tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post224481175996916603..comments2024-03-14T08:21:24.575-04:00Comments on Island Voice: What's up with the "Gunwalker" Scandal?Everetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992573194167721951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post-50150984632604499642011-08-16T21:03:18.647-04:002011-08-16T21:03:18.647-04:00After doing a lot more reading about this whole gu...After doing a lot more reading about this whole gunwalker mess, and the depth too which Rep. Darrell Issa is pursuing it, along with all the vilification of him by the NYT, you can almost bet your ass somebody will try to kill him very soon. <br /><br />He is getting too close to taking down the whole corrupt obama administration.<br /><br />Mr. Eric Holder has had his hand in this thing from the start. This whole affair is going to turn out to have been way worse than the Watergate affair.Everetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992573194167721951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post-10460069504647716892011-07-21T15:57:25.894-04:002011-07-21T15:57:25.894-04:00No problem, Everett, but there were some arrests o...No problem, Everett, but there were some arrests of our boys from South Dallas.<br /><br />"Three people suspected of smuggling guns to Mexico were arrested in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster today, officials said." (Daily Mail Reporter)<br /><br />That was in early March in reference to the gang killing of ICE officer Jaime Zapata, who lived about 30 miles away from me.<br /><br />Since then, as you know, several Congressional committees have hauled in various ATF superiors such as the Arizona Sector director who supervised Operation Fast and Furious, which actually allowed some guns into Mexico so as to trace them to high-level cartel members. <br /><br />On July 6th, ATF Director Melson testified before a Congressional investigation that he was not aware of Fast & Furious, which seemed to placate some Congressmen and Eric Holder, the AG. However, many Congressmen were furious (as you are) that the AG is not pursuing the matter and appeared to be "stonewalling" because Melson was a "political appointee." <br /><br />Congressional investigations continued as recently as July 12th, in which charges of a cover-up were laid out. However, nobody has ever been able to prove that "somebody in Washington" knew about Fast and Furious. That's as far as I know. I don't know if the Arizona ATF chief was ever brought up on charges or not.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post-68079679962117178882011-07-20T18:47:43.741-04:002011-07-20T18:47:43.741-04:00Sam, I just re-read the post 3 times and I'm d...Sam, I just re-read the post 3 times and I'm damned if I can find the part where I said to throw people in jail just because I THINK they may be wrong or be guilty of "bad politics in my opinion!<br /><br />I did say they should be indicted and arrested for their "crimes just like you or I would have been if it was either of us doing the selling or buying of these guns.<br /><br />Why the hell does everybody keep screaming about the US selling them all these "automatic" "military grade" etc arms? They sure as hell didn't buy any such animal in a US gun store!Everetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992573194167721951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post-16780849285307610822011-07-20T13:46:08.509-04:002011-07-20T13:46:08.509-04:00Everett I think that investigations are still goin...Everett I think that investigations are still going, for example for the federal agent who as assassinated in Mexico and some of the guns were traced to a dealer in Texas and the ATF program.You might not hear anything for 6 to 9 months, possibly longer because there are no charges filed against the ATF yet. So I think you're over-reacting here. You can't jail somebody just because you think they're wrong in your opinion, or that they have bad politics in your opinion ... at least not in America. As it turns out, many of these offenses end up on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice, or lying to the authorities, rather than for the main offense. <br /><br />Funny, when I talked to my extreme-right friends down here in Texas and told them that a bunch of guns from Texas were ending up in Mexico, they all said "let them kill each other, I don't care, sell them more guns!"<br /><br />-samSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9924834.post-79416618277109136562011-07-16T15:34:32.216-04:002011-07-16T15:34:32.216-04:00Simple, the dems are in charge, and the media are ...Simple, the dems are in charge, and the media are their lapdogs...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com