McConnell claims his sister has corrupted the Office of Personnel Management security clearance services to allow the likes of treasonous IG Cynthia A. Schnedar to block warnings from loyal agents and give plausible denial to President Obama and State Governors of any knowledge of the Fast and Furious gun-running operation.
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“American Thinker http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/10/fast_and_furious_in_a_rotten_nutshell.htmlOctober 7, 2011
Fast and Furious in a Rotten Nutshell
By Ronald Kolb
The latest in a series of revelations in the ongoing saga of the Fast and Furious scandal -- where more than 2,000 rifles were knowingly and willfully allowed to be transported untracked from the United States into Mexico -- is truly stunning.
A series of damning memos from 2010 was recently obtained by CBS News, and they indicate that Attorney General Eric Holder -- as well as several senior Justice Department officials -- were aware of the deadly program.
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The number of known violent crimes in the U.S. connected to the operation keeps increasing. By early September, the count had reached 21, including the killing of Brian Terry.
And in a separate (but strangely similar) program out of Tampa ATF dubbed "Operation Castaway," guns were run to violent gangs in Honduras. This led to a number of violent crimes in Puerto Rico and a homicide in Colombia.
As for Acting Inspector General Cynthia Schnedar, Congressman Issa told Greta Van Susteren of Fox News that Schnedar's action of releasing the tapes had betrayed the investigation. (He also noted that cooperation from the Justice Department was virtually nonexistent.)
In a recently released letter to Schnedar, Issa and Senator Grassley noted that the investigator's actions had "undermined and obstructed" their investigation (the Oversight Committee had also obtained copies of the tapes), and they demanded answers concerning her behavior.
After the first tape was made public by CBS News as a result of Schnedar's actions, her office released a highly dubious explanation: that the U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix needed them for the pending prosecution of drug traffickers.
There are several questions about Ms. Schnedar that beg to be answered.
First, as she well knew, the U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix was also a target of the investigation. Both the U.S. attorney and the assistant U.S. attorney have since left because of the scandal.
Second, should Ms. Schnedar have immediately recused herself from the Fast and Furious investigation because of her long and deep ties to Mr. Holder?
Third, when Ms. Schnedar began her employment as assistant U.S. attorney in Washington in 1994, was it Mr. Holder (then the U.S. attorney) who hired her?
Lastly, Federal Election Commission records show that Schnedar donated to the Democratic National Committee in 2005. Does she now think that was proper?
Lastly, Federal Election Commission records show that Schnedar donated to the Democratic National Committee in 2005. Does she now think that was proper?
On a related note: I recently contacted Ms. Schnedar to ask those very questions. She angrily told me to call her office. No answers have been forthcoming from either source, including her spokesman, Jay Lerner.
And Mr. Obama and Mr. Holder are apparently leaving nothing to chance. On July 29, Obama nominated Michael Horowitz (who had previously worked at the Justice Department) to become the full-time inspector general. It turns out that in 2009, when Lanny Breuer was facing confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Horowitz had sent them a personal recommendation on Breuer's behalf.
Finally, the Fast and Furious scandal has now become a large-scale criminal investigation. It has enveloped several agencies, including the Justice Department; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona; and now even the White House.
The fact that Eric Holder will likely never appoint a special counsel makes it even more imperative that the office of the Justice Department inspector general should be above reproach.”
“Misprision of treason is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority. It is therefore unusual in that it is a criminal offence which may be committed through inaction. .. In the United States, misprision of treason is a federal offense, committed where someone who has knowledge of the commission of any treason against the United States, conceals such knowledge and does not inform the President, a federal judge or State Governoror State judge (18 U.S.C. § 2382). It is punishable by a fine and up to seven years in federal prison. It is also a crime punishable under the criminal laws of many states.”
“In the United States Military, only United States Citizens can be granted a DOD Security Clearance. Who Conducts Security Clearance Background Investigations? Security Clearance Background Investigations for the Department of Defense (DOD) are conducted by the Defense Security Service (DSS). This includes background investigations for military personnel, civilian personnel who work for DOD, and military contractors. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) conducts Security Clearance Investigations for most other branches of the Federal Government. There were plans to transfer DOD Security Investigations from DSS to OPM, beginning in 2003. However, in March 2004, OPM announced those plans were scrapped. Whether or not OPM will take over the function in the future is unclear.”
