Examiner
William Heuisler
Last December, drug smugglers killed Border Patrol Agent, Brian Terry in the Arizona desert south of Tucson. Will repercussions from that murder bring down Attorney General Holder?
Brian Terry’s mother announced on June 23rd that her family would sue top government officials, including Attorney General Holder and President Obama, to find out who is ultimately responsible for a Gunrunner-smuggled AK47 combat rifle that killed her son.
"I want whoever decided this program and knew about it to be held responsible. I want justice for my son. He served his country. He was a Marine. He was a police officer. He was a border patrol agent. My son was a true American hero," (KGUN (2011)
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Agent John Dodson, told the House Oversight committee regarding “Fast and Furious” (Gunrunner). “Well, every time we voiced concerns… every day being out here watching a guy go into the same gun store buying another 15 or 20 AK-47s or variants or five or ten pistols. Guys that don’t have a job…and he is walking in here spending $27,000 for three Barrett .50 calibers…and you are sitting there every day and you can’t do anything.” (Nemerov, 2011)
According to House Oversight Committee reports, many line agents objected that ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership prevented them from interdicting illegally purchased firearms. Finally - after the death of Brian Terry - some agents blew the whistle and faced punishment from ATF leadership.
“The Department of Justice has repeatedly and steadfastly denied that any guns were walked under 'Operation Fast and Furious' (Gunrunner). According to Eric Holder’s interpretation, “…a gun is walked only when an ATF agent physically places an AK-47 into the hands of a straw purchaser and then lets that straw purchaser walk out of sight”. http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/ATF_Report.pdf
The facts of Gunrunner are well established. But when House Oversight Committee Chair, Darrell Issa, subpoenaed DOJ for Gunrunner documents, the Congressional Committee received hundreds of pages with whole sections of many pages redacted (blacked out) by Justice Department Administrators.
William Heuisler
Brian Terry’s mother announced on June 23rd that her family would sue top government officials, including Attorney General Holder and President Obama, to find out who is ultimately responsible for a Gunrunner-smuggled AK47 combat rifle that killed her son.
"I want whoever decided this program and knew about it to be held responsible. I want justice for my son. He served his country. He was a Marine. He was a police officer. He was a border patrol agent. My son was a true American hero," (KGUN (2011)
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Agent John Dodson, told the House Oversight committee regarding “Fast and Furious” (Gunrunner). “Well, every time we voiced concerns… every day being out here watching a guy go into the same gun store buying another 15 or 20 AK-47s or variants or five or ten pistols. Guys that don’t have a job…and he is walking in here spending $27,000 for three Barrett .50 calibers…and you are sitting there every day and you can’t do anything.” (Nemerov, 2011)
According to House Oversight Committee reports, many line agents objected that ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership prevented them from interdicting illegally purchased firearms. Finally - after the death of Brian Terry - some agents blew the whistle and faced punishment from ATF leadership.
“The Department of Justice has repeatedly and steadfastly denied that any guns were walked under 'Operation Fast and Furious' (Gunrunner). According to Eric Holder’s interpretation, “…a gun is walked only when an ATF agent physically places an AK-47 into the hands of a straw purchaser and then lets that straw purchaser walk out of sight”. http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/ATF_Report.pdf
The facts of Gunrunner are well established. But when House Oversight Committee Chair, Darrell Issa, subpoenaed DOJ for Gunrunner documents, the Congressional Committee received hundreds of pages with whole sections of many pages redacted (blacked out) by Justice Department Administrators.
Last December, drug smugglers killed Border Patrol Agent, Brian Terry in the Arizona desert south of Tucson. Will repercussions from that murder bring down Attorney General Holder?
Brian Terry’s mother announced on June 23rd that her family would sue top government officials, including Attorney General Holder and President Obama, to find out who is ultimately responsible for a Gunrunner-smuggled AK47 combat rifle that killed her son.
"I want whoever decided this program and knew about it to be held responsible. I want justice for my son. He served his country. He was a Marine. He was a police officer. He was a border patrol agent. My son was a true American hero," (KGUN (2011)
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Agent John Dodson, told the House Oversight committee regarding “Fast and Furious” (Gunrunner). “Well, every time we voiced concerns… every day being out here watching a guy go into the same gun store buying another 15 or 20 AK-47s or variants or five or ten pistols. Guys that don’t have a job…and he is walking in here spending $27,000 for three Barrett .50 calibers…and you are sitting there every day and you can’t do anything.” (Nemerov, 2011)
According to House Oversight Committee reports, many line agents objected that ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership prevented them from interdicting illegally purchased firearms. Finally - after the death of Brian Terry - some agents blew the whistle and faced punishment from ATF leadership.
