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burf

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Thu Jan 5, 2012, 09:54 PM Jan 2012

ATF sidelines officials in gun sting debacle

Looks as though the sacrifical lambs have been identified.

The U.S. Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday sidelined
three senior officials pending the outcome of an investigation
into a botched sting that allowed hundreds of guns to be
smuggled to violent Mexican drug cartels

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-mexico-usagunsl1e8c5ci3-20120105,0,6075395,full.story

The are sticking to the line "botched sting" and it only took the DOJ OIG longer than it took the Warren Commission investigation to come up with this? Will those accountable face extradition to Mexico for the deaths of Mexican citizens?

I wonder if the OIG final report will answer who requested the $10 million dollars in stimulus money that went to the ATF.

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ATF sidelines officials in gun sting debacle (Original Post) burf Jan 2012 OP
code words Remmah2 Jan 2012 #1
Only hundreds of guns? AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #2
You gotta understand, burf Jan 2012 #3
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