley said. “And if he didn’t ask the questions, why didn’t he or somebody in his office?”
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Holder received briefing memos from National Drug Intelligence Center Director Michael Walther on July 5, July 12, July 19, July 26, and August 9.
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Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that Obama administration officials responsible for Operation Fast and Furious might be accessories to murder.

“We’re talking about consequences of criminal activity, where we actually allowed guns to walk into the hands of criminals, where our livelihoods are at risk,” Gosar said in a phone interview. “When you facilitate that and a murder or a felony occurs, you’re called an accessory. That means that there’s criminal activity.”
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“It’s looking more and more like the typical Washington scenario where people get caught doing bad things, but actually the cover-up ends up being worse than the original offense,” Cornyn, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on a conference call with reporters.
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There may ten or more gunwalking operations in five states, yet the part-time acting director of the ATF — who was also conspicuously the Chairman of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and allegedly briefed on Operation Fast and Furious, according to documents obtained by Senator Grassley — can’t seem to find them .
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If there are ten or more gunwalking operations just half the size of Operation Fast and Furious, then 12,000 weapons were supplied to criminals by our federal government — enough to arm three U.S. Army infantry brigades. If each operation was roughly as large as Fast and Furious, we’re looking at more than 20,000 weapons — enough to equip a U.S. infantry division.
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Between possible charges of accessory to murder, violations of international terrorism laws, felony violations of arms export laws, and possible treason, Franklin’s advice to hang together to avoid hanging separately is far more literal than anyone would have ever dreamed just a week ago.

 

[gsvol]

Sipsey Street Irregulars: Sipsey Street Exclusive: "In at the beginning." The State Department & the Gunwalker Scandal. Part 1. "To take the fight to the Mexican drug cartels."

On 24 March, Steinberg participated with DHS Secretary Napolitano and Deputy Attorney General David Ogden in a press conference on U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy. This press conference, preceded a visit by Hillary Clinton to Mexico City. Here is the policy announcement that preceded what became the Gunwalker Scandal.
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DOJ's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is increasing its efforts by adding 37 new employees in three new offices, using $10 million in Recovery Act funds, and redeploying 100 personnel to the Southwest border in the next 45 days to fortify its Project Gunrunner ..............................
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DOJ's Office of Justice Programs is investing $30 million in stimulus funding to help state and local government and law enforcement combat narcotics activity along the Southwest border and in high-intensity drug trafficking areas. Additionally, the state and local law enforcement in those areas can apply for COPS and Byrne Justice Assistance Grants, a total of $3 billion of which were provided in the stimulus package.

 

[gsvol]

This probably should have come sooner.

10 Arizona Sheriffs Call For Eric Holder to Resign or Be Fired | Stand With Arizona

Standing in front of a Phoenix memorial for fallen law enforcement officers, including Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry - murdered as a direct result of the operation - the sheriffs called for the president to launch an independent investigation and for Attorney General Eric Holder to step down or be fired. They are demanding that Holder reveal the truth behind the scandal, and believe that those responsible should be criminally accountable for allowing 2,000 guns to be purchased on U.S. Soil and turned over to the Mexican drug cartels.
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Five of the sheriffs are Democrats, and the other five are Republicans. But they spoke in united outrage over the conduct of the Obama Administration in this scandal…and demanded results.
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On Tuesday, Republic Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas also called for a special counsel to investigate Fast and Furious, saying that Holder may have misled Congress about his knowledge of the operation. In his press conference on Thursday, Obama said Holder had his “full confidence” in Holder, but did not address accusations that Holder perjured himself in his May 2011 testimony before Congress.

And of course, a compliant media did not even ask Obama about Holder’s testimony, the perjury allegations, or even the special prosecutor request. Hugo Chavez has a more challenging press than does Obama.

Disgraceful.

 

[bamawriter]

Holder and his crew are responsible for 200+ non-wartime deaths, and he is not only not in prison, he still has his job. Nixon resigned over something that was a fraction of this ****.

 

[gsvol]

 

[gsvol]

Issa: Holder's defense on Fast and Furious ?has reached a new low' - TheHill.com

In a letter sent to Holder on Sunday and publically
released on Monday, Issa lists several instances in
which the DOJ either denied the existence of the
gun “walking” tactics used in Fast and Furious —
the process of allowing for the sale or delivery of
firearms into the hands of suspected criminals —
or dragged its feet in turning over documents the committee had subpoenaed.

“All of these efforts were designed to circle the
wagons around DOJ and its political appointees,”
wrote Issa.
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After enduring a week’s worth of criticism from
Republicans — including calls for his resignation,
accusations that he was trying to devise a cover-up,
and a statement that he was an accessory to murder
— Holder wrote a letter to the chairman and ranking
members of three committees with jurisdiction over the
DOJ, in which he said the latest fury of congressional
reaction was irresponsible.

