Operation Fast & Furious: "Gun Walker" fall guy refuses to fall

Operation Fast & Furious: "Gun Walker" fall guy refuses to fall
The fall guy designated to short-circuit Rep. Darrell Issa's investigation of the "Gun Walker" outrage, acting ATF director Ken Melson, has noticed the open grave yawning at his feet, and apparently doesn't feel like jumping in. -- According to the L.A. Times, Melson is "strongly resisting pressure to step down," and is “reportedly eager to testify to Congress about the extent of his and other officials’ involvement in the operation.”...

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44424

Head of ATF Is Likely to Go...Obama tossing Melson under the bus?

Head of ATF Is Likely to Go...Obama tossing Melson under the bus? It’s moments like this that will almost certainly lead Melson to join millions of other Americans looking for work. But thanks to the conduct of Holder and Weich, that’s not going to be enough. Issa now will go after the DoJ for its conduct in the investigation, because Holder and Weich have certainly acted as if they have something to hide. And the sudden desire to throw Melson under the bus seems to indicate that the White House would like to end this probe rather quickly, too. At this point, even a resignation by Weich wouldn’t slow Issa’s probe. (GREAT NEWS...all the way to the top, Rep. Issa...ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP)

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-241219.html

House panel considers subpoena power in DOJ-ATF gun smuggling scandal

House panel considers subpoena power in DOJ-ATF gun smuggling scandal..."There is no special status under the law for the Department of Justice. The attorney general is an important member of the Cabinet, but he is no different than any other agency chief. He, too, is subject to congressional oversight," Steve Ross, formerly the top lawyer for the House of Representatives, told Fox News. (Obama, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano and others need to be subpoened as well, please don't stop with Eric Holder!)

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/house-panel-considers-subpoena-power-doj-atf-gun-smuggling-scandal?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Justice Officials in 'Panic Mode' as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program

Justice Officials in 'Panic Mode' as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program (AND THEY SHOULD BE....All the while Obama was trying to blame this on gun shops and legal gun owners, in a thinly disguised attempt to control gun sales)...as word spreads that congressional testimony next week will paint a bleak and humiliating picture of Operation Fast and Furious, the botched undercover operation that left a trail of blood from Mexico to Washington, D.C

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/09/justice-officials-in-panic-mode-as-new-testimony-is-expected-to-reveal-depth/

Hearings on ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal to begin June 13

Hearings on ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal to begin June 13...Several major updates have surfaced concerning the continually developing gun smuggling scandal at the DOJ and its agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. -- Congressional hearings on the case will begin June 13 in the U.S. House of Representatives...there is now sufficient evidence to show that top officials share culpability in the scandal...Following the three phases of hearings, Issa plans to appoint a Special Prosecutor with the power to bring charges against some of the top officials in the U.S. government.

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/hearings-on-atf-doj-gun-smuggling-scandal-to-begin-june-13?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Subpoenas are coming in probe of DOJ gun-tracking program

Subpoenas are coming in probe of DOJ gun-tracking program...There is still a large cache of requested documents that the DOJ has not produced for the committee...The chairman of the House Oversight Committee will use the power of the subpoena to learn if a federal gun-tracking program contributed to the killing of a Border Patrol agent (Brian Terry). Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is planning to issue a number of subpoenas to federal officials with ties to the controversial program, which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/165031-subpoenas-are-coming-in-probe-of-gun-tracking-program

Grassley vows to block nominees until he gets answers on gun sales/Gunrunners-Gunwalkers

Grassley vows to block nominees until he gets answers on gun sales/Gunrunners-Gunwalkers...Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is vowing to block Obama's nominations until he gets detailed answers on a controversial program that resulted in drug cartels acquiring more than 1,300 firearms from the U.S. Grassley is pressing the (DOJ)on who initiated the "Gun Runner" program that authorized the sale of guns to people acting as straw purchasers for drug cartels in Mexico

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/163095-grassley-vows-to-block-nominations-until-he-gets-answers-on-gun-program

Project Gunrunner update: The fit hits the shan By Michelle Malkin

Project Gunrunner update: The fit hits the shan By Michelle Malkin..Independent citizen journalists, inside whistleblowers, and relentless GOP watchdogs on Capitol Hill led by GOP Rep. Darrell Issa and GOP Sen. Charles Grassley have kept up the pressure on the Obama administration to come clean on this deadly, stimulus-funded border nightmare. Top DOJ officials have been nabbed in the drive to find out who exactly knew what and when.

http://michellemalkin.com/

Friction Grows Between Lawmakers and DOJ Over 'Project Gunrunner' Probe

Friction Grows Between Lawmakers and DOJ Over 'Project Gunrunner' Probe..."We're not looking at straw buyers, Mr. Attorney General, we're looking at you," Issa said. "We're looking at you, we're looking at your key people who knew or should've known about this." (OBAMA, HOLDER, NAPOLITANO, ETC....let's get it done!..Holder - IS lying, stalling, ignoring demands for information and covering up his knowledge and instructions to the ATF )

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/04/friction-grows-lawmakers-doj-project-gunrunner-probe/#ixzz1LQEqAqu3

Gunwalkers/Gunrunners/Operation Fast and Furious: Grassley may confront Holder on ‘Gunrunner’ TODAY

