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'''Operation Fast and Furious''' (also known as '''Project Gunwalker''') is a government-funded program of the [[ATF]] and the [[Justice Department]] that involved selling weapons from the [[United States]] to [[drug cartels]] and other gangs in [[Mexico]]. [[Ann Coulter]] said the purpose of the operation was "to strengthen liberals' argument for [[gun control]]."
'''Operation Fast and Furious''' (also known as '''Project Gunwalker''') is a government-funded program of the [[ATF]] and the [[Justice Department]] that involved selling weapons from the [[United States]] to [[drug cartels]] and other gangs in [[Mexico]]. [[Ann Coulter]] said the purpose of the operation was "to strengthen liberals' argument for [[gun control]]." [http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2012-07-11.html#read_more]
The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious, but according to many it will go down in history by its more descriptive title: "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> On July 26, 2011, during a hearing on the gunwalking operation, ATF Special Agent Bill Newell told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010.<ref>Sharyl Attkisson. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20083772-10391695.html ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 26, 2011.</ref>
The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious, but according to many it will go down in history by its more descriptive title: "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> On July 26, 2011, during a hearing on the gunwalking operation, ATF Special Agent Bill Newell told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010.<ref>Sharyl Attkisson. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20083772-10391695.html ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 26, 2011.</ref>