Wiretap applications obtained by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform prove Attorney General Eric Holder and Assistant AG Lanny Breuer lied to Committee members when they claimed DOJ personnel knew nothing of the tactics used by the ATF during Operation Fast And Furious.
Wiretap applications are forms that must be filled out and submitted to a judge, asking permission to perform a wiretap. As these requests may only be made if all other information-gathering techniques have been tried and found wanting, the applications are completed in extraordinary detail, listing all prior methods employed by law enforcement to gather existing evidence. In short, the entire history of the efforts put forth by law enforcement during a particular case or investigation are presented in writing to the court.
According to Committee chair Darrell Issa, six wiretap applications are now in Committee possession, all presented to the court between March and June of 2010 and all having been approved by Department of Justice officials. In fact, “each application included a memorandum from Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer to Paul M. O’Brien, Office of Enforcement Operations, authorizing the wiretap applications on behalf of the Attorney General.” “The memoranda from Breuer are marked specifically for the attention of Emory Hurley, the lead prosecutor for Operation Fast and Furious.”
Why is this so significant? As Congressman Issa wrote to Eric Holder on June 5th, “Throughout the course of the congressional investigation … the Department (DOJ) has consistently denied that any senior officials were provided information about the tactics used in Operation Fast and Furious. The wiretap applications obtained by the Committee show such statements made by senior Department officials regarding the wiretaps to be false and misleading.”
That is, DOJ higher-ups including Lanny Breuer obviously had to know of the tactics employed by the ATF during the Operation as they were clearly spelled out in the applications the DOJ-specifically Lanny Breuer-signed off on!
On September 7th, 2011, Holder stated before Issa’s Committee, “The notion that …this thing (Fast and Furious) reaches into the upper levels of the Justice Department is something that…I don’t think is supported by the facts.” One month later, in a letter to the Committees investigating the Operation, Holder wrote, “I now understand some senior officials within the Department were aware at the time that there was an operation called Fast and Furious although they were not advised of the unacceptable operational tactics being used in it.”
Issa continues the assault on Holder with the Attorney General’s testimony of September 8th. Holder said:
I don’t think the wiretap applications—I’ve not seen—I’ve not seen them. But I don’t know—I don’t have any information that indicates that those wiretap applications had anything in them that talked about the tactics that have made this such a bone of contention…I’d be surprised if the tactics themselves about gun walking were actually contained in those—in those applications. I have not seen them, but I would be surprised [if] that were the case.
Then on February 2nd of this year, Holder claimed:
I think, first off, there is no indication that Mr. Breuer or my former deputy were aware of the tactics that were employed in this matter until everybody I think became aware of them, which is like January, February of last year. The information—I’m not at this point aware that any of those tactics were contained in any of the wiretap applications.
Obviously, the DOJ had no intention of providing Congress with any of these applications or the information they contained. In fact, the applications had been sealed by the Department for some time. It is likely the Committee was leaked the applications by the same source who has provided the House with other withheld, DOJ documents.
But, however he obtained them, Issa has devastating evidence proving outright perjury on the parts of Lanny Breuer and Eric Holder. The question is, as it has been for months, whether the Republican leadership has the courage to use it.
Where is the contempt citation Mr. Boehner?
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Nixon et al pale in comparison to Obama et al.
Remember "Bush lied and people died"(?); and Nixon? This man gets away with it all.
@April…I know…I hope we have the opportunity to vote them all out; but I do have doubts. My fear is that Obama will either ALLOW an attack like 9/11 again on U.S. soil; OR, will CAUSE a false flag event.
Remember when he said, "I may suspend the elections to FIX the budget"????
Remember when he said, "You can gas us and we won't nuke you"?????
Please watch this very short video:
Obama Speaking with Putin's Man — Open Mic-I'll Have More Flexibility after Next Election
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Czo5Vf8KZs
I also have a fear that elections might be suspended, but we can't pass misinformation.
