INFOWARS: ATF’s Milwaukee sting operation marred by mistakes, failures
John Diedrich and Raquel Rutledge
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 31, 2013A store calling itself Fearless Distributing opened early last year on an out-of-the-way street in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, offering designer clothes, athletic shoes, jewelry and drug paraphernalia.
Those working behind the counter, however, weren’t interested in selling anything.
They were undercover agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives running a storefront sting aimed at busting criminal operations in the city by purchasing drugs and guns from felons.
But the effort to date has not snared any major dealers or taken down a gang. Instead, it resulted in a string of mistakes and failures, including an ATF military-style machine gun landing on the streets of Milwaukee and the agency having $35,000 in merchandise stolen from its store, a Journal Sentinel investigation has found.
Judge Blocks FDA Plan for Graphic Cigarette Warnings: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plans to require graphic warning labels on cigarette packs was derailed temporarily Monday when a federal judge blocked the effort, suggesting it was a violation of the tobacco industry’s First Amendment free-speech rights.
Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia said it was likely that the tobacco industry would succeed in a lawsuit to overturn the requirement, so he blocked the FDA initiative until the court case is resolved, which could take years, the Associated Press reported.
Good, the FDA has no right putting labels on stuff we consume.
Libyan rebels… love the guy taking a hookah break. How do you carry that in a war zone and not break it? I’m afraid I’ll break mine inside my own house!
Tobacco Lawsuit Could Stall New Labels For Years
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August 18, 2011 - Industry experts say the tobacco industry’s legal challenge to new graphic warning labels may not hold up in court, but it could mean years before the new labels appear, and could save cigarette makers millions of dollars. (Aug. 18)
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