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Originally Posted by Streck-Fu
I disagree and think that it is a huge leap from passively letting guns go to actively enabling the willful slaughter of citizens. The idea that some government agent directed this massacre is equivalent to the Bush admin pulling off 9/11.
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I agree with you, but the Government has set an nefarious example and they are reaping the rewards of their endeavors.
I would argue that the ATF's role in Fast & Furious borders on an active role. While they can plausibly deny they had any intent of causing death, they knew full well what would likely happen with some of the guns. And as the CBS article below mentions ATF's Bill Newell used Fast & Furious press an agenda. Newell was passively just doing his job and following orders.
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On Jan. 4, 2011, as ATF prepared a press conference to announce arrests in Fast and Furious, Newell saw it as “(A)nother time to address Multiple Sale on Long Guns issue.” And a day after the press conference, Chait emailed Newell: “Bill–well done yesterday… (I)n light of our request for Demand letter 3, this case could be a strong supporting factor if we can determine how many multiple sales of long guns occurred during the course of this case.”
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_16...ag=re1.channel
People have died and the Government has lied....all to achieve a goal.
Stuff like that vindicates the conspiracies in the mind of the Tin Foil community and to a growing distrust in the Government.