“Issa to question OIG head as ATF pores over report DARRELL ISSA AUGUST 27, 2012 A Friday letter sent by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz warned against delaying release of the long-awaited report on its Fast and Furious gunwalking investigation and summoned the IG to appear before the Committee on Sept. 11 for questioning. Additionally, the letter revealed that a copy of the report has been provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in addition to being sent to Justice. The length of time the report has taken to prepare prompted Gun Rights Examiner to observe last December that it had already exceeded the time it took the Warren Commission to produce its report on the John F. Kennedy assassination. Cautions were also raised months back about the selection of Horowitz to replace then-acting IG Cynthia A. Schnedar, who had close ties to Attorney General Eric Holder, when this column pointed out his close ties to Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, identified early on as a person of interest in Fast and Furious by this column and citizen journalist Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars. “We have been told through our sources for some time to be ready for a ‘September Surprise,’”Vanderboegh told his readers yesterday of this latest development. “The idea was to get the OIG report on the record and then, if it was a whitewash, to blow it out of the water with additional documents and witnesses already in the hands of the Issa committee.” That makes Issa’s warning against delay all the more understandable, and further validates claims made over the weekend to this columnist by a past-proven source that there are “a lot of closed doors” at ATF Headquarters, as Acting Director B. Todd Jones, Deputy Director Thomas E. Brandon, the Chief Counsel’s office and relevant staffers are “poring” over a report said to be over 400 pages long. It also renews hope that Issa and the Committee will be taking heed of unsolicited public counsel from this correspondent and Vanderboegh to demand the evidentiary work papers used as the basis for report findings, characterized by an adviser in government practices as “hot stuff, that’s for sure.” In related developments, a source tells Gun Rights Examiner OIG will also be investigating the “double-dipping” by retiring ATF official William McMahon, an apparent candidate for criminal prosecution for his role in Fast and Furious, who has taken outside employment with J.P. Morgan for an assignment in the Philippines, as well as a complaint from one of ATF’s Directors of Industry Operations, and concerns over arbitrary and punitive revocations of Federal Firearms Licenses such as this column reported earlier this month regarding security firm Brink’s taking legal action in response. Another ATF manager, former Deputy Assistant Director Harry McCabe, mentioned in a July, 2011, staff memo announcing the promotion/”reassignment” of McMahon, and one inextricably tied to such revocations, has retired (something WarOnGuns reported in advance) and taken employment with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, where he will ostensibly be helping retailers stay out of regulatory hot water. That sounds good in concept, but sources have told Gun Rights Examiner they welcomed his retirement and consider this new gig "a wildly head-scratching move," particularly as this individual was reportedly responsible for establishing a policy of taking FFL matters to hearings as opposed to negotiating settlements, and the repercussions from that, such as the Brink’s suit, will continue to make themselves known, a prediction time is expected to tell. Suggested by the author: Holder’s OIG ’Gunwalker’ investigation passes historic milestone today Senate approves Breuer supporter as head of OIG at Justice”
More to follow.
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And Mr. Obama and Mr. Holder are apparently leaving nothing to chance. On July 29, Obama nominated Michael Horowitz (who had previously worked at the Justice Department) to become the full-time inspector general. It turns out that in 2009, when Lanny Breuer was facing confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Horowitz had sent them a personal recommendation on Breuer's behalf.
Finally, the Fast and Furious scandal has now become a large-scale criminal investigation. It has enveloped several agencies, including the Justice Department; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona; and now even the White House.
The fact that Eric Holder will likely never appoint a special counsel makes it even more imperative that the office of the Justice Department inspector general should be above reproach.”