"Remember when he said, "I may suspend the elections to FIX the budget"????"
This was suggested by Democratic Governor Bev Purdue of North Carolina at a Rotary luncheon speech, not Oblameo.
"Remember when he said, "You can gas us and we won't nuke you"?????"
This comment I'm not aware of. Can you link source for this please?
As far as I know, the only way to suspend the election would be by Martial Law. No other provisions is in the Constitution to my knowledge. I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.
Thank you for bringing that up…it was my error:
By Peter Paton
There is a school of thought that says President Obama is seeking a pretext to cancel the 2012 Presidential election as he views his sliding opinion poll ratings and the catastrophic state of the American economy, with mass unemployment, rampant foreclosures, and the violent monetary collapse of the dollar and stock markets…..
Such a scenario, would undoubtedly set the stage for President Obama, and his hard line inner circle of advisers, Valerie Jarret, Samantha Power, Dalia Mogahedi, Cass Sunstein, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz to declare a State of Emergency in America, which would be ruthlessly put down under Martial Law by Presidential decree.
As Obama has continuously operated by Presidential decree throughout the term of his three year Presidential rule, in stark and flagrant circumvention of Congress and the Senate, it is not a far leap to take in the imagination, to envisage a dictatorial President Obama canceling the 2012 Presidential election on these controversial and provocative grounds, and remaining in office by Presidential executive decree…… http://conservativepapers.com/news/2011/09/08/wil…
I agree that there is the chance Oblameo will try to use Martial Law to circumvent the election. I feel he will do this using race. He has started the war. Now all he needs to do is sit back and wait.
Did you find the web page concerning the "You can gas us and we won't nuke you"?????" comment?
I am STILL looking for it…Not that you know me or my promises…but I did read that AND AS SOON AS I FIND IT…I will make sure to run right back here….
I did find the one where he states "We can absorb another 9/11." but not that one yet….
I don't just make this stuff up, I PROMISE…I will continue to look. Now you have put me on a MISSION!!!! thank you!
No hurry. When you find it and post it, I'll be notified.
I think you misunderstand. I want to know for my own knowledge.
I don't know how, but I must have missed that comment.
There are no provisions in the Constitution….but to this date…how many times have we seen him use OUR Constitution as a poo poo pad for this dogs (so-to-speak)?
Oooo, Please try to find that url for me…I just Google'd it and all I came up with were several blog statements BUT NOT the actual Dem Gov. Purdue…..
I do appreciate that you know that!
Here is the link for Gov. Purdue's comment: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/…
Remember, Oblameo believe the Constitution is an antiquated piece of paper. We need to make him see differently.
I promise you, it would be the last time.
I whole heartedly agree.
Thumbs UP for that statement 100 times!!!!
obummer has an administration full of American traitors. We need a clean sweep in 2012. Like to see holder in a soup line!!! he doesn't have the guts to stand up and tell the truth. No integrity in the obummer administration.
I believe Mr.Boehner needs to get to the bottom of all this within the next few months and Mr. Eric Holder and his cohorts all need to be fired! Then we are going to find out alot more because these politicians and crooks Obama has appointed are not going to go down alone, they are going to try to work out deals and alot of names are going to come to the surface and alot of polititions are going to have to face the American public and the judicial courts probably including Mr.Obama or Barry , what ever his real name is!
Polly, what is sad and NOT BEING SAID is they all already know. I had such great hopes for Boehner, and he has turned out to be a wimp.
Issa is tougher than Boehner…AND you know Obama is protecting him as much as he can (the crook).
It will be a hide 'n watch for us.
If Boehner doesn't get to the bottom of this issue, he may find himself in the same situation, i.e. looking for a job.
THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE IN JAIL……ALL OF THEM FROM OBAMA ON DOWN AND OBAMA IS AS LOW AS YOU CAN GET.
http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=5nr…
The founding fathers actually fore saw a time when government would run a muck so they put a provision in the constitution for that called constitutional convention and it appears the time has came for that
http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/wallstreet-researc…
the time for a constitutional convention has came
the other link is the wrong one
The last thing you need right now is a constitutinonal Convention, with Obama in office. He would find ways to control it and any thing he has been blocked on, he would find a way to institute it in our Constitution and finish destroying our Nation and turning it fully into a Communist Nation.
I did go back to my files to for the url of the "You can gas us and we won't nuke you"… it has been scrubbed.
However, I did find this one:
During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, “We can absorb a terrorist attack…..” http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama-america-ca…
we the people,be alerted,educated,and most importanly BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING,we the people are the government,not these treasonous traders,if this treasonous bunch ovomit/holdup/pelosi/bohener etc,try to bring down the internet,or martial law,then my god fearing,constitution loving american citiziens.take bible in one hand,and 2nd amendment/protection in other hand on head for dc,at that moment mr and mrs patriot we the people will be the government and it will be up to we the people,i pray for a peaceful solution,but i am prepared for a not so peacefull solution.god bless ron paul,sheriff joe and cold case posse,chuck norris,and all american veterans/citizens.one nation under god
Really not trying to be critical…but…proper word usage makes good poiints…and improper useage makes bad impressions…I am referring to "trader" which should read traitor!
I brought all this up to my Congressman Pete Olsen (TX-22) and he told me "you cannot impeach an official because you don't agree with his policies" This is what We the people are up against. I do not agree with Eric Holder" policies because his actions to help further gun control, fueled the Mexican war on drugs, armed the cartels and caused the deaths of THOUSANDS of Mexican Citizen's as well as Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and two U.S. State Department Officials, the brother of Mexico's Attorney General, and numerous American citizens in this country because Holder's Department of Justice financed the purchase of these 2000 AK-47's, Barret 50 cal. Sniper Rifles and thousands and thousands of rounds of ammunition, facilitated their transport over the border and directly into the hands of the drug cartels.
Roy, I DO hear what you are saying…but it goes much deeper than just not agreeing with his policies. Think: "Richard Nixon." And, Think "Bill Clinton"
I have like a list of 65 reasons to impeach him (man due to treason) in a combined list of his activities.
Try selling or giving away sovereign land of the USA to Russia and China. That is NOT a policy. That is something he CANNOT do. It is NOT his to give away. . The land is part of the USA.
Too many lives lost and troubles from this perjury.
He screwed up big time! I wish I knew of a better way to put this…but a bended knee "forgive me apology of my horrible erro" would have gone a long way…then to make efforts to make it right would have helped.
Then he should have stepped down graciously.
But! we have to remember the REASON for F&F…it wasn't to catch drug dealers, etc. Somehow, in their sick minds (my opinion)…they thought this would turn out to be a way to "TAKE THE GUNS AWAY": from the American Citizens…and it came back 100 fold and bit them in the butt!
Please someone jump in here and finish this thought for me.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE REAL PROBLEM IS OBADMA IS A MUSLIM AND THEY ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO TAKE OVER THIS COUNTRY,—THEN SHARIA LAWS, WE JOIN THEM OR THEY KILL US=PERIOD
Stand up for yourself! Be a patriot for god and country!!!!!
Please, please read all of this. This article backs up everything you just said. This is ONLY an excerpt:
Obama Syndicate Plans Imminent Takeover of USA by Islam and Globalists
While Congress ignores it (or secretly supports it), the US courts continue to fall one by one towards accepting and utilizing Shari’a law in place of US law and the wholly-owned-by-the-totalitarian-Left-and/or-the-Saudis (same thing) media continue their mindless and largely irrelevant programming (to continue the mesmerization of the American people) Obama is openly supporting and assisting the Islamist takeover of the USA. I have been writing about this since prior to the Obama syndicate’s usurpation of the White House. However, it’s comforting to know that my more well-known brethren have at last gotten the message and are now, also, writing about it. In the end, we are all in this together!
