Mexico drug war: US sting 'let cartels buy guns'

[friendly_iconoclast]

Source: BBC

Hundreds of US guns were bought, resold and sent to Mexican drug cartels in an Arizona sting operation while US firearms agents were ordered not to intervene, Congress has heard.

Three firearms agents said they were told to track the movement of the weaponry, but not to make any arrests.

US lawmakers expressed outrage at the details of Operation Fast and Furious....

....On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers concluded that Fast and Furious, which was designed to track small-time gun buyers to major weapons traffickers along America's south-west border, never led to the arrest of any major traffickers...


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13785080

[palmtree guy]

1. not much of a sting

if no arrests are made, but it will whip up more outrage and make it easier to try another assault weapons ban

[Webster Green]

2. Bullshit!

The corrupt mutherfuckers are covering their asses, after their gun smuggling scheme was exposed.

The ATF is every bit as corrupt as the DEA and the FBI. They are all fascist thugs. The DEA is just another big drug cartel. The FBI is fucking useless other than looking through some Raging Granny's trash can for evidence of terrorism.

Dirtbag lying fucking assholes.

[TheWraith]

3. This reminds me of what Sibel Edmonds said about the FBI after 9/11.

How they ordered all the translators to slow down work, so that they could complain to Congress about a huge backlog in translation efforts, to try and get more money and manpower.

It's in the ATF's interest for there to be a "problem" to solve, since they're the agency that's paid to solve it.

[Corruption Winz]

4. Wait.... so you mean to tell me that another war on something that will never end...

has failed once again? Impossible!

You know.. the name of this operation says a lot about how the government/law enforcement think. Operation: Fast And Furious. They really think they are the "good guys" in a real-life action movie. Which would be fine if the people dying were extras that we're standing around for free coffee and the chance to say they were in a big Hollywood movie.

Unfortunately for this douche bags, they're not. Real lives are at stake and perhaps a bit more preparation is in order. Maybe you don't just give criminals fire-arms and see what happens. Maybe you just arrest them and keep it moving.

[Tejas]

5. And all the while KNOWING they couldn't track those guns beyond the border.

You only do that on purpose.

[Javaman]

6. Meh, can't make money unless there is violence.

the perpetual war on drugs.

They seize the drugs, money and guns.

They destroy the drugs so there is a dearth in the market resulting in a high price.

They keep the money to fund the US alphabet agencies cottage industry.

They take their guns and destroy them, thus driving up demand at gun shows.

The gun show loop hole is kept open so felons and gang bangers and gun runners can sell guns at a massive profit to the cartels.

Rinse and repeat.