Wednesday, July 27, 2011

White House Knew About ATF's "Fast And Furious" Program



ATF Manager Says He Shared Fast And Furious Info With White House -- CBS News

At a lengthy hearing on ATF's controversial gunwalking operation today, a key ATF manager told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010. The communications were between ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office, Bill Newell, and White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O'Reilly. Newhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifell said the two are longtime friends. The content of what Newell shared with O'Reilly is unclear and wasn't fully explored at the hearing.

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More News On 'Fast And Furious'

ATF Chief Says He Didn't Approve Tactics
-- Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers grill ‘Fast and Furious’ supervisors -- Houston and Chronicle
Panel grills ATF over botched gun operation -- Washington Post
ATF official apologizes for mistakes in gun probe -- AP
Agent Who Supervised Gun-Trafficking Operation Testifies on His Failings -- New York Times
ATF official apologises over Mexico gun probe -- BBC
U.S. sting operation lost track of smuggled guns -- CBC News
Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes -- Reuters
FBI report at odds with ATF claim on weapons -- L.A. Times
US Report: Government Sting Operation 'Reckless' -- Voice of America
Report: Phoenix ATF Kept Mexico ATF Out of Loop Regarding 'Fast and Furious' -- ABC News
'Fast and Furious' Scandal Spreads to Four Agencies -- FOX News
How border 'Fast and Furious' gun sting backfired -- Seattle Times/Washington Post

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