'''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]], in the hopes of tracing these weapons to catch smugglers in a sort of "sting" operation. 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>
Operation Fast and Furious has developed into an enormous scandal and failure for the [[Obama administration]]. Two U.S. border guards were killed as a direct result of Fast and Furious. While [[Republicans]] are conducting an investigation regarding weapons the federal government "walked" to drug cartels, the [[Liberal bias | liberal Media]], [[Democrat]] politicians, Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] and the [[White House]] are trying to cover-up the story;<ref>Mark Hemingway. [http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-admin-seals-records-murdered-border-patrol-agent-implicated-fast-and-furious_610783.html Obama Admin Seals Records of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Implicated in Fast and Furious], ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'', November 30, 2011.</ref> the Obama administration is reportedly intimidating witnesses into not testifying to Congress.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/26/issa-atf-warns-witnesses-to-limit-testimony/</ref> Other known crimes, in Mexico and in [[America]], have been traced to these weapons provided by the U.S. government. Gunwalker firearms are turning up in [[Arizona]] gun crimes, and some of the firearms in question may not have ever left the United States at all.<ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/gunwalker-terrorizing-america-too-guns-show-up-in-u-s/</ref> "Our federal government may bear responsibility for at least 200 murders committed with “walked” firearms." <ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/msm-sheep-ignoring-the-scandal-of-the-century/ MSM Sheep: Ignoring the Scandal of the Century, Pajama's Media, September 28, 2011]</ref> Ed Morrissey claims, "at least 300 lives" have been needlessly lost. <ref>[http://theweek.com/bullpen/column/222660/its-time-for-eric-holder-to-resign It's time for Eric Holder to resign, The Week, December 20, 2011]</ref>