ATF Whistleblower retaliation by Justice Department, Fast and Furious probe, Senator Charles Grassley warning

ATF Whistleblower retaliation by Justice Department, Fast and Furious probe, Senator Charles Grassley warning

“Why did Attorney General Eric Holder lie to Congress about ATF Operation “Fast and Furious”?…Citizen Wells

“Why has Obama, since taking the White House, used Justice Department Attorneys, at taxpayer expense,  to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans

From NPR July 21, 2011.

“ATF Whistleblower Case Triggers Retaliation Inquiry”

“The Justice Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into possible retaliation against a whistle-blowing agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to two people briefed on the inquiry.

Watchdogs are examining whether anyone at the Justice Department improperly released internal correspondence to try to smear ATF agent John Dodson, who told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last month that he repeatedly warned supervisors about what he called a reckless law enforcement operation known as “Fast and Furious.”

Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have spent months pursuing allegations that the ATF may have knowingly allowed assault weapons to enter Mexico in order to try to build bigger criminal cases against violent drug cartels that make use of AK-47s and other American weapons.

In recent days, GOP lawmakers have demanded information about what the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and senior Justice Department leaders may have known about the investigation into gun trafficking along the Southwest border and the strategies that agents pursued.

“Simply put, during this operation … we, the ATF, failed to fulfill one of our most fundamental obligations: to caretake the public trust [and], in part, to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” Dodson told lawmakers last month.

Many of the guns purchased by straw buyers in Arizona at gun shops under ATF surveillance in 2009 and 2010 later turned up at the scenes of violent crime, including the murder last December of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.

Officials say tests are inconclusive about whether the weapons found near Terry’s body were used to shoot him. Terry’s family has hired former Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to look into filing a wrongful death claim.

Dodson and three other ATF agents told Congress in June that they had serious concerns about Fast and Furious, but they said they couldn’t get any of their supervisors to listen.

Now, the inspector general is looking into whether one of Dodson’s memos, written last year, may have been shared with reporters in an effort to raise doubts about the extent of his involvement in the operation and to discredit him.”

Read more:

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/21/138574291/watchdogs-examine-smear-against-atf-agent?ps=cprs

Thanks to commenter Anonymouse.

11 responses to “ATF Whistleblower retaliation by Justice Department, Fast and Furious probe, Senator Charles Grassley warning

  1. bob strauss's avatar bob strauss

    My intuition tells me that Obama is arming Hezbollah in Mexico. They couldn’t bring the AK 47s with them, in route to Mexico, so Obama ships them the guns free of charge, while ripping off the American taxpayers.

    AK 47s, and beheadings, does that sound familiar? Sounds like Iraq to me.

  2. bob strauss's avatar bob strauss

    Orly’s original motion, signed for by the court, disappeared before it was docketed. Sounds like sabotage to me. She has two weeks to replace the missing paperwork. It’s already on the way, along with a special chamber copy, to make sure the judge gets it.
    http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/

    the veracity of all the claims and allegations in the articles.
    Proof of service of 2 copies of pleadings sent today to the clerk of the court and to judge Lamberth personally-courtesy chambers copy requiring his signature

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    Here is the new order based on my motion for reconsideration

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    I got a phone call from DC court Reggie Johnson. He stated, that a new order from Judge Lamberth will be posted today, stating that he reconsidered his prior order and they will give me 2 weeks to resubmit my redacted opposition to summary judgment. Apparently they could not find the prior redacted opposition, that was delivered by Fedex

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    I was told by the clerk of the court, that Judge Lamberth reconsidered his prior order, issued today in the morning, and the new order will be posted today. They will give me 2 weeks to file a redacted copy of the MSJ.

    Apparently the redacted copy, that was delivered to them by the FedEx (I even posted on this blog all the tracking from Irvine Ca to Washington DC) disappeared. Nobody can find it anywhere in the court. They nearly gave me a heart attack earlier today.

    My son, who is helping in the office, told me that I yelled at the clerks so much, that he is afraid, I scarred the patients waiting for their treatment. Luckily the patients said, that they are political supporters of mine and they even ordered three new crowns, so I am good.

    Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ

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    Tel: (949) 683-5411; Fax (949) 766-7603

    E-Mail: dr_taitz@yahoo.com, orly.taitz@gmail.com

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  4. Thanks very much, CW. I was shocked to find that NPR is taking the side of the Republican investigators and is not siding with the Democrat deniers.

    Another very useful site to check regularly (if you aren’t already) is Issa’s index of releases and statements, many of which are jointly with Grassley.

    http://oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1068&Itemid=29

    That list currently includes the announcement, posted on the 20th, of the House Oversight Committee’s next hearing on Operation Fast and Furious, scheduled for Tuesday, only four days from now, and that page, in turn, links to more information about the hearing.

    One of the witnesses will be Darren Gil, and for a glimpse of what he knows(!) see Sharyl Attkisson’s investigative interview back in March:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20047027-10391695.html

    Got your popcorn popper stationed near your front row seat? 🙂

  5. Good Morning CW et. al. – Last night I watched Senator Mike Lee make his presentation about Cut, CAp and Balance. Followed by Sen. Sessions doing a sort of question and answer thing. It was about 6:30 pm-ish. It was absolutely GREAT. I hope I can find it to watch again. I watched it on C-Span. You have to see it CW.

  6. If someone could find it, I’m sure it would go viral.

    The exchange at the end is Priceless!

  7. CitizenWElls's avatar citizenwells

    Good morning Zach, et al.

  8. CitizenWElls's avatar citizenwells

    Anonymouse.
    I will rephrase what you stated.
    I was pleased to see NPR report the facts.

  9. Great, thanks, CW. Yes, NPR covering all those facts is a very strong barometer. There may be a real light at the end of the long, long tunnel!

    And keep in mind that, for whatever it might be worth, the White House Insider said in an email to Ulsterman:

    “. . . The subject of a Special Prosecutor is being negotiated at present.  As I told you earlier, White House is preparing for Eric Holder resignation outcome. . . .  There was a cover-up.  Republicans now have the specific information to prove that.  It is now a matter of proving how high up in the administration that cover-up goes.  It appears Issa is aiming very high indeed. . . .”

    http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/white-house-insider-democrats-disgusted-over-obama-incompetence-on-debt-ceiling-debate/

    I don’t remember ever waiting for Christmas with this much anticipation!

  10. Why did ‘then’ Governor Rod Blagojevich hire Eric Holder for $300,000 to investigate the ‘possible organized crime involvement in casinos in Chicago’??? WHY Eric Holder??? WHY $300,000….WHY did Obama name him U.S.Attorney General??? Was it because of his outstanding qualifications or that he does as he’s told?????????

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