FrankRep
06-16-2011, 07:42 AM
How Did the 'Project Gunrunner' Hearing on Capitol Hill Go? (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/how-did-the-project-gunrunner-hearing-on-capitol-hill-go-today/)
The Blaze / AP
June 15, 2011
Three federal firearms investigators told a House committee on Wednesday that they were repeatedly ordered to step aside while gun buyers in Arizona walked away with AK-47s and other high-powered weaponry headed for Mexican drug cartels in a risky U.S. law enforcement operation that went out of control.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said leaders of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were fully aware of the details of Operation Fast and Furious, which was designed to track small-time gun buyers to major weapons traffickers along the Southwest border.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/how-did-the-project-gunrunner-hearing-on-capitol-hill-go-today/
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In Project Gunrunner, the ATF purposely allowed over a thousand guns, perhaps many thousands, to be sold to Mexico drug cartels.
Project Gunrunner (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/7599-project-gunrunner)
Andy Ramirez | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
26 May 2011
Background:
2011 - Sen. Grassley: ATF Provided Guns to Cartels (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/7180-sen-grassley-atf-provided-guns-to-cartels-doj-response-not-credible)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder gave a misleading response to Sen. Charles Grassley, who is investigating charges that the U.S. government deliberately put high-powered weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels.
2011 - ATF Agent Ordered to Let U.S. Guns Into Mexico (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6597-atf-agent-ordered-to-let-us-guns-into-mexico)
ATF Agent John Dobson said he was ordered to let U.S. guns cross into Mexico in ATF Operation Fast and Furious, but he and colleagues became concerned and objected, their reports to supervisors and Justice Dept. being ignored until Dobson went to sen. Charles Grassley and blew the whistle. by Kelly Holt
2011 - ATF Linked to Border Patrol Agent's Murder (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6431-atf-linked-to-border-agents-murder)
An operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) known as Project Gunrunner has been implicated by whistleblowers, incriminating documents and the work of Senator Charles Grassley in the December murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and now, the agent's family wants answers while the Justice Department is engaged in a “cover up.”
2010 - New Details in Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5653-new-details-in-murder-of-border-patrol-agent-brian-terry)
Liberty News Network national correspondent and border-issues expert Andy Ramirez offers explosive details about the recent murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry by border bandits, including the news that agents were required to use non-lethal weapons against the heavily armed criminals. By Alex Newman
2010 - Border Patrol Agent Killed, Four Arrested So Far (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5526-border-patrol-agent-killed-four-arrested-so-far)
Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who died this morning after a late-night shootout close to the Mexican border, officials said. At least one other suspect was still on the loose. by Alex Newman
The Blaze / AP
June 15, 2011
Three federal firearms investigators told a House committee on Wednesday that they were repeatedly ordered to step aside while gun buyers in Arizona walked away with AK-47s and other high-powered weaponry headed for Mexican drug cartels in a risky U.S. law enforcement operation that went out of control.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said leaders of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were fully aware of the details of Operation Fast and Furious, which was designed to track small-time gun buyers to major weapons traffickers along the Southwest border.
...
Full Story:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/how-did-the-project-gunrunner-hearing-on-capitol-hill-go-today/
====
http://www.thenewamerican.com/images/stories2011/08aMay/2711-cs-gun.jpg (http://www.shopjbs.org/index.php/tna/subscriptions/1-year-standard-subscription.html)
In Project Gunrunner, the ATF purposely allowed over a thousand guns, perhaps many thousands, to be sold to Mexico drug cartels.
Project Gunrunner (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/7599-project-gunrunner)
Andy Ramirez | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
26 May 2011
Background:
2011 - Sen. Grassley: ATF Provided Guns to Cartels (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/7180-sen-grassley-atf-provided-guns-to-cartels-doj-response-not-credible)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder gave a misleading response to Sen. Charles Grassley, who is investigating charges that the U.S. government deliberately put high-powered weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels.
2011 - ATF Agent Ordered to Let U.S. Guns Into Mexico (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6597-atf-agent-ordered-to-let-us-guns-into-mexico)
ATF Agent John Dobson said he was ordered to let U.S. guns cross into Mexico in ATF Operation Fast and Furious, but he and colleagues became concerned and objected, their reports to supervisors and Justice Dept. being ignored until Dobson went to sen. Charles Grassley and blew the whistle. by Kelly Holt
2011 - ATF Linked to Border Patrol Agent's Murder (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6431-atf-linked-to-border-agents-murder)
An operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) known as Project Gunrunner has been implicated by whistleblowers, incriminating documents and the work of Senator Charles Grassley in the December murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and now, the agent's family wants answers while the Justice Department is engaged in a “cover up.”
2010 - New Details in Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5653-new-details-in-murder-of-border-patrol-agent-brian-terry)
Liberty News Network national correspondent and border-issues expert Andy Ramirez offers explosive details about the recent murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry by border bandits, including the news that agents were required to use non-lethal weapons against the heavily armed criminals. By Alex Newman
2010 - Border Patrol Agent Killed, Four Arrested So Far (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5526-border-patrol-agent-killed-four-arrested-so-far)
Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who died this morning after a late-night shootout close to the Mexican border, officials said. At least one other suspect was still on the loose. by Alex Newman