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Seems they did know. But of course the dems are claiming this conversation was magically about "something else".
In testimony to Congress Thursday, Holder said "Operation Fast and Furious" was flawed, and that allowing arms to "walk" - under any circumstance - is unacceptable. "The tactic of not interdicting weapons, despite having the ability and legal authority to do so, appears to have been adopted in a misguided effort to stem the alarming number of illegal firearms that are trafficked each year from the United States to Mexico," Holder said. "Now, to be sure, stopping this dangerous flow of weapons is a laudable and critical goal, but attempting to achieve it by using such inappropriate tactics is neither acceptable nor excusable."
Holder told lawmakers on the committee Thursday that he never authorized the operation, and ordered it to stop after he found out about it. Republicans charge that the Justice Department has not provided enough information to them. The head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, California Republican Darrell Issa, has accused Holder of protecting staff, deceiving the public and obstructing the panel's investigation.
At the hearing Thursday, he warned of possible congressional action to force the Justice Department to provide information to the committee. "Mr. Attorney General, you have, the Executive Branch has, executive privilege," said Issa. "Its narrow. Its well-defined. There is case law. If you do not find a legitimate basis to deny us the material weve asked for, we will seek the remedies necessary to compel."
U.S. authorities lost track of hundreds of weapons they were supposed to be monitoring. Many weapons eventually were recovered from crime scenes. Two were found at the scene where U.S. border agent Brian Terry was shot and killed in 2010. Holder said the Justice Department is building its case and is close to making announcements regarding arrests and holding those responsible for the agent's death and the flawed operation.
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Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Just a typical dimwit excuse, "Bush's fault". Funny how that excuse just lately showed up. Everybody knows it is obamaturds and holders fault.Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Newsflash, Obama was President in Dec 2009 and Holder was AG.
Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Got a credible link for to back that up? Or is it another Dem whine like these:
1. "The Banks caused the financial collapse" (actually it was the Dem passing the "Community Reinvestment Act" forcing the banks to make loans to the unqualified, who defaulted and caused the collapse)
2. The Stimulus will get the unemployment rate below 8%...
3. Mr. Terry is DEAD and the Dems are circling wagons. Mr Bush did not sell the guns that killed him. It happened on Obama's and Holder's Watch. I hope someone goes to jail over that wrongful death.
Bush program. Obama has ended it. Find a new scandal, losers.
Got a credible link for to back that up? Or is it another Dem whine like these:
1. "The Banks caused the financial collapse" (actually it was the Dem passing the "Community Reinvestment Act" forcing the banks to make loans to the unqualified, who defaulted and caused the collapse)
2. The Stimulus will get the unemployment rate below 8%...
3. Mr. Terry is DEAD and the Dems are circling wagons. Mr Bush did not sell the guns that killed him. It happened on Obama's and Holder's Watch. I hope someone goes to jail over that wrongful death.
1. The CRA was a bad law, but the proximate cause was banks bundling those bad mortgages with good ones and selling them off as securities, while the housing bubble burst because middle class families were buying "McMansions" hoping to flip them in a few years.
2. The 8% claim was only made by one official, on the premise that the whole proposal was passed, not the watered down version. Stimulus was a bad idea because it wasn't directed correctly.
3. Agent Terry took a dangerous job, just like any other law enforcement officer. if the government went after every gun shop where a gun that killed a cop started it's life, you would be screaming about the 2nd Amendment being violated.
My own thought on this issue. - HOlder should resign because this was an ineptly run program. So should the entire leadership of the ATF. But this was not a conspiracy to take your pacifiers...