Guns, Bullets, Sniper Fire, Corruption, Murder & Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder

Eric Holder has been tapped by PE Obama to serve as the first African American Attorney General of the United States, heading up the entire justice department.  Holder is a man of accomplishment having been appointed by then President Ronald Reagan to serve as a Superior Court Judge for The District of Columbia.

However, after stepping down from the bench in 1993 his service in the DOJ under Janet Reno raises some very important questions which may shed some light on the service he might render to President Obama.

In August 1992, you will remember that a federal law enforcement agent and expert sniper shot and murdered Vicki Weaver the wife of Randy Weaver, at their home in Idaho.  The federal agents also shot their young son Sam in the back and killed him as he was running away from them.  The incident began, as a jury concluded, when the ATF entrapped Randy Weaver into committing a gun violation.

After an initial investigation uncovered evidence of a coverup and other potential crimes by the federal agents following the incident at "Ruby Ridge" the matter was referred to the U.S. Attorney in D.C., Eric Holder, for further proceedings.  Holder recused himself from the investigation.

Then in 1993 his superior Janet Reno presided over, and was ultimately cleared, in what many Americans still to this day see as a high water mark of the governments power to overrun its own people, the invasion, burning and murder of innocent women and children at the home of Branch Davidians in Waco Texas.

Holder was deputy attorney general under Reno and declared that he was pleased that his department had been cleared of any wrongdoing in the matter, despite what Americans clearly saw on their own TV sets, and said, "David Koresh and certain Branch Davidians were responsible for the tragedy at Waco."

And then, late in the final days of the Bill Clinton presidency, Eric Holder played a central role in the presidential pardon of convicted felon Marc Rich.  Here is what former Clinton adviser Dick Morris recalls of Holder's involvement:

As deputy attorney general, [Eric] Holder was the key person who made the pardon of Marc Rich possible in the final hours of the Clinton presidency.

If ever there was a person who did not deserve a presidential pardon, it's Marc Rich, the fugitive billionaire who renounced his US citizenship and moved to Switzerland to avoid prosecution for racketeering, wire fraud, 51 counts of tax fraud, evading $48 million in taxes, and engaging in illegal trades with Iran in violation of the US embargo following the 1979-80 hostage crisis.

Seventeen years later, Rich wanted a pardon, and he retained Jack Quinn, former counsel to the president, to lobby his old boss.

It was Holder who had originally recommended Quinn to one of Rich's advisers, although he claims that he did not know the identity of the client.

And he gave substantive advice to Quinn along the way. According to Quinn's notes that were produced to Congress, Holder told Quinn to take the pardon application "straight to the White House" because "the timing is good."

And once the pardon was granted, Holder sent his congratulations to Quinn.

In 2002, a congressional committee reported that Holder was a "willing participant in the plan to keep the Justice Department from knowing about and opposing" the Rich pardon.

Now, as the person chosen by PE Obama to head up the department of justice, his personal philosophy and advocacy in favor of gun control becomes much more of an issue than his intellect or his skills as a lawyer.

With a record of involvement in the government's use of force against its own citizens at Ruby Ridge and Waco Texas, as well as his demonstrated willingness to support the pardon of a convicted criminal so long as he was willing to contribute millions in cash in exchange for the favor, Holder's support for strong gun control legislation should cause a serious stiffening of the spines of those Americans who have thus far avoided giving up their healthy distrust of government.

Obama's choice of Holder may very well be the single most important catalyst in giving new life to the conservative movement in this country.  While the damage Holder and Obama could inflict over the next four years will have to be watched and challenged at every turn, odds are the choice of Holder will give republicans the kind of message they have been looking for to rally their troops for a take over of Congress in 2010.

Comments

[ryan]

why the shock? i saw this coming in 2009 jan. it was all right there in fromt of ya all. 'prez' told ya all exactly what he was going to do. 'fundamentally transform america' what part of that statement weren't ya all clear on? his assoc., ayers to jarret were not a secret. as well this plot was put into gear at the beginning of bush's 2cd. term. realty is, the people guarding the gate against communism were comepletly dirilect of duty. now yall cryin like a bitch. for me the major travesty is all my dead marine brothers and the wounds i live w/ every day were for absolutely nothing. ya all woke up a little too late. welcome to the united communist welfare states of america. semper fi. ryan sean donovan

[Frank Trejo]

We have a criminal White House. The DOJ is being run by an anti-white, anti-Constitution Chicago street thug. His boss is the first communist to occupy the White House. He is destroying the country right before our eyes and the Congress doesn't do a Goddamn thing. Call your reps and complain. Tell them we need someone in Congress to start impeachment proceedings. It's a long shot but it'll bring it to the attention of tube fanatics.

[Name Jen Gelman]

Fast & Furious was a blatant attempt to engineer public opinion at the expense of people's safety, and as it turned out, a whole bunch of lives on both sides of the border. They had already put the narrative out that Mexican drug gangs get the majority of their weapons through legal means in the US. This is a lie, and their attempt to illustrate the lie backfired on them. Justice awaits.

[Jim]

Now, with the ATF GUNS disaster in AZ,along with the other actions Holder has taken over the years, we can see that the concerns about HOLDER as AG were warranted. Given all this known evidence, is there a possibility that he believes in a totally totalitarian type of government and is activly trying to make this happen?
Jim

[Sam]

Yes I would consider Ruby Ridge, Waco, the pardon the Marc Rich and the 16 FALN terrorist to be one hell of a career.

[Wayne]

I have linked to your post from Obama Picks Eric Holder for Attorney General

[Marc Carey]

To Neil B:
First, thanks for the comment.

You are correct, Holder is, as I said at the outset, entitled to recognition for an impressive career.

But, to many hard core American patriots, there is a growing fear that Obama represents the kind of extreme liberalism which threatens individual liberty. That threat, to them, is not limited to his economic policies which may tilt toward socialism, but to the far, far right, they fear the disarming of the citizenry as a first step toward subjugation.

It is in this context that Holder's involvement with Ruby Ridge, Waco and his stance on gun licensing adds to these concerns.

I'm sure there will be plenty of people singing his praises, but quite frankly his stance on gun control is 180 degrees opposite mine and so I have no intention of behaving like the predictable guy on the news who says with a jaw dropping stunned reaction to learning that his neigbor is a murderer "Gee, and he was such a nice guy."

Thanks again for commenting and engaging in the debate.

[Neil B]

Aren't you forgetting to look at the net "whole picture" of this guy Holder? Wouldn't just about anyone have a few deficiencies or even stains in their resume, since no one is perfect? You went over those kinds of kinks and not the overall policy picture. Most people just aren't moved by a few missteps in a person's past, they want to know what the person will likely do from now on.

BTW, I haven't found any clues for why Holder did recuse himself from the Ruby Ridge affair.

delver in VA