Things Are Getting Complicated At The Justice Department

Yesterday the Salem News posted a rather lengthy article about statements made in Mexico by Attorney General Eric Holder indicating that he was aware of Operation Fast and Furious long before the time stated in his testimony before Congress. 

The article reports:

“Holder openly proclaimed his connection to the operation in April 2009 during a publicized speech in Mexico, then told a Congressional Committee in May 2011, “I probably heard of Fast and Furious the first time in the last few weeks.””

In the age of video tapes of everything anyone has ever said, it will be interesting to see if this is even reported by the media and if it is, how Attorney General Holder will spin it.

The article also links to an article at Investors.com on July 8, which reports:

“Right there in the stimulus bill that no one in Congress bothered to read is $10 million for Project Gunrunner (aka Operation Fast and Furious), which resulted in the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and increased drug cartel violence.

“Right there in the “shovel ready” stimulus, no black humor intended, is a provision for $40 million for “state and local law enforcement assistance” along our border with Mexico and in high drug-trafficking areas, “of which $10 million shall be transferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, salaries and expenses for the ATF Project Gunrunner.””

Please follow the links to read both articles–in both cases they provide a lot of background information that actually explains what went on with this program. 

The story of Operation Fast and Furious is one of a government out of control with no one paying attention.  Part of the blame falls directly on the Obama administration, part of the blame falls on Congress for not carefully reading the stimulus bill, part of the blame falls on the American public for not paying attention, and part of the blame falls on the major media for not doing its job of reporting the story.  This is a major scandal and should be on the network news every night.