"I cannot sit idly by as a Majority Member of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform suggests,
as happened this week, that law enforcement and
government employees who devote their lives to
protecting our citizens be considered 'accessories
to murder,' ” wrote Holder.

“Such irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric must be
repudiated in the strongest possible terms."

But Issa shot back in his most recent letter, saying
that instead of addressing the shortcomings of the
DOJ to deliver pertinent and timely information about
the operation to Congress, Holder denigrated the
already contentious relationship between the Justice
Department and Congress even further with his letter.

Holder’s letter “did little but obfuscate, shift blame,
berate, and attempt to change the topic away from
the Department’s responsibility in the creation, implementation, and authorization” of Fast and
Furious, said Issa.

Issa, who is pushing for Holder to appear before
Congress again to testify, said the letter called into
question his ability to serve the American people as
attorney general.

“It appears your latest defense has reached a new low,”
wrote Issa.

“Incredibly, in your letter from Friday you now claim
that you were unaware of Fast and Furious because
your staff failed to inform you of information contained
in memos that were specifically addressed to you. At
best, this indicates negligence and incompetence
in your duties as Attorney General. At worst, it
places your credibility in serious doubt.”
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Issa concludes that Grindler must have
told Holder because he was not fired for
“dereliction” and was instead given his
current job as Holder’s chief of staff.

 

[VOLatile]

Isn't there two other Holder threads?

 

[gsvol]

Isn't there two other Holder threads?

At least, probably more!

Are you outraged?

 

[gsvol]

Fast and Furious: Holder To Be Hit With Subpoena | Flopping Aces

Sharyl Attkisson, the same CBS reporter who was
screamed at by the White House to stop reporting
on the Fast and Furious gun scandal, is reporting
today that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will be issuing
a subpoena to DOJ head Eric Holder:

CBS News has learned a congressional subpoena
directed to Attorney General Eric Holder could go
out as early as Tuesday, ordering him to turn
over documents to lawmakers about when he
was aware of a controversial gun smuggling
operation known as Fast and Furious.

CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl
Attkisson reports the the subpoena will come
from the House Oversight Committee, led by
Republican Darrell Issa. It will ask for
communications among senior Justice
Department officials related to Fast and
Furious and “gunwalking.”

The subpoena will list those officials, says Attkisson
– more than a dozen of them – by name.

The plot thickens. :dance2:

 

[gsvol]

Two very good articles:


Pajamas Media Gunwalker: Issa Reveals Drug Enforcement Administration Involvement

With three cabinet-level secretaries and their staffs
involved in a plot to create a murderous reality to
match White House rhetoric, it seems only a matter
of time before subpoenas are directed to 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.

Breaking: new evidence shows Hillary a mastermind behind Gunwalker - National Conservative | Examiner.com

It wasn’t an ATF operation. They were part of that.
It was a joint operation in which DEA knew more
than ATF.

This directly conflicts with prior statements by DEA
Administrator Michele Leonhart .....

What we need now is a committee to investigate
Hitlery and the State Department who well aware
and involved and called it the 'Mexican Hat Dance.'

 

[gsvol]

Fast and furious is only part of a bigger picture.

Hezbollah Terrorists On Our Southern Border | Fox News

Although U.S. officials cannot confirm reports of the
arrest Jamel Nasr recently in Tijuana, they should
acknowledge that the reports are consistent with
increasing concern that Hezbollah is seeking an
operational base in the Americas. Nasr was no ordinary
tourist or would-be immigrant. He is a made member of
the Lebanese-based terror group, Hezbollah.

Mexican authorities have released few details about his
arrest, but they appear to have uncovered a network
traceable back to the terrorist group’s headquarters in
the Middle East.

The possible arrest is not the first incident indicating
Hezbollah’s interest in establishing a beachhead in the
Americas.

Last month, Paraguayan police arrested Moussa Ali
Hamdan, a naturalized U.S. citizen. He had been sought
by the U.S. since last November, when he was indicted
for involvement in bogus passports, counterfeiting, and
selling fake merchandise to finance Hezbollah operations.
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More recently, Hezbollah seems to be finding
convenient operating space in Venezuela. Hugo
Chavez’s, Venezuela’s fiery, anti-American president,
recently hosted Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.

Syria’s deep involvement in Lebanon, its border
disputes with Israel and its backing of Hezbollah
are of long-standing.

In Caracas, Chavez and Assad reaffirmed a united
front against common enemies: the U.S. and Israel.
Doubtless, finding ways to advance Hezbollah’s power
and influence without being caught was a topic of
private conversation as well.

