CBS NEWS UNCOVERS GUNRUNNING SCANDAL WITHIN THE ATF

[Hazcat]

02.23.2011
    CBS NEWS UNCOVERS GUNRUNNING SCANDAL WITHIN THE ATF

Agency Secretly Endorsed Practice of Letting Guns "Walk"; ATF Agent to CBS News: "God Only Knows How Many Guns Were Used to Kill People"

 

Tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC (6:30 PM, ET), CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports on a major scandal building within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), one of America's top law enforcement agencies.  CBS News uncovered evidence which supports the allegation that the agency that is supposed to stop border gunrunning to Mexico's drug cartels actually participated in letting it happen.  Attkisson reports that these guns have turned up at the scenes of violent crimes, including the murder of a U.S. border patrol officer in Arizona.

 

CBS News reveals that "Project Gunrunner," an ATF operation that aims to stop the flow of weapons from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels, has allegedly facilitated the delivery of thousands of guns into the hands of criminals.  Often bought with cash, and sometimes brought in paper bags, sources tell CBS News that several gun shops wanted to stop the questionable sales, but were encouraged to continue selling by the ATF, so that they could continue gathering intelligence and see where the weapons ended up.  This dangerous tactic is referred to as letting the guns "walk."

 

Veteran ATF agents called this strategy "insane" and "appalling," with one, speaking under a condition of anonymity, telling CBS News, "We were fully aware the guns would probably be moved across the border to drug cartels where they could be used to kill."  CBS News has been told that at least 11 ATF agents and senior managers voiced fierce opposition to the strategy.

 

Sharyl Attkisson's full report, including a potential link between "Project Gunrunner" and the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, broadcasts tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC.

http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=27623

[JC5123]

File this one under:

What did they think would happen? 

On a more sinister note I have heard in a few places speculation that this was the idea all along. So the the Admin could say that all the guns were coming from the U.S. Yes, they were, you just failed to mention that it was the BATFE that was the facilitator. Kinda puts a big hole in the argument against the so called "gun show loophole" doesn't it.

[Ichiban]

Now that the lame-stream media has the story it would be nice to think that heads will role for such an egregious operation.  However, having seen a few bureaucracies in operation,  the best that we can hope for is some scapegoat several pay grades below where this policy was implemented.   

[Pathfinder]

No story here. Our intrepid Attorney General  will thoroughly investigate this and - voila - find that there is nothing wrong.

We are controlled by a seriously criminal regime. 

[JC5123]

We are controlled by a seriously criminal regime. 

That would be the Chicago mob. I noticed that Darth Rahm is now the mayor. Gee no one saw THAT coming. 

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[Ichiban]

That would be the Chicago mob. I noticed that Darth Rahm is now the mayor. Gee no one saw THAT coming. 

I heard he got 110% of the votes.

[JC5123]

I heard he got 110% of the votes.

How did he get around the residency requirements?

[Timothy]

How did he get around the residency requirements?

The "Chicago Way"...bribery, naked shower arguments, payola, etc...

[JC5123]

The "Chicago Way"...bribery, naked shower arguments, payola, etc...

Living up to that "Dead Fish" name of his.

And to think I have to fly through that cesspool in may. 

[crusader rabbit]

That would be the Chicago mob. I noticed that Darth Rahm is now the mayor. Gee no one saw THAT coming. 

He won the election by 107% of the votes.

Go figger.