The atf agent who blew the whistle on operation fast and furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched antigun trafficking sting because it would have a negative impact on. Atf tries to block fast and furious whistleblower from. A federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, reversing an earlier government attempt to block publication for morale reasons. Federal agent john dodson turned whistleblower and exposed the botched gun operation fast and furious in phoenix that led to seniorlevel resignations, 18 months of congressional. No scandal is more threatening to the obama administration than operation fast and furious. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the fast and furious case from publishing a book, claiming his retelling of the mexico gunwalking scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law enforcement agency, according to documents obtained by the washington times. Holders atf blocks fast and furious whistleblower book. A federal agent reportedly will be allowed to write a book about the gun sting dubbed operation fast and furious, reversing an earlier attempt by the government to block the publication. Dodson was vocal within atf throughout 2010 about his concerns, and on march 3, 2011, he exposed fast and furious and its connection to brian terrys murder on national television to cbs news. Dodson was terrified when the next phone call came, one with the potential to destroy his career, his family, and his life. By contrast, dodson and two other new arrivals, olindo lee casa and lawrence alt, seemed to. Aclu fights doj, atf attempts at censorship of fast and.
Atf agent can write fast and furious book, cant profit from it cnn. Atf whistleblower john dodson exposes fast and furious. Americans looking for the unvarnished truth about the stingless atf sting should look away now. Atf tries to block whistleblowing agents fast and furious book.
But the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms will request some redactions in the book by whistleblower special agent john dodson, politico reported thursday. Doj to allow atf agent to publish a fast and furious. Fast and furious whistleblower special agent john dodson is set to release his book, the unarmed truth, in january, but earlier this month was told that federal regulations that. John dodson cant be paid for fast and furious book, atf says. While other scandals involve money, fast and furious involves lives, including that of border patrol agent brian terry, gunned down with a weapon that the federal government put in the hands of mexicos narcoterrorists. The documents that undermine the white houses claims of ignorance about fast and furious how eric holder, president obamas attorney general, has, under oath, repeatedly changed his testimony the still mounting death toll from fast and furious the retaliation against fast and furious whistleblowers. However, he has been told that his manuscript doesnt meet atfs outside employment guidelines.
Fast and furious whistleblowers struggle six months. A federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, reversing an earlier government attempt to block publication for. Atf blocking fast and furious book citing morale of. Newell, gillette and voth began to cover up their tracks. The atf doesnt want you to read the fast and furious whistle. Whistleblower gives incredible insider view of fast and. Now, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, where dodson works, is preventing him from publishing a book about the failed gun investigation, dubbed fast and furious. Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. Dodson has put his intimate fast and furious knowledge into a book titled the unarmed truth. The unarmed truth by john dodson a hardhitting inside account of the fast and furious scandalthe governmentsponsored program intended to win the. The amazing claim is the result of documents obtained by the washington times, which.
The opening prologue of the new tellall book from bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives atf special agent john dodson shows the atf was made aware of concerns that someone in u. A book authored by an agent at the center of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives fast and furious gun running debacle has been rejected and barred from being published by the agency, citing concerns for morale. Dodson s book is hardly the only operation fast and furious information president barack obamas administration is withholding from the public. The unarmed truth book by john dodson official publisher page.
Cam edwards speaks to john dodson atf agent and author of the new book, the unarmed truth my fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious for. Given the national attention to both the fast and furious operation and atf practices more broadly, atf faces an extremely high burden in demonstrating that its interests outweigh agent dodson t right to speak and the publics right to hear his views about operation fast and furious, the aclu wrote in the letter. In a bipartisan vote in 2012, the house of representatives held attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for refusing to turn over documents in the fast and furious case. Fast and furious whistleblower john dodson cnn is now reporting that the atf is going to let dodson publish the book, but not before making redactions in it. John dodsons book, the unarmed truth, is set for release in january. Cbs investigative journalist sharyl attkisson asked dodson to go public with what he knew about fast and furious. Atf attempts to prevent publication of whistleblowers. At that time, and in interviews since, dodson has warned that the violent legacy of the federal gunwalking programs would be felt for decades as many of the. Special agent john dodson, who became a whistleblower in 2011 when he approached republican lawmakers in. The atf says its not censoring fast and furious whistleblower. John dodson cant be paid for fast and furious book, atf says by ryan j. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is not allowing federal agent john dodson, the main whistleblower who helped expose operation fast and furious, to publish his book about.
My fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious kindle edition by john dodson. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Why john dodson blew the whistle on fast and furious. Dodson s cashingin on his insider knowledge of fast and furious with a new book the unarmed truth.
A settlement was announced in 2019 where both sides disagree with the prior courts orders and agree to continue to fight. The atf doesnt want you to read the fast and furious. A good study in how wellmeaning public servants can loose sight of the bigpicture in an effort to do good and then having staked fame and fortune upon a fallacy, close ranks and seek to hide misdeeds and discredit their detractors. The atf agent who blew the whistle on fast and furious said. Atfs dispute with special agent john dodson is setting up a first. Special agent john dodson will publish a book about the atfs operation fast and furious. A government agency is blocking publication of a book about the controversial fast and furious guntracking program, setting up a first amendment showdown that could unite the american civil liberties union with congressional conservatives the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives says if the book, the unarmed truth, written by atf agent and fast and furious. Atf blocks agents fast and furious book the denver post. John dodson is the whistleblowing author that witnessed the second operation, fast and furious. Theres still plenty that the american public doesnt know about the fast and furious scandalor so says agent john dodson, one of the.
The smearing of fast and furious whistleblower john dodson. The unarmed truth in his book the unarmed truth, my fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious, john dodson outlined in great detail how the ensuing coverup unfolded. No manuscript for