| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Politix |
| Project Gunwalker: Issa to NRA: Two More Fast & Furious Hearings Planned This Year |
| 2011-07-31 |
| This 8 minute interview is worth your time --- if you are following Project Gunwalker. Video here Congressman Darrell Issa on Friday told NRA News that he is planning at least two more hearings on Operation Fast & Furious this year before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and that he will follow the investigation “up.” Issa, in the telephone interview with NRA News’ Ginny Simone, audibly marvels at the testimony from former Phoenix Special Agent in Charge William Newell. During the hearing, Issa called Newell the “paid non-answerer” on the panel of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. While other agents, most notably former attaché to Mexico Darren Gil and the current acting attaché Carlos Canino repeatedly denounced the Fast and Furious operation, Newell repeatedly insisted it was a good idea that essentially just didn’t work out. The obviously frustrated Issa, who told Simone: You can play semantics all you want. Very clearly, four agents all knew what was being done was gun walking while the agents involved tried to defend that this wasn’t technically gun walking, but the guns walked and people died. Issa also said that the White House has not cooperated “in any way, shape or form” with the investigation. Documents requested from the Justice Department have frequently been completely redacted, or so heavily redacted as to render them useless. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #8 Brought in the big gun.. Dick DeGuerin .. one to watch. Heavy duty! That promises to be a popcorn-worthy event. Do keep us posted. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-07-31 22:12 |
| #7 Glenmore -- there is already a two year old battle with the govt after Carter Country in Houston over this same issue.And maybe be tied to Gunwalker. Brought in the big gun.. Dick DeGuerin .. one to watch. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2011-07-31 19:35 |
| #6 Eventually the gun dealers who let the guns walk, regardless of whether the BATF told them to or not, will be prosecuted and shut down. Following illegal military orders or government instructions does not get one off the hook. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-07-31 19:17 |
| #5 The gun grabbers in the administration are trying to create a false issue in order to introduce even more restrictive firearm legistlation--probably aimed at gun dealers. One key person in Operation Gunrunner seems to be White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O'Reilly. Newell talked to him about this operation. How much did he know? Apparently Op Gunrunner was a multi-Federal agency initiative. Issa needs to find out who in the various agencies was involved and who involved them. Issa needs to go on up the chain. Someone authorized this operation. It is looking more like Holder/Obama. Issa may be trying to keep this mess before the public as long as possible to eke out political advantage prior to election time. The Donks are going to have to distance themselves from Obama or defend Obama's attempt to neuter the 2nd amendment. Either way it will be an awkward and difficult issue for the donks. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-07-31 18:19 |
| #4 If Issa is frustrated he should think about how frustrated the citizens of the United States are with Issa. Issa is the only person outside BO's political machine that has the power to issue a subpoena that cannot be quashed. In about two hours time one of his staffers could write the 6 subpoenas that would settle all the issues of eligibility that continue to fester and divide our country. As far as the NRA they have been sitting back and taking notes. They are very effective at what they do and "Gunrunner" has given them the ability to defeat any gun control legislation for at least 40 years. The anti-gun folks don't like the overwhelming statistics that prove gun control increases crime and inversely more guns equals less crime. The democrats political machine has shown by "Gunrunner" they will facilitate mass murder, engage in crimes against humanity and when caught tell the house of representatives and the American people to pound sand; all to create a crisis that would be bootstrapped to get legislation for firearms confiscation. All those involved deserve the needle just like McVey. The NRA will be more than willing to rub the democrats nose in "Gunrunner" for generations to come. |
| Posted by: David169 2011-07-31 15:26 |
| #3 Like the amazing product that is both a dessert topping and a floor wax, Obama has managed to become both Carterous and Nixonian. Impressive, but not in a good way. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-07-31 15:19 |
| #2 Contempt citations for un-produced and overly redacted documents. The trick is to get mid-level bureaucrats on the hook for jailtime and loss of pensions if they don't roll on the higher-ups |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-07-31 14:55 |
| #1 They're following standard lawyer practice - deny & delay. So, Mr. Issa, what are you going to do about it? What CAN you do about it? D**ned little. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-07-31 14:42 |