Mar 30, 2021
On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dave and Sam talk
about Operation Fast and Furious.
The ATF isn’t all bad. In fact, they had a policy of letting
illegal gun purchases go between 2006 and 2011. It ended up getting
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry killed on December 14, 2010,
and let Mexican criminals get enough guns that they were found at
over 150 crime scenes where Mexican citizens were either killed or
maimed. And some of the guns were used in the November 2015
terrorist attack in Paris at the Bataclan. But other than that, it
turned out just fine.
(In case you’re not picking up on it, we’re laying on the sarcasm
very thick right now.)
You probably know what was officially called
“Project
Gunrunner” as
“Operation
Fast and Furious.” Started under George W. Bush, this ATF policy
audaciously grew under President Obama and became indicative of the
perceived attack on American gun owners by both policy makers and
their friends in the establishment media.
It’s one of many scandals of the Obama Administration that was
never given as much press attention as, for example, Russia buying
Facebook ads about NoFap and Pizzagate. Given that the guns run by
the ATF were allowed to kill hundreds and that subsequent
Congressional investigations resulted in Eric Holder, President
Obama’s Attorney General, becoming the first sitting cabinet member
to be held in criminal contempt of Congress
ever,
this is shocking. At least for anyone still under the illusion that
the establishment media is a fair and impartial source of
information.
It is a sad truth that in our world today, there are very few
actual journalists. While conservatives, libertarians and patriots
tend to chafe at the mere mention of journalists, it’s worth noting
that independent journalists – those not in thrall to big business
and big government – fulfill an extremely valuable function of
telling the truth and uncovering corruption. Case in point: The
Fast and Furious scandal was broken by two independent journalists:
David Codrea of The War on Guns and the late Mike
Vanderboegh
(who
holds the distinct honor of being denounced by both Bill Clinton
and the Southern Poverty Law Center) of Sipsey Street
Irregulars.
Indeed, when ATF agents at Clean Up ATF sought a way to secure
protection for their whistleblowers, it was Codrea and Vanderboegh
who put them in touch with Senator Grassley. Sharyl Attkisson and
William La Jeunesse were two notable exceptions, but for the most
part, the corporate media either ignored the scandal and/or claimed
it was a
“botched
sting.” It fell on Codrea and Vanderboegh to dig deep into the
scandal and get the real story.
Sit down and get ready to dig into what is perhaps the most
egregious scandal of President Drone’s administration – and there’s
a lot to pick from.
You can read the full article “Operation
Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF's Notorious
Gunwalking Scandal” at Ammo.com.
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