Saturday, June 18, 2011

'Operation Fast and Furious' Will Probably Result In The Firing Of The Director Of The ATF

Head Of ATF Is Likely To Go -- Wall Street Journal

The Justice Department is expected to oust the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a troubled federal antitrafficking operation that has grown into the agency's biggest scandal in nearly two decades.

Moves toward the replacement of Kenneth Melson, acting ATF director since April 2009, could begin next week, although the precise sequence of events remains to be decided, these people said.

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My Comment
: Time constraints have not permitted to post a more detailed report on this story. It deserves more attention and reporting .... something that I will get done by tomorrow.

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