"I did not authorize it; Eric Holder, the attorney general, did not authorize it." Obama said. Obama said that he would hold someone responsible if, indeed, a mistake was made "There may be a situation here in which a serious mistake was made," he said. "If that's the case, then we'll find out and we''ll hold someone accountable." === On May 3, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa's committee that he only learned about the government's sale of weapons to Mexican drug cartels "in the last few weeks."
But Big Government found a 2009 speech by Holder on the Department of Justice's own website that proves the attorney general was well aware of Operation Gunrunner back in 2009: The problem with Holder’s feigned ignorance is that he gave a speech in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on April 2, 2009, in which he boasted about Operation 'Gunrunner” and told Mexican authorities of everything he was doing to insure its success. When questioned by the media, Holder also denied knowing anything about Gunrunner: "Holder's office at first vehemently denied ATF has ever knowingly allowed weapons to get into the hands of suspected gunrunners for Mexico's drug cartels," CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reported. But at the arms trafficking conference in Cuernavaca, Holder not only acknowledged the program, he bragged that he was in the process of expanding it: "Last week, our administration launched a major new effort to break the backs of the cartels. My department is committing 100 new ATF personnel to the Southwest border in the next 100 days to supplement our ongoing Project Gunrunner, DEA is adding 16 new positions on the border, as well as mobile enforcement teams, and the FBI is creating a new intelligence group focusing on kidnapping and extortion. DHS is making similar commitments, as Secretary Napolitano will detail." So Holder's May 3rd denial appears to be refuted by his own words. With 43 automatic weapons with serial numbers traced back to the ATF operation seized during a single traffic stop in Phoenix, and others showing up in crimes throughout Arizona, the ATF director now claims that Holder's department is obstructing the congressional investigation. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/07/holder-bragged-about-operation-gunrunner-2009#ixzz1S1DILDXk On Jul 13, 2:10 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> ATF E-Mails > show Obama Administration using Federal Agencies to Justify Gun Ban through > Executive > Orders<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/atf-e-mails-show-obama-...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| July 13, > 2011 at 1:40 PM | Tags: anti-2nd > amendment <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=anti-2nd-amendment>, > ATF<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=atf>, > executive order <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=executive-order>, > Fast > and Furious <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=fast-and-furious>, gun > control <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=gun-control>, President > Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=president-obama> | > Categories: Political Issues > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145>| URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-5zR > > watch?v=cLn04WZN6hk&feature=player_embedded > > This comes on the heels of the ATF's failed "Fast and Furious" scheme that > allowed straw purchases of firearms. These firearms ended up in the hands of > Mexican drug cartel members and are linked to the death of Border Patrol > Agent Brian Terry. > > This scheme was hatch by the Obama administration to violate our 2nd > Amendment rights. They wanted to escalate the violence in Mexico to point to > American guns being the cause. Now the dip-shit-in-chief is attempting to > violate American's 2nd Amendment rights by banning certain type of > semi-automatic weapons. > > Obama and his anti-gun goons are hell-bent on bypassing Congress to enact gun > control through executive > order<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/gun-control-nut-sarah-b...>. > We have seen this blatant disrespect for the Constitution and Congress on > many occassions. > > Add a comment to this > post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/atf-e-mails-show-obama-...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Express > yourself. Start a blog. <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> > > *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:*http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
