Since the AFT has been doing such a good job (see Department of Justice inspector general's report) "whacking moles," it isn't going to talk about it any more!
ATF May Hurt Its Efforts by Withholding Key Data on U.S. Firearms into Mexico - Mexico Institute: "In a couple of interviews with journalists earlier this month, the Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Kenneth Melson, said he would not release data on the total percent of U.S.-origin firearms recovered in Mexico in the last few years.
According to the Washington Post, Melson said “Let me tell you we are not going to be using percentages like that anymore, because these percentages have been misused, misinterpreted, for political agendas on both sides of the gun issue.” Unfortunately, by withholding this key data, ATF may hurt its efforts to tackle U.S. firearms trafficking to Mexico." Nov. 1, 2010, Mexico Institute
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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