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A hard-hitting inside account of the Fast and Furious scandalâthe government-sponsored program intended to âwin the drug warâ by providing and tracking gun sales across the border to Mexicoâfrom whistle-blower and ATF agent John Dodson.
After the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, John Dodson pulled bodies out of theâŠ
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Dodson was an officer for the ATF working along the border with Mexico. He stumbled across the scandal behind Operation Fast and Furious, and rather than keeping quiet, he took the risky step of whistleblowing on covert operations by US government agencies in collusion with the drug gangs of Mexico, and the death of Border Patrol Agent, Brian Terry.
From Marcus' list on The best books on the USA / Mexico border, drug cartels, and misery.
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