Recently, Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Soeren Kern wrote in his article “Caliphate Conference” Seeks to Islamize Europe, U.S.”: “The explicit aim of the Istanbul Process—currently backed by the Obama administration—is to make it an international crime to criticize Islam. A Muslim fundamentalist group is organizing a conference focused on turning Austria and other European countries into Islamic states.
“The “Caliphate Conference 2012” will be held on March 10 in the Austrian town of Vösendorf, situated just south of Vienna. The main theme of the event will be “The Caliphate: The State Model of the Future.”
“The conference is being organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir [Party of Liberation], a pan-Islamic extremist group that seeks to establish a global Islamic state, or caliphate, ruled by Islamic Sharia law.”
Shortly thereafter, WND published the article “Planning for Islamic Caliphate Begins” in which it exposes a December 2011 Islamist Conference held in Washington D.C.—also with support from Obama—at which Sec. of State Hillary Clinton spoke in favor of the Islamists’ plans to stop anti-Islam speech in the USA. The “Istanbul Process” (also SURPRISE—SURPRISE is supported by the U.N.) would deny anti-Islamic speech, only, and if any anti-Muslim/Islam speech leads to said Muslims rioting and pillaging (which is what they do on a regular basis, anyway) the speaker would be held liable, jailed or worse.
The above is happening now. Source it for yourselves or take a look at the references below. This would also be an excellent campaign strategy for Obama…jailing anyone who has spoken out against the Satanic Islamic cult.
Continue reading:
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/…
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It ain't over yet, folks….Please examine what Mr. Romney did:
Romney came out in support of the Muslims in Our Country– with a PLAN for" Islamist Owned Charter Schools"! Again! We should be expecting them to assimilate into OUR Country NOT make Our Country Over for Them! http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/06/05/romney-push….
J Carroll you're right – Muslims can lie all tey want to and it's okay – doesn't that have something to do with integrity? Virtue? If all this is right we've got a whole government filled with Muslims. It's apparrent that if Obama can lie, then his men can lie – why should we be surprised?
Holder, you are gaining on Obama. Obama's nose has circled the earth more times than the all of the NASA shuttles put together; therefore you are gaining on Obama's nose. Folks, just remember, this type of lawlessness could have only came from the top dog. B-o-o-o-o-o-o, the dictator in chief.
Either Holder is incompetent or lying through his teeth! He should be run out town on a rail for either.
kick the bum out
I don't know which one I despise more Holder or Obama.
ISSA'S PROOF OF PERJURY BY LARRY BREUER
AND ERIC HOLDER REQUIRES FULL EXPOSURE
REGARDLESS OF THE FACT SOME REPUBLICANS
WANT TO OVERLOOK THE PERJURY CHARGES.
TOO IGNORE THE PERJURY CHARGES NOW WILL
COMPLICATE VARIOUS FUTURE SITUATIONS AND
ENDANGER MORE AMERICAN LIVES.
THOSE WHO WISH TO OVERLOOK PERJURY ARE
CLEARLY NOT QUALIFIED TO BE REPRESENTING
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
Edward, I agree with you 100%.
Lord, I forget my background…shoot! when someone overlooks perjury, there is a law against that also.
Everyone is watching this very very closely!
Looks like a little jail time for some lying pols is in order! Since you can't be in jail and hold down the Attn'y Gen job then you may as well drop out of that job!
So, what if Obama suspended the election, and the country just carried it out anyway? How could he stop it?
the only way this is evewr going to stop is if WE THE PEOPLE PUT A STOP TO IT.
This horrible criminal POS, the Obama Crime Partner..should be put in the same cell as Obama to save the Tax Payers $$ for a period not less than 100 years or untill they BOTH tell the truth, which ever comes first & we will count the past record of both of you scumbag criminals. Nov 6, will give the American People the HOPE we heard in 2008 and you both will be GONE in January. The American People have been lied to, and we are not stupid or forgiving, you thought we were and you could get by with all this corruption..SUPRISE.