“Misprision of treason is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority. It is therefore unusual in that it is a criminal offence which may be committed through inaction. .. In the United States, misprision of treason is a federal offense, committed where someone who has knowledge of the commission of any treason against the United States, conceals such knowledge and does not inform the President, a federal judge or State Governoror State judge (18 U.S.C. § 2382). It is punishable by a fine and up to seven years in federal prison. It is also a crime punishable under the criminal laws of many states.”
“In the United States Military, only United States Citizens can be granted a DOD Security Clearance. Who Conducts Security Clearance Background Investigations? Security Clearance Background Investigations for the Department of Defense (DOD) are conducted by the Defense Security Service (DSS). This includes background investigations for military personnel, civilian personnel who work for DOD, and military contractors. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) conducts Security Clearance Investigations for most other branches of the Federal Government. There were plans to transfer DOD Security Investigations from DSS to OPM, beginning in 2003. However, in March 2004, OPM announced those plans were scrapped. Whether or not OPM will take over the function in the future is unclear.”
“Issa to question OIG head as ATF pores over report DARRELL ISSA AUGUST 27, 2012 A Friday letter sent by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz warned against delaying release of the long-awaited report on its Fast and Furious gunwalking investigation and summoned the IG to appear before the Committee on Sept. 11 for questioning. Additionally, the letter revealed that a copy of the report has been provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in addition to being sent to Justice. The length of time the report has taken to prepare prompted Gun Rights Examiner to observe last December that it had already exceeded the time it took the Warren Commission to produce its report on the John F. Kennedy assassination. Cautions were also raised months back about the selection of Horowitz to replace then-acting IG Cynthia A. Schnedar, who had close ties to Attorney General Eric Holder, when this column pointed out his close ties to Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, identified early on as a person of interest in Fast and Furious by this column and citizen journalist Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars. “We have been told through our sources for some time to be ready for a ‘September Surprise,’”Vanderboegh told his readers yesterday of this latest development. “The idea was to get the OIG report on the record and then, if it was a whitewash, to blow it out of the water with additional documents and witnesses already in the hands of the Issa committee.” That makes Issa’s warning against delay all the more understandable, and further validates claims made over the weekend to this columnist by a past-proven source that there are “a lot of closed doors” at ATF Headquarters, as Acting Director B. Todd Jones, Deputy Director Thomas E. Brandon, the Chief Counsel’s office and relevant staffers are “poring” over a report said to be over 400 pages long. It also renews hope that Issa and the Committee will be taking heed of unsolicited public counsel from this correspondent and Vanderboegh to demand the evidentiary work papers used as the basis for report findings, characterized by an adviser in government practices as “hot stuff, that’s for sure.” In related developments, a source tells Gun Rights Examiner OIG will also be investigating the “double-dipping” by retiring ATF official William McMahon, an apparent candidate for criminal prosecution for his role in Fast and Furious, who has taken outside employment with J.P. Morgan for an assignment in the Philippines, as well as a complaint from one of ATF’s Directors of Industry Operations, and concerns over arbitrary and punitive revocations of Federal Firearms Licenses such as this column reported earlier this month regarding security firm Brink’s taking legal action in response. Another ATF manager, former Deputy Assistant Director Harry McCabe, mentioned in a July, 2011, staff memo announcing the promotion/”reassignment” of McMahon, and one inextricably tied to such revocations, has retired (something WarOnGuns reported in advance) and taken employment with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, where he will ostensibly be helping retailers stay out of regulatory hot water. That sounds good in concept, but sources have told Gun Rights Examiner they welcomed his retirement and consider this new gig "a wildly head-scratching move," particularly as this individual was reportedly responsible for establishing a policy of taking FFL matters to hearings as opposed to negotiating settlements, and the repercussions from that, such as the Brink’s suit, will continue to make themselves known, a prediction time is expected to tell. Suggested by the author: Holder’s OIG ’Gunwalker’ investigation passes historic milestone today Senate approves Breuer supporter as head of OIG at Justice”
More to follow.
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superb stuff lads. althoug its scary. thease evil people need to be punished. i didnt realise the depth thease thugs would go to with their evil agendas for centuries. mind boggling EVIL PURE EVIL. Go get em lads.
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