"I don't care what the Justice Department says. You can't buy a nuclear bomb, Buddy."
The latest revelation to come out of the ATF Operation Fast and Furious fiasco now indicates that grenades and explosive devices also crossed the border into Mexico in an ATF case in Phoenix. (Business Insider has the report.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/disastrous-us-gun-smuggling-operation-let-grenades-and-ieds-walk-into-mexico-2011-9
So it appears that two controversial incidents happened regarding the principle suspect, Jean Baptiste Kingery. On the first occasion, Kingery was apparently under ATF surveillance as he was crossing into Mexico with contraband.
Then, about 6 months later, Kingery was busted by ATF, who reportedly wanted to make him an informant, at which time, the US Attorney's Office (under Dennis Burke) allegedly ordered his release. Since we know that the US Attorney's Office in Phoenix was closely involved in the operation, the question arises as to why the arrest was not coordinated with the US Attorney's Office in the first place, but I don't know enough details to comment beyond that. Now it appears that the ATF and US Attorney's Office are trading accusations at each other, with the latter blasting ATF for allowing Kingery to cross into Mexico under surveillance. Sounds like yet another mess.
Yesterday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was interviewed by Fox. He stated that when Kingery carried contraband into Mexico, he was, in fact, under ATF surveillance, but that said surveillance was lost. (It happens.) What is not clear is on which side of the border Kingery was lost from surveillance.
This just adds another shocking ingredient into what is already a shocking saga. Now we are talking about grenades and bomb-making ingredients. What next?
("Just tell the Mexican police it's a pinata.")
Those explosives could easily come back to bite us on the ass.
ReplyDeleteWe need a special prosecutor now. This is only getting worse, and the finger pointing is only going to get worse. How many people will go to jail for Obama without spilling the beans? Not many.
Once again, the question that is conveniently ignored is, were grenades being routinely trafficked BEFORE the operation? If so, then surveillance of ongoing trafficking is not the same as inspiring the sale and transport of grenades. Some of the cartels are far better armed than the Mexican police, and they get most of that armament from the USA.
ReplyDeleteAnyone see the movie Columbiana? It has a happy ending.