Sipsey Street Irregulars: “If they made mistakes, we will punish those implicated.” Events at the child porn presser that the US media ignored. Holder to turn himself in?

Thursday, August 4, 2011

“If they made mistakes, we will punish those implicated.” Events at the child porn presser that the US media ignored. Holder to turn himself in?

ICE Director John Morton at the big press conference yesterday thinks to himself: "Damn! We bust this huge child porn ring and all they can ask Holder about is gun control and the Gunwalker Plot."

So, Eric Holder wanted to brag taking down a world-wide child porn ring and the LA Times dutifully reported it.

You have to read the Mexican papers like Excelsior or El Universal to find out the questions he was asked after the canned statement. Here is the translated story by J. Jaime Hernández of El Universal (Spanish original below):

Holder – We will do all we can to control the sale of arms.

The U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, stated that he will act vigorously and with all at his disposal to stop the NRA from new regulation requires registering the sale of multiple assault rifles that go to Mexico from gun stores in the four border states of Texas, NM, AZ and CA.

“We will vigorously oppose the NRA complaint. We will do it because we believe that our actions are consistent with the laws and the means that we have proposed are the most appropriate for stopping the flow of arms into Mexico,” said Holder in response to the law suit filed today by the powerful NRA.

On July 11 the Department of Justice announced new regulations for controlling the sale of assault rifles frequently bought in the border states.

According to the DoJ announcement, the regulations will apply to semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines and calibers larger than .22. It is believed that the regulations will effect nearly 8500 gun stores located along the length of the border with Mexico in which almost 30% of the assault rifle sales involve frequent buyers or strawmen who act on behalf of the Mexican drug cartels.

The NRA complaint was filed in the DC District Court on behalf of Arizona gun stores.

The NRA has seen this as a blatant effort by the Obama administration to control guns by means of duplicitous reasons. “Therefore, the NRA will fight this to the end,” said EVP Wayne LaPierre in a statement.

Holder’s announcement, against the complaint filed by the NRA, portends the beginning of a new struggle to stop the NRA from spoiling efforts to control the multiple sale of assault weapons that have become a violent and painful epidemic along the border.

In a press conference held to address charges against an international pedophile ring, Holder could not avoid journalists’ questions about the slain agent by Fast & Furious.

Regarding this case, Holder said that “appropriate actions will be taken” and those responsible for the death of the agent in Operation Fast and Furious which let illegal heavy caliber guns go into Mexico in 2009 and 2010 “will be punished.”

Moreover, he indicated that the accusations made by key witnesses during the hearings held in Congress are taken very seriously.

“We don’t want this kind of conduct here. I believe that, as I have said, this is very serious. The charges that have been leveled are a great concern to me, and I take them very, very seriously,” Holder said.

“If they made mistakes, we will punish those implicated,” insisted Holder, who faces growing pressure from the implacable Republican congressman, Darrel Issa, chairman of the Oversight Committee.

Issa has accused Holder of trying to impede the Congressional investigation to protect political appointees of the DoJ, while career employees have begun to break ranks to try to show their innocence.

“I have been personally concerned about this problem. I was the one who ordered the DoJ Inspector General to begin an investigation” to throw light on those responsible for an operation that has made the ATF into a key figure in one of the worst scandals in its history.

So, if ole Eric is so concerned about getting to the bottom of the Gunwalker Plot, does this mean he's going to turn himself in? Order his own arrest?

Not bloody likely. Just more lies from a congenital liar.

The original in Spanish:

Holder: usaremos todo para normar venta de armas

El Fiscal General de Estados Unidos, Eric Holder, aseguró que actuará con todos los medios para evitar que la Asociación Nacional del Rifle eche por tierra las nuevas normas para regular la venta múltiple de rifles de asalto que van a parar a México

WASHINGTON | Miércoles 03 de agosto de 2011 J. Jaime Hernández | El Universal16:05

El Fiscal General de Estados Unidos, Eric Holder, advirtió hoy que actuará de forma "vigorosa" y con todos los medios a su alcance para evitar que la Asociación Nacional del Rifle (NRA por sus siglas en inglés) se salga con la suya y eche por tierra las nuevas normas para regular la venta múltiple de rifles de asalto que van a parar a México desde las armerías ubicadas en los estados fronterizos de Texas, California, Arizona y Nuevo México.

"Nos opondremos vigorosamente a esa demanda (de la NRA). Y lo haremos porque creemos que la acción que hemos tomado es consistente con las leyes y que las medidas que estamos proponiendo son las más apropiadas para detener el flujo de armas de Estados Unidos a México", aseguró Holder al responder al anuncio de la demanda interpuesta hoy mismo por la poderosa Asociación Nacional del Rifle contra ésta normativa.
Apenas el pasado 11 de julio, el Departamento de Justicia anunció nuevas normas para regular la venta de rifles de asalto a compradores frecuentes en los estados fronterizos.

