The White House released docs today friday their involvement in Fast and Furious – where agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Phoenix field office allowed licensed firearm dealers to sell weapons, bought by the US government, to illegal “straw” buyers in the hope that the agents could track the weapons and arrest Mexican drug cartel leaders.

As you Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered with a weapon that came from this arraignment. But there is much more to that story that will surface as I will talk about in later posts. Special Agent John Dodson who spilled the beans on Fast and Furious has a story to tell for sure.

“Late Friday, the White House turned over new documents in the Congressional investigation into the ATF “Fast and Furious” gunwalking scandal.

The documents show extensive communications between then-ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office Bill Newell – who led Fast and Furious – and then-White House National Security Staffer Kevin O’Reilly. Emails indicate the two also spoke on the phone. Such detailed, direct communications between a local ATF manager in Phoenix and a White House national security staffer has raised interest among Congressional investigators looking into Fast and Furious. Newell has said he and O’Reilly are long time friends. …

Among the documents produced: an email in which ATF’s Newell sent the White House’s O’Reilly an “arrow chart reflecting the ultimate destination of firearms we intercepted and/or where the guns ended up.” The chart shows arrows leading from Arizona to destinations all over Mexico.

In response, O’Reilly wrote on Sept. 3, 2010 “The arrow chart is really interesting – and – no surprise – implies at least that different (Drug Trafficking Organizations) in Mexico have very different and geographically distinct networks in the US for acquiring guns. Did last year’s TX effort develop a similar graphic?”

If the coordination reached the level of O’Reilly it’s a given that President Obama exercised approval authority on the program and knew all the gory details as well. The real question is whether or not the President of the United States signed off on this deal. Again we need to know what he knew and when he knew it.

You’ll remember Iran Contra, where the Reagan administration allowed guns to be traded for hostages. It was a huge scandal that nearly brought down Ronald Reagan. This is much worse. It lead not only to the death of a federal agent but also put american taxpayer brought weapons into the hands of Mexican crime lords.

People have been charged with murder in this country when their actions have led to the death of another. If Barack Obama signed off on Fast and Furious knowing full well that the guns would end up in the hands of drug dealers than he is indirectly responsible for the death of agent Terry and like any other American citizen be likewise charged.