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Justice Department Doc Dump on F&F - "Why We Lied? We Wuz Misinformed"

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Posted by Frank G 2011-12-03 21:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The emails sent to Capitol Hill on Friday showed that Burke supplied additional incorrect information to the Justice Department's criminal division that ended up being forwarded to Breuer. For example, Burke said that the guns found at the Terry murder scene were purchased at a Phoenix gun shop before Operation Fast and Furious began. In fact, the operation was under way at the time and the guns found at the Terry murder scene were part of the probe. Breuer was one of the recipients of that information. In written comments this week to Grassley, Breuer said that he was on a three-day official trip to Mexico at the time of the Justice Department response and that he was aware of, but not involved in, drafting the Justice Department statements to Grassley. Breuer says he cannot say for sure whether he saw a draft of the letter before it was sent to Grassley.

Where Burke got the inaccurate information is now part of an inquiry conducted by the inspector general's office at the Justice Department.

Burke's information was followed by a three-day struggle in which officials in the office of the deputy attorney general, the criminal division and the ATF came up with what turned out to be an inaccurate response to Grassley's assertions.

The process became so intensive that Breuer aide Jason Weinstein emailed his boss, "The Magna Carta was easier to get done than this was." A copy of the latest draft was attached to the emails.

translation: they lied and covered up. The truth doesn't require three days of frantic back-and-forth. F*ckers. Fire and prosecute them. Make Obama pardon them

Posted by Frank G 2011-12-02 21:15|| 2011-12-02 21:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Uh, uh, YYYEEEEUUUUPPPP, JUST LIKE THE PAKISTAN AIR FORCE???

gut nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-02 22:28|| 2011-12-02 22:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like a lot of smoke and mirrors to spread the blame downward.

The denial itself speaks volumes. To many it is explicitly obvious. To many it is implicit, and it will affect their voting. The Trunks ought to bang that drum real hard before the election. And the one about the Black Panthers threatening voters. And "Reverend" Wr~~ong~~ight. And. And. And. ....

Posted by gorb 2011-12-03 19:10|| 2011-12-03 19:10|| Front Page Top

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