Según anunció el Departamento de Justicia, esta nueva normativa será aplicable en el caso de compras de rifles semiautomáticos que tengan cargadores desmontables y un calibre superior a .22. Se calcula que, el requerimiento, afectará a casi 8 mil 500 armerías distribuidas a lo largo de la frontera con México en donde, según datos de ATF, casi un 30% de las ventas de armas de asalto son realizadas por compradores frecuentes o testaferros que actúan por encargo de los carteles de la droga.
Según confirmó hoy la NRA, la demanda interpuesta hoy ante una corte del Distrito de Columbia se ha presentado en nombre de dos armerías de Arizona, para bloquear la normativa:

"La NRA ha visto esto como un descarado intento de la administración Obama para proseguir con su agenda de control de armas a través de reglas diseñadas tras bambalinas. Por eso la NRA peleará contra esto hasta el final", aseguró el vicepresidente ejecutivo de la NRA, Wayne LaPierre, mediante un comunicado.

El anuncio de Holder, contra la demanda interpuesta por la NRA, augura así el inicio de una nueva batalla para evitar que el poderoso lobby de las armas vuelva a malograr los intentos por controlar la venta múltiple de armas de asalto que se han convertido en una epidemia dolorosa y violenta al sur de la frontera.

En una rueda de prensa, en la que se dieron a conocer los cargos presentados contra una red internacional de pederastía infantil, Holder no pudo evitar las preguntas de los periodistas por el fallido operativo de "Rápido y Furioso".

Sobre éste caso, Holder aseguró que "se tomarán acciones apropiadas" y "se castigará" a los responsables del fallido operativo de "Rápido y Furioso" que permitió trasiego ilegal de armas de grueso calibre a México entre el 2009 y 2010.
Además, señaló que las acusaciones vertidas por testigos clave, durante las audiencias celebradas en el Congreso, "nos las tomamos muy en serio".

"Este no es el tipo de conducta que queremos aquí. Creo que, como ya he dicho, esto es muy serio. Y los cargos que han sido sugeridos son de gran preocupación para mí y me los tomo muy, muy en serio", dijo Holder.

"Si se cometieron errores, vamos a castigar a las personas implicadas", insistió Holder quien enfrenta la creciente presión ejercida desde el comité de supervisión gubernamental que preside el implacable congresista republicano, Darrel Issa.
Precisamente, Darrel Issa ha acusado directamente a Eric Holder de obstaculizar la investigación que se realiza desde el Congreso para proteger a funcionarios políticos del Departamento de Justicia, mientras personal de carrera ha comenzado a desfilar para tratar de demostrar su inocencia:

"Yo me he preocupado personalmente de este problema. Yo fui el que ordenó al inspector general (en el Departamento de Justicia) iniciar la investigación" para esclarecer las responsabilidades de un operativo que ha convertido a la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco y Armas (ATF) en protagonista de uno de los peores escándalos en su historia.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: Is the child porn release a red herring to divert attention from "Gun walker" I expect that we will see more of the same between now and 2012.; August 4, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Anonymous said...: Based on .gov history hauling in cocaine via Mena Arkansas I'm dawning my tinfoil hat and wondering if fast and furious isn't really .gov arming certain cartels to keep competing cartels from infringing on profits of .gov

See this article:Feds allegedly allowed Sinaloa cartel to move cocaine into U.S. for information

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18608410; August 4, 2011 at 9:52 AM
oldsmobile98 said...: If this joker wants to "punish those implicated", why has he been stonewalling Grassley and Issa from day one?; August 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Sean said...: No habla espaniol.; August 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Some Guy said...: Mike - I'm sure you have seen this...

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18608410?source=most_viewed

"U.S. federal agents allegedly allowed the Sinaloa drug cartel to traffic several tons of cocaine into the United States in exchange for information about rival cartels, according to court documents filed in a U.S. federal court."; August 4, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Anonymous said...: Follow-up:

Terry was killed in December 2010 at the hands of an illegal immigrant working for the Sinaloa Cartel while patrolling an area near Tucson known as Rio Rico.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/11/family-murdered-patrol-agent-seek-justice/#ixzz1U4fNreRN; August 4, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Isabelaslut said...: Holder has no choice but to perpetuate the lie and string out the investigation as long as possible and hope that Obama looses his reelection bid in 2012. If Obama does win (doubtful) the he will be forced out of office. The pressure is mounting and he may have to wrap his head with duct tape to keep it from exploding.

Dave Wigs sip-dis.blogspot.com; August 4, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Those who committed these crimes should be hung as traitors, which would amount to suicide when it comes to Holder and others because we all now know what they did and why it was done. Moreover, we now know who was involved in ordering it.

The media will of course protect them all.; August 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM

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