Gunwalkers/Gunrunners/Operation Fast and Furious: Grassley may confront Holder on ‘Gunrunner’ TODAY: When Attorney General Eric Holder appears Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a “regular oversight hearing,” he could face a grilling by Sen. Charles Grassley on Project Gunrunner and what the Iowa Republican has contended is stonewalling by the Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives..The Senate hearing begins at 10 a.m. EDT/7 a.m. PDT in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/grassley-may-confront-holder-on-gunrunner-wednesday

Gunwalkers/Gunrunners/Operation Fast and Furious: OBAMA'S ATF THREATENED WITH CONTEMPT CHARGE

Gunwalkers/Gunrunners/Operation Fast and Furious: OBAMA'S ATF THREATENED WITH CONTEMPT CHARGE..."Let me be clear: we are not conducting a concurrent investigation with the DOJ, but rather an independent investigation of the DOJ – specifically, of allegations that the reckless and inappropriate decisions of Department officials have created a serious public safety hazard. We are asking for documents that relate to decisions such officials made. Congress is legally entitled to all of these documents

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-236222.html

Citizens Call for Resignation of ATF Director Kenneth Melson

Citizens Call for Resignation of ATF Director Kenneth Melson..Gottlieb is calling on Obama to intervene and demand that the ATF release all documents related to Project or Operation Gunrunner, which ultimately led to the death of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. If the ATF continues to stall, and the White House fails to take a stance on the issue, one thing that is for certain is that this is likely to become one of the hottest issues during upcoming presidential election, particularly if there is evidence that proves the Obama had knowledge of the ongoing Gunrunner operation.

http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/04/citizens-call-for-resignation-kenneth-melson/

Gunrunners/Gunwalkers: Chairman Issa Chastises ATF for Refusal to Comply with Subpoena

Chairman Issa Chastises ATF for Refusal to Comply with Subpoena ..."If you do not comply with the subpoena, the Committee will be forced to commence contempt proceedings." ...

http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1263:chairman-issa-chastises-atf-for-refusal-to-comply-with-subpoena&catid=22:releasesstatements

Breaking: Senator Grassley Has Damning Documents on Obama’s Stimulus-Funded Gunrunner Project

Breaking: Senator Grassley Has Damning Documents on Obama’s Stimulus-Funded Gunrunner Project..Uh Oh....Obama says he and Holder knew nothing about Operation Gunrunner.

http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/04/breaking-senator-grassley-has-damning-documents-on-obamas-stimuilus-funded-gunrunner-project/

U.S. lawmaker, Sen. Chuck Grassely seeks probe into Infosys' visa norm violations

U.S. lawmaker, Sen. Chuck Grassely seeks probe into Infosys' visa norm violations..has demanded a probe into allegations that Indian IT major Infosys was using the U.S. B-1 business visitor visa programme to get around H-1B visa restrictions. (Go get em Chuck)

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/US_lawmaker_seeks_probe_into_Infosys_visa_norm_violations-nid-82158.html

ATF agents say motive of gun smuggling was to hype anti-gun hysteria (in the U.S.)--and kill

ATF agents say motive of gun smuggling was to hype anti-gun hysteria (in the U.S.)--and kill...The ATF needed stacks of Mexican bodies lying next to the weapons that came from the U.S. Stacks of bodies have, indeed, been found near the border and in small towns nearby. U.S. guns (ATF guns) have, indeed, been linked to many of these killings. Phoenix field office assistant special agent-in-charge George Gillett is spilling the beans to Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Representative Darrell Issa, R-California, in their investigations into the scandal

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/atf-agents-say-motive-of-gun-smuggling-was-to-hype-anti-gun-hysteria-and-kill?CID=examiner_alerts_article

ATF agent cooperates in gunwalking investigation

ATF agent cooperates in gunwalking investigation...A top figure in the gunwalking controversy at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is now cooperating in the investigation. -- Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) made that disclosure today in a letter to ATF's acting director Kenneth Melson

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20052239-10391695.html

Sen. Chuck Grassley ranking Republican of Senate Judiciary Committee says emails suggest ATF blocking Senate gun probe

Sen. Chuck Grassley ranking Republican of Senate Judiciary Committee says emails suggest ATF blocking Senate gun probe... wants to know if ATF has ordered its agents not to cooperate in his investigation of the shooting.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/8/grassley-says-emails-suggest-atf-blocking-senate-g/

Sen. Grassley/Sen. Durban calls for investigation of H-1B visa fraud problems

Sen. Grassley/Sen. Durban calls for investigation of H-1B visa fraud problems...Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, has teamed up with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on legislation seeking to tighten restrictions on H-1Bs..... H-1Bs have been criticized as allowing employers to replace American workers with cheaper employees. Thursday's hearing was expected to include discussion of fraud problems in the H-1B program

http://azstarnet.com/news/us/article_f3a3a864-7b7d-5540-acc2-86221c589514.html

Sen. Grassley calls for new L-1 visa probe (the Computer Visa)

Sen. Grassley calls for new L-1 visa probe..The L-1 is used for multinational companies to bring employees into the U.S. and doesn't have has many restrictions as the H-1B visa, such as a prevailing wage requirement... the L-1 visa is "the computer visa." It reported that from 1999 to 2004, nine of the 10 firms that petitioned for the most L-1 workers were computer and IT-related outsourcing service firms that specialized in labor from India. those who use the program have resulted in a great deal of fraud and abuse within the program

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215371/Sen._Grassley_calls_for_new_L_1_visa_probe