The House of Representatives investigation into Fast & Furious has perhaps moved into a new phase. In this letter, published on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform website, and originally published by David Codrea, Chairman Issa accuses Eric Holder of lying in his testimony before Congress. One damning paragraph among many:
This letter lays out Rep. Issa's justification for continued investigation, and throws down the gauntlet to Holder, and by extension, the Obama Administration, to come clean about this scandal. I encourage everyone to read this letter: it summarizes the extent of the corruption involved in the cover-up.
I am beginning to
believe that Eric Holder will be forced to resign in order to deflect he
damage from the Obama Administration. If he resigns, however, will he
resist testifying about any wider extent of the scandal, or will Holder
"roll over" on others?
Another question: Why in Hell did the DOJ do this, Fast & Furious, that is, in the first place?
Another question: Why in Hell did the DOJ do this, Fast & Furious, that is, in the first place?
2 comments:
Another question: Why in Hell did the DOJ do this, Fast & Furious, that is, in the first place?
Too easy. To get "facts" on the ground which would justify pushing a new assault weapons ban.
Sounds a little conspiratorial, I know. But I can't imagine another purpose. If you're gonna track them to make busts (and I can understand why you might want to take Mexican authorities out of loop, given corruption there), it would help to actually, ya know, track the guns.
They didn't. They frankly wanted bodies, to justify the political goal. As usual, they simply didn't think they wouldn't get caught. And but for some ATF agents with a conscience, they probably wouldn't have.
I suspect you are correct, and certainly the bloggers David Codrea and Mike Vanderboegh think so, but there is as yet no proof that this is the case. It is possible that we will never have definitive proof.
I asked the question in an attempt to elicit other possible reasons for Fast & Furious.
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