The parallels between Operation Fast and Furious and the 9/11/12 attack in Benghazi continue to mount. The latest example comes courtesy of Kerry Picket. She is reporting that Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who serves on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees, says the State Department is not allowing him to talk to any of the survivors […]
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Gaffney: Did Benghazi-gate involve Gun-Walking to al-Qaeda?
In Operation Fast and Furious, guns were allowed to walk and were put into the hands of Mexican drug cartels; bad things happened. Could Benghazi-gate involve a similar operation in which weaponry was placed into the hands of al-Qaeda? Frank Gaffney has an interesting take on that. Note how he refers to someone Walid identified […]
Darrell Issa going after Benghazi like he did Fast and Furious
When it comes to the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, Chairman Darrell Issa exhibited true leadership in the face of a massive stonewall. Obstructions were in abundance from the Department of Justice, the Obama administration, and from ranking member of the Committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who’s also a member of […]
Is this the John Dodson of the Benghazi attacks?
There are some parallels developing between Operation Fast and Furious and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. First, the man at the tip of the spear in the Fast and Furious investigation has been Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight committee. He now appears to be taking the lead […]
Fast and Furious, Benghazi Consulate, and State Department waivers
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and committee member, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent a forceful letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today. In it, they chronicle 13 separate threats to security at the Benghazi, Libya consulate that date back six months. These threats likely contributed to the decision […]
Deadline for IG’s to respond to Bachmann letters approaches; handling of Fast and Furious a good model
The longer that Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), and Tom Rooney (R-FL) remain on an island with respect to their Republican colleagues either denouncing them or leaving them stranded, the more courageous those five look. The mountains of evidence that have burgeoned forth since their initial letters […]
Judge in Nidal Malik Hasan trial names Eric Holder
There appears to be some significant developments in the trial of Fort Hood jihadist, Nidal Malik Hasan involving both highly sensitive evidence that has been obtained via the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 and a sworn declaration provided by Attorney General Eric Holder. Via the Killeen Daily Herald: A federal judge ordered that […]