Hizballah setting up operations in Mexico, near border - Jihad Watch

SAN DIEGO -- A terrorist organization whose home base
is in the Middle East has established another home base
across the border in Mexico.

"They are recognized by many experts as the 'A' team of
Muslim terrorist organizations," a former U.S. intelligence
agent told 10News.

The former agent, referring to Shi'a Muslim terrorist
group Hezbollah, added, "They certainly have had
successes in big-ticket bombings."

Some of the group's bombings include the U.S. embassy
in Beirut and Israeli embassy in Argentina.

Not to mentioned a few hundred Marines blown up
and the kidnapping murder of the Beiruit CIA chief
in Lebanon back when Reagan was in office.

I lost a lot of respect for Reagan when he pulled our
troops out then, we should have left nothing but rubble
where every suspected hezbollah house was before
we left.

 

[gsvol]

From July, 2011:

“Fast and Furious” Guns Killed Mexican Attorney, Showing Up in Arizona Crimes | UNCOVERAGE.net

Democratic Senators and Obama water-carriers Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer last week joined with
the White House in touting a bogus report which
used “Fast and Furious” as proof that American gun
dealers on the southern border are profiting from gun
sales to the drug cartel.

Democrats are pushing out more of these flimsy reports
today, and going home for the holidays are intending to
beat the gun control drum in their districts.

Sample of information sent to Issa's committee from
Eric Holder.

Dennis Burke, resigned as U.S. Attorney for Arizona.

He was one of the first fall guys, a longtime aide to
Janet Napolitano, previously served as her Chief of
Staff, appointed to the Arizona U.S. Attorney post
by Obama.

Burke expanded the office to maximize prosecution
of hate crimes — specifically extending protections
to those in the “gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered community.

From the most recent Subpoena sent to Holder:

12. All communications sent or received between
December 15, 2010 and December 17, 2010 to or
from the following individuals in the U.S. Attorney’s
Office for the District of Arizona:

a. Dennis Burke, former United States Attorney;

It would appear that Issa and others already know
exactly what they are looking for, consider the dates
for the information requested, if Holder tries to hide
those messages he can be charged with obstruction
of justice as well as accessary to murder, the Terry
family has already filed suit against BATFE in civil
court.

Napolitano testified she didn't know what was going on,
should get very interesting if Burke and perhaps others
cooperate. Some obviously already have cooperated.

 

[KiffinKiller]

the spam level ITT is flirting with felonious.

 

[gsvol]

the spam level ITT is flirting with felonious.

Speaking of felonious, have you started your stamp collection?

Now all we need is a Hitlery Clinton stamp.

Pajamas Media Worse Than Gunwalker? State Dept. Allegedly Sold Guns to Zetas

This link goes into great detail about the criminal activities of the Hitlery Rodham Clinton controlled State Department whose people called 'fast and furious' the Mexican Hat Dance operation.

“From the intel, it appears that a company was set up in Mexico to purchase weapons through the U.S. Direct Commercial Sales Program, and that the company may have had a direct link to the Zetas.”

The U.S. Direct Commercial Sales program is run from the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. It regulates and licenses private U.S. companies’ overseas sales of weapons and other defense materials, defense services, and military training. This does not include the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, which authorized sales to foreign governments.

An El Paso Times article – as of now ignored by mainstream media — went into much more shocking detail:

“They’ve found anti-aircraft weapons and hand grenades from the Vietnam War era,” Plumlee said. Other weapons found include grenade launchers, assault rifles, handguns and military gear including night-vision goggles and body armor.

Still this doesn't touch upon Clinton's OK of shipments of automatic weapons to M13 in Honduras and her attempt to overthrow that government in favor of a communist dictatorship.

It can be said that all of this was to undermine American citizen's second amendment rights but too, Hitlery has been pushing to ratify the Un 'small arms treaty' which does just that.

Ironically the small arms treaty doesn't cover such actions as Russia selling 250,000 Ak47 to Venezuela as that is government to government transactions.

Our state department selling weapons to drug and criminal gang groups is in violation of existing international law.

It's going to be interesting to see how they try to weasel out of this, since they have been caught red handed.

What did Hillary know and when did she know it? Coach is Right

How is it that in the midst of all the uproar concerning Eric Holder’s Justice Departments murderous assault on the Second Amendment, “Operation Fast and Furious,” we have not heard the name HILLARY CLINTON?

Our Secretary of State was certainly used as an important cog in the wheel of destruction aimed at our Constitutional rights. When she stood in Mexico City with her Mexican counterpart and accused Americans of being behind all of the escalating gun violence, what did she really know?

 

[KiffinKiller]

I'm much too busy to collect stamps.