“The Department of Justice has repeatedly and steadfastly denied that any guns were walked under 'Operation Fast and Furious' (Gunrunner). According to Eric Holder’s interpretation, “…a gun is walked only when an ATF agent physically places an AK-47 into the hands of a straw purchaser and then lets that straw purchaser walk out of sight”. http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/ATF_Report.pdf
The facts of Gunrunner are well established. But when House Oversight Committee Chair, Darrell Issa, subpoenaed DOJ for Gunrunner documents, the Congressional Committee received hundreds of pages with whole sections of many pages redacted (blacked out) by Justice Department Administrators.
If he did not order - or know about - Gunrunner before Brian Terry’s death, Holder certainly knows about Gunrunner now! Is the Attorney General covering up a crime? Is Eric Holder an accessory after a murder?
Many remember Holder’s open scorn for our laws during the Clinton Administration. Marc Rich, indicted on $100 million in tax evasion, racketeering and oil deals with Iran, fled to Switzerland to avoid prosecution. But Eric Holder, the Deputy Attorney General under Clinton, arranged a pardon for the wealthy Mr. Rich (in spite of Justice Department guidelines that no pardons shall be granted until 5 years after sentence completion in a criminal case).
At the time, Congressman Henry Waxman, senior Democrat on Government Oversight Committee, called the Rich pardon “An end run around the judicial process”. (Yost, 2008)
Maybe the mother of an American Hero will bring an Attorney General to justice.
Nemerov, H. (2011). Free Republic. Gunwalker scandal and the case to impeach Holder. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740068/posts
Nunez, S. (2011). KGUN9. Agent Terry murder: Family plans to sue Feds but not for money. http://www.kgun9.com/story/14968537/agent-terry-murder-family-plans-to-sue-feds-but-not-for-money
Yost, P. (2008). Seattle Times. Holder’s reputation dinged by Marc Rich pardon. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004457941_apholderobama.html
Brian Terry’s mother announced on June 23rd that her family would sue top government officials, including Attorney General Holder and President Obama, to find out who is ultimately responsible for a Gunrunner-smuggled AK47 combat rifle that killed her son.
"I want whoever decided this program and knew about it to be held responsible. I want justice for my son. He served his country. He was a Marine. He was a police officer. He was a border patrol agent. My son was a true American hero," (KGUN (2011)
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Agent John Dodson, told the House Oversight committee regarding “Fast and Furious” (Gunrunner). “Well, every time we voiced concerns… every day being out here watching a guy go into the same gun store buying another 15 or 20 AK-47s or variants or five or ten pistols. Guys that don’t have a job…and he is walking in here spending $27,000 for three Barrett .50 calibers…and you are sitting there every day and you can’t do anything.” (Nemerov, 2011)
According to House Oversight Committee reports, many line agents objected that ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership prevented them from interdicting illegally purchased firearms. Finally - after the death of Brian Terry - some agents blew the whistle and faced punishment from ATF leadership.
“The Department of Justice has repeatedly and steadfastly denied that any guns were walked under 'Operation Fast and Furious' (Gunrunner). According to Eric Holder’s interpretation, “…a gun is walked only when an ATF agent physically places an AK-47 into the hands of a straw purchaser and then lets that straw purchaser walk out of sight”. http://oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/ATF_Report.pdf
The facts of Gunrunner are well established. But when House Oversight Committee Chair, Darrell Issa, subpoenaed DOJ for Gunrunner documents, the Congressional Committee received hundreds of pages with whole sections of many pages redacted (blacked out) by Justice Department Administrators.
Many remember Holder’s open scorn for our laws during the Clinton Administration. Marc Rich, indicted on $100 million in tax evasion, racketeering and oil deals with Iran, fled to Switzerland to avoid prosecution. But Eric Holder, the Deputy Attorney General under Clinton, arranged a pardon for the wealthy Mr. Rich (in spite of Justice Department guidelines that no pardons shall be granted until 5 years after sentence completion in a criminal case).
At the time, Congressman Henry Waxman, senior Democrat on Government Oversight Committee, called the Rich pardon “An end run around the judicial process”. (Yost, 2008)
Maybe the mother of an American Hero will bring an Attorney General to justice.
Nemerov, H. (2011). Free Republic. Gunwalker scandal and the case to impeach Holder. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740068/posts
Nunez, S. (2011). KGUN9. Agent Terry murder: Family plans to sue Feds but not for money. http://www.kgun9.com/story/14968537/agent-terry-murder-family-plans-to-sue-feds-but-not-for-money
Yost, P. (2008). Seattle Times. Holder’s reputation dinged by Marc Rich pardon. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004457941_apholderobama.html
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Some of the most molly-coddled brats raised in the U.S. end up in positions of authority. Some end up ther just because they can keep their mouth shut. Some radiate a multiple-felony criminal vibe that follows them like a dark cloud wherever they go. Some will never gain respectability because of the company they keep and their boss. The last statement certainly applies to Eric Holder, Jr..
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