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In a shocking development in the Operation Fast and Furious investigation, documents show Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents allowed grenade parts to walk in addition to guns.
The emails also show Obama administration officials acknowledging that they may lose track of grenades but would still be able to accomplish their original objective even if the grenades explode.
According to an internal email that was provided to Congress by the Department of Justice and first reported by CBS News Sharyl Attkisson whos been the medias most dogged reporter in tracking down facts on Fast and Furious ATF began watching accused smuggler Jean Baptiste Kingerys AK-47 purchases in 2004. In the 2009 internal ATF email, Obama administration officials admitted they believed Kingery was trafficking them into Mexico.
The 2009 email shows the ATF officials had then become aware of Kingerys alleged grenade trafficking.
The administration officials then put together a plan: They secretly intercepted Kingerys grenade parts after he ordered them online, marked them with special paint and gave them back to him. Then, they allowed him to take those grenade parts into Mexico. ATF was going to try to find his weapons factory there even though the U.S. government and its federal law enforcement agencies have no jurisdiction in Mexico with the apparent goal of building a bigger case against Kingery.
ATF agents had planned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who, unlike ATF agents who ultimately report to Attorney General Eric Holder, report up the chain to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (RELATED: Full coverage of Operation Fast and Furious)
The emails show ATF agents were aware they might lose track of Kingery while they allowed him to transport the grenade parts into Mexico. The emails also show ATF agents knew that the grenades could end up exploding and killing innocent people if they proceeded with the plan. That didnt stop the Obama administrations ATF from allowing the grenades to walk...
Read more: Operation Fast and Furious | Grenades Walk | The Daily Caller
The emails also show Obama administration officials acknowledging that they may lose track of grenades but would still be able to accomplish their original objective even if the grenades explode.
According to an internal email that was provided to Congress by the Department of Justice and first reported by CBS News Sharyl Attkisson whos been the medias most dogged reporter in tracking down facts on Fast and Furious ATF began watching accused smuggler Jean Baptiste Kingerys AK-47 purchases in 2004. In the 2009 internal ATF email, Obama administration officials admitted they believed Kingery was trafficking them into Mexico.
The 2009 email shows the ATF officials had then become aware of Kingerys alleged grenade trafficking.
The administration officials then put together a plan: They secretly intercepted Kingerys grenade parts after he ordered them online, marked them with special paint and gave them back to him. Then, they allowed him to take those grenade parts into Mexico. ATF was going to try to find his weapons factory there even though the U.S. government and its federal law enforcement agencies have no jurisdiction in Mexico with the apparent goal of building a bigger case against Kingery.
ATF agents had planned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who, unlike ATF agents who ultimately report to Attorney General Eric Holder, report up the chain to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (RELATED: Full coverage of Operation Fast and Furious)
The emails show ATF agents were aware they might lose track of Kingery while they allowed him to transport the grenade parts into Mexico. The emails also show ATF agents knew that the grenades could end up exploding and killing innocent people if they proceeded with the plan. That didnt stop the Obama administrations ATF from allowing the grenades to walk...
Read more: Operation Fast and Furious | Grenades Walk | The Daily Caller