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The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Democrats claimed it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref> However, the Bush administration's program allowed a few sales in a reverse sting operation and nothing on the scale of an inter-agency, cross-border joint strike force with additional funding. There is evidence the Obama administration operated the program in several border states, however Congressional investigators were unable to pierce the Obama administration's layers of secrecy outside Arizona.
The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Democrats claimed it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref> However, the Bush administration's program allowed a few sales in a reverse sting operation and nothing on the scale of an inter-agency, cross-border joint strike force with additional funding. There is evidence the Obama administration operated the program in several border states, however Congressional investigators were unable to pierce the Obama administration's layers of secrecy outside Arizona.
On January 31, 2010, in '''Villas de Salvárcar massacre''', Juárez, Mexico,<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211289/Operation-Fast-Furious-Guns-failed-gun-program-used-2010-Mexico-massacre.html</ref> a birthday party attended by high school students was intruded upon by a group of 20 La Línea drug cartel hitmen. 15 teenage boys and girls were killed and 12 received injuries.<ref>Reyes, Gerardo and Santiago Wills. "[http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694#.UGmiKqpfr4- Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels]." ''[[ABC News]]''. September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/835001.2010-ocurre-en-juarez-la-masacre-de-salvarcar-15-jovenes-fueron-asesinados.html 2010: Ocurre en Juárez la 'Masacre de Salvárcar'; 15 jóvenes fueron asesinados]." ''El Siglo de Torreón''. Thursday January 31, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The brutality of the crime outraged people both in and outside Mexico.<ref>Martínez-Cabrera, Alejandro. "[http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_20185715/villas-de-salvarcar-massacre-suspect-tortured-by-mexican-army Official: Villas de Salvarcar massacre suspect tortured by Mexican army]." ''El Paso Times''. March 16, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The weapons used came from President Obama's Fast and Furious program.
On January 31, 2010, in '''Villas de Salvárcar massacre''', Juárez, Mexico,<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211289/Operation-Fast-Furious-Guns-failed-gun-program-used-2010-Mexico-massacre.html</ref> a birthday party attended by high school students was intruded upon by a group of 20 La Línea drug cartel hitmen. 15 teenage boys and girls were killed and 12 received injuries.<ref>Reyes, Gerardo and Santiago Wills. "[http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694#.UGmiKqpfr4- Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels]." ''[[ABC News]]''. September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/835001.2010-ocurre-en-juarez-la-masacre-de-salvarcar-15-jovenes-fueron-asesinados.html 2010: Ocurre en Juárez la 'Masacre de Salvárcar'; 15 jóvenes fueron asesinados]." ''El Siglo de Torreón''. Thursday January 31, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The brutality of the crime outraged people both in and outside Mexico.<ref>Martínez-Cabrera, Alejandro. "[http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_20185715/villas-de-salvarcar-massacre-suspect-tortured-by-mexican-army Official: Villas de Salvarcar massacre suspect tortured by Mexican army]." ''El Paso Times''. March 16, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The weapons used came from President Obama's Fast and Furious program.
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===News===
===News===
[[Conservapedia|Conservapedia's]] ''[[Conservapedia:In the News|In the News]]'' featured story on July 7, 2011:
[[Conservapedia|Conservapedia's]] ''[[Conservapedia:In the News|In the News]]'' featured story on July 7, 2011:
:''The [[Department of Justice]] was running [[guns]] into [[Honduras]] eight months ago''', as well as into [[Mexico]]. It's beginning to add up to an attempt to justify another [[United Nations]] [[attack]] on the [[sovereignty]] of the [[United States]].''<ref>[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/07/07/news/fast-and-furious-unraveling/]</ref>
:''The [[Department of Justice]] was running [[guns]] into [[Honduras]] eight months ago''', as well as into [[Mexico]]. It's beginning to add up to an attempt to justify another [[United Nations]] [[attack]] on the [[sovereignty]] of the [[United States]].''<ref>[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/07/07/news/fast-and-furious-unraveling/]</ref>
As [[Hot Air]] noted, ''"...before Congressional investigators, [[Kenneth Melson]], acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ([[ATF]]), revealed important new details of Operation Fast and Furious..."''<ref>[https://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/06/atf-director-melsons-secret-fourth-of-july-fireworks-and-the-post-testimony-fallout/ ''...the post-testimony fallout...'']</ref>
As [[Hot Air]] noted, ''"...before Congressional investigators, [[Kenneth Melson]], acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ([[ATF]]), revealed important new details of Operation Fast and Furious..."''<ref>[https://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/06/atf-director-melsons-secret-fourth-of-july-fireworks-and-the-post-testimony-fallout/ ''...the post-testimony fallout...'']</ref>
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*[https://www.americanthinker.com/2011/02/death_in_the_desert_project_gu.html Death in the Desert: Project Gunwalker and the ATF Cover-Up]
*[https://www.americanthinker.com/2011/02/death_in_the_desert_project_gu.html Death in the Desert: Project Gunwalker and the ATF Cover-Up]
*[http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1145029 ATF Gunwalker (Grassley/Issa letter timeline links)]
*[http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1145029 ATF Gunwalker (Grassley/Issa letter timeline links)]
*[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=316457 Could Gunwalker be Obama's Watergate?]
*[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=316457 Could Gunwalker be Obama's Watergate?]
*[http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/02/robert-farago/atf-gunwalker-scandal-set-to-blow/ ATF Gunwalker Scandal Set to Blow]
*[http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/02/robert-farago/atf-gunwalker-scandal-set-to-blow/ ATF Gunwalker Scandal Set to Blow]
*[http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2011/07/12/project-gunrunner-tied-directly-to-president-obama/ Project Gunrunner Tied Directly to President Obama]
*[http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2011/07/12/project-gunrunner-tied-directly-to-president-obama/ Project Gunrunner Tied Directly to President Obama]