DOJ's Breuer authorized wiretap in fast and furious case.

[beevul]

DOJ's Breuer authorized wiretap in fast and furious case.

By Sharyl Attkisson


One document indicates a Holder Asst. Attorney General, Lanny Breuer, authorized a wiretap in the controversial gun trafficking case headquartered in Phoenix. In that case, called "Fast and Furious," multiple sources say ATF allowed thousands of guns to hit the streets, destined for Mexican drug cartels.

Another newly-released document is an ATF Briefing Paper dated Jan. 8, 2010, just four months into Fast and Furious - which continued for over a year. It indicates that ATF knew early on that so-called "straw purchasers" who bought guns for personal use were illegally transferring them to third parties, and that some of the guns were already showing up in Mexico.

Critics say this counters claims of ATF and Dept. of Justice officials who have recently argued nobody was intentionally letting guns "walk," that there was simply no evidence to stop people who legally purchased guns.


The Briefing Paper says more gun purchases were to be allowed and "monitored."

The ATF Briefing Paper also states that Arizona US Attorney Burke was in "full agreement with the current investigative strategy."


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20059640-10391695.html


Interesting.

[Oneka]

1. Have we found our obligitory GOAT?

[Angry Dragon]

2. Did the phrase 'Heads will roll' start with the use of the guillotine

Off with their heads ........ a nice French saying

[Hoyt]

3. Whose head? The gun dealers out for a fast buck, not caring who is buying the guns.

[Katya Mullethov]

4. They played that card months ago

Didn't work .

[ManiacJoe]

6. The dealers cared.

That is why they were questioning the bad decisions by the ATF.

[Atypical Liberal]

7. The dealers were the ones who blew the whistle!

As I recall reading on this story, it was gun dealers who brought the suspicious sales to the attention of the BATFE, who instructed them to allow the sales to proceed!

[Upton]

5. Notice how....

outside of CBS, the MSM continues to ignore this story? Gee, this could lead one to conclude they just might have an agenda that's less than friendly to gun owners..