Wednesday, November 30, 2011

'Most transparent administration in history' seals file on border agent murder

November 30, 2011
Thomas Lifson

The Fast and Furious scandal is causing the Obama administration to try to suppress evidence from public view. Judicial Watch reports:
The Obama Administration has abruptly sealed court records containing alarming details of how Mexican drug smugglers murdered a U.S. Border patrol agent with a gun connected to a failed federal experiment that allowed firearms to be smuggled into Mexico.
This means information will now be kept from the public as well as the media. Could this be a cover-up on the part of the "most transparent" administration in history? After all, the rifle used to kill the federal agent (Brian Terry) last December in Arizona's Peck Canyon was part of the now infamous Operation Fast and Furious. Conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the disastrous scheme allowed guns to be smuggled into Mexico so they could eventually be traced to drug cartels. (snip)
Truth is, no one will know the reason for the confiscation of public court records in this case because the judge's decision to seal it was also sealed, according to the news story. That means the public or media won't have access to any new or old evidence, filings, rulings or arguments.
Richard Nixon's ghost must be full of envy at the way the media are ignoring this scandal, which, never forget, has led to many deaths, including two federal officials.

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