Gunwalker Scandal Escalates: Grenadewalker?
As we’re finding out that the Operation Fast and Furious scandal reached higher than previously thought, we’re also finding out it was perhaps wider-ranging and more dangerous.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Federal authorities are probing why the U.S. in 2010 let go an Arizona man accused of supplying grenades to a Mexican drug cartel, a case that played a role in the ouster last week of the nation’s top firearms regulator and the U.S. attorney in Phoenix.
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According to Business Insider, the same U.S. attorney, Dennis Burke, who recently “resigned” was responsible for letting go Jean Baptiste Kingery, who had confessed to providing weapons to the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel (now defunct):
Kingery, who was arrested and released in June 2010, confessed to manufacturing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using grenade components from the U.S. He also admitted to helping the cartel convert semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. Mexican criminal organizations are increasingly using these military-style weapons as the cartels escalate their wars against the government and one another.
Despite Kingery’s confession, and over loud protestations from the arresting ATF officers, the U.S. Attorney’s office let Kingery go within hours of his arrest.
Kingery’s release is now the subject of an internal probe by the DOJ inspector general. The findings in the DOJ probe were a major catalyst in the recent staff shakeup that ousted Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke and Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson from their posts.
Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is unamused, saying on Fox News recently:
You don’t let guns walk. You don’t let explosives walk. That’s what’s wrong with Operation Fast and Furious. It’s what’s wrong in this whole grenade caper. You cannot allow these dangerous assets to fall into the wrong hands.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Eric Holder is claiming no one in the upper ranks of the Justice Department was aware of the program Issa has called “felony stupid.” According to ABC News, Holder is making the case that this was merely a “flawed enforcement operation”:
Citing an independent review by the Justice Department inspector general, Holder said, “We’ll certainly see, I think, at the end of that exactly who was involved, exactly who made the decisions in what was clearly, I think, a flawed enforcement effort. But the notion that somehow or other that this thing reaches into the upper levels of the Justice Department is something that at this point I don’t think is supported by the facts. And I think as we examine and as all the facts are in fact revealed, we’ll see that that is not the case.”
This assertion is refuted by emails which show Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) Lanny Breuer and Gary Grindler, Eric Holder’s chief of staff — among others — were aware of the program. It doesn’t get much higher up than the AAG tasked with criminal prosecutions and the AG’s chief of staff.
They armed them to invade America and murder Americans. Obama works for Ayers and the Muslim Brotherhood.
http://youtu.be/HWMIwziGrAQ
AG Holder had to have known about Fast and Furious. In fact, the way the government works, it could not have proceded without his concurrence because it was too politically sensitive! As a mid-level, or even senior bureaucrat, you could not (and would not) dare to make such a call on your own. It will be interesting to see Holder get out from under this disaster of his own creation.
Now we got two scandals Solyndra and Gunwalker (Fast and Furious). Sounds like movies to me. Wait for it: you’re goona get another one on the UBL deal too. This was total BS as the Paki’s knew we were comin’ and if some way not, how can a president justify invading a supposed ally and risking all those men?
Gutsy call my a**.
You can bet the shredders at the FBI are smoken with all those Solyndra files. Corruption knows no bounds with this bunch.
That’s my first thought. My son asked me, “Why would the FBI take files? Noone’s charged, and we all know only the Obamites could possibly have anything to hide.”
I replied, “Exactly”. The FBI works for Holder, et al. I’m sure those shredders are smokin’.
Also, see Ann Barnhardt’s (and others’) discussion of all the things *off* about the helicopter crash that killed so many members of the same team that “took out bin Laden”–SEAL Team 6. A lot of things very fishy about that.
http://barnhardt.biz (just scroll down a ways there and you’ll find lots of info about this)
Well the members of congress, plus the President who voted for the funds to run these illegal programs are guilty. They’re guilty of negligence and are complicit with the scheme. They either knew or should have known what they were voting for.
And, a multi-agency conspiracy needs to be approved and coordinated at the top.
And, Erik Holder works for the President, so they’re all involved. Its dirty and stinky and led to murder. They need to be held accountable.
“And, a multi-agency conspiracy needs to be approved and coordinated at the top.”
Yes, indeed. But what is the actual conspiracy? And where is the top? I don’t think anyone would pretend that it’s only the White House.
I am suspicious of this story, ever since one presidential candidate (who is suddenly very popular) once proposed sending our military into Mexico to fight the cartels. This story tries to pretend that the U.S. is somehow responsible for the violence there, and hence we could justifiably invade in order to fix a problem that we created.
Not by accident, in my opinion, I think certain agencies are either promulgating these incidents or completely fabricating them.
reaches into the upper levels of the Justice Department is something that at this point I don’t think is supported by the facts.
In plain English, you got nothing on me, so go to he!!.
Third Gun Linked to ‘Fast and Furious’ Identified at Border Agent’s Murder Scene By William Lajeunesse Published September 09, 2011 |
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/09/exclusive-third-gun-linked-to-fast-and-furious-identified-at-border-agents/#ixzz1XUdaQK3a
US Constitution, Article III Section 3
The minions of the Criminal Zerobama Regime are arming enemies of the United States. This meets the strict definition of Treason found in the Constitution. There should literally be hangings. Dozens of them.
I prefer the Olde English, hanging, drawing, and quartering, complete with bowel roasting…for the amusement of the children, and the edification of the masses, of course.
Of course, I’m a little bit old fashioned. That reminds me. I’m quite parched.
Time for a Special Prosecutor.
Why only 11 comments on this criminal enterprise? It didn’t end with holder he would want cover because he had to know if this went bad he had someone else to blame!
Makes what Nixon did was small potatoes – covering up a break in that he didn’t know about before it happened. Even over sexed clinton didn’t get anyone killed. This is the most criminal administration in this country’s history bar none.
The story was posted in the middle of the afternoon on a Friday, expect many many more comments after it hits the morning digest tomorrow.
Obama, Holder, Napolitano and Clinton knew well of Fast and Furious (then called Gunrunner) on March 24, 2009, at least so indicates a DHS press release transcript:
http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1237930080517.shtm
Holder knew well of Fast and Furious when he bragged about it to Mexico when he was down there April 2, 2009:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/07/holder-bragged-about-operation-gunrunner-2009
On this 2nd part above, it was announced in a 2 hour Fast and Furious Hannity special last weekend, so Issa and Grassley have to be aware of this.
For Obama and Holder – THE TRUTH IS NOT WITH THEM. As far as I know Napolitano and Clinton have not been questioned on this.
Then on May 3, 2011 giving testimony before Issa’s Congressional committee, Holder again LIES stating he only heard of Fast and Furious “the past few weeks”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_RmqbuNyHQ
But there is more to this than just attempted ‘gun control’ for ‘reasoning’. We have a study done by Georgetown University showing immigrants in Mexico from Lebanon and Syria “exceed 200,000″. Now lets say (for the sake of no related studies) 5% of those from Lebanon and Syria are Hezbollah-related, that’s a HUGE # of Hezbollah and Hezbollah associates in a neighboring nation to our south. A vast majority of the immigrants are in Baja, and northern Baja to be precise.
And Obama has decimated ICE and turned it into a completely ineffectual agency.
It’s only a matter of time before we have armed Hezbollah terrorists walking across our southern border – as long as they discard their Barrett 50 cal Sniper Rifle (that they got from Fast & Furious), and promise to vote Democrat, they’ll get the official Obama welcoming smile.
We have children setting national policy in White House, we need to bring adults back in!
Kingery was arrested by Mexican Police in Mazatlan with the makings of a bunch of grenades. Mexican Police said he was smuggling for the Sinaloa Cartel.
There was an article yesterday in http://www.blogdelnarco — bible of mexican narco activities. Mexicans loved it, lashing out at the United States as the evil hand behind the narco war. The conpiracy theories flew “fast & furious” as Mexicans reasoned why the US Government was both arming the narcos and giving grenade “trafficantes” a free pass from jail.
Today http://www.blogdelnarco.com has scrubbed the article on Jean Baptiste Kingery. That is really, really weird. This whole story gets stranger and stranger.
Blogdelnarco never had anything on “Operation Fast-Furious”. Mexicans would have been happy to read about the US Federales screwing up. They are happy to assign blame to the gringos and happy to see disfunction other than their own. I think the Germans call it Schadenfreud. They would also have been justifiably pissed that the US Goverment put 2000 high caliber rifles in the hands of some of the biggest assholes on the planet.
Thee was nothing in either the Culiacan or Mazatlan newspaper on Jean Baptiste Kingery. This is because they fear the long arm of the Sinaloa Cartel. Narcos give as much thought to killing journalists as Richard Trumpka gives to eating back to back surf and turfs.
I personally like alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. Not the agency — the actual substances. If I were President I would change the mission of ATF to make it easier for Americans of good character to access alcohol, tobacco, and firearms — not harder.
ATF is a law enforcement agency in search of a reason to exist. They are constantly looking for high profile cases to justify their huge budgets. I hope somebody audits them and looks at how many dollars/ criminal they put away.
The Federales are stupid, but I can not even see a motive for this program. It is impossible to monitor firearm sales in Mexico in a way that would benefit law enforcement.
As piss poor as they are at law enforcement — they are just that good at covering their soft, pink, bureaucrat asses.
Jean Baptist Kingery does not look like the kind of guy who would play with the bad boys like Chapo Guzman of Sinaloa. The story is not widely reported in Mexico because newspapers, TV, radio are all afraid to even utter the name of any of the cartels. Only anonymous websites discuss the narco war openly in Mexico.
It’s not often that one thought covers two separate Media articles – I think this one does.
Once again we will most likely talk this ‘fast and furious’ – ‘gun walking’ disaster to death .
When the Justice Department – the ATF – the FBI and how many others in government involved in the lies and cover-up being carried out by the very people who are supposed to protect the citizenry – we need some real action to get some real answers!
With Holder and his pack of ‘merry marauders’ refusing to cooperate with investigators – with a corrupt ATF and even a questionable contingent in the FBI – I think that it is time for a select group to start pulling some of these less than honorable people right off of the streets and subject them to some serious ‘wet towel water boarding’!
We use the WTW method to extract truth from those who are trying to damage our nation – and who more that these corrupt – murdering – un American members of some of our most cherished protective bodies – deserve a bit of ‘real life’.
Don’t let the dangers represented by these weak gangsters get talked out of existence – form a SOG group in your area – Special Observation Groups can keep track of our real enemies – and rumor has it that accommodations are underway to receive some as guests of a new quiz show called – ‘To Tell The Truth – Really’ !
Getting information from those released will probably be as easy as recovering info erased with Tim McVeigh.
Lemme guess, “ninety percent of Mexican grenades comes from U.S. gun stores– time for ‘common sense’ gun control and banning of guns!” would’ve been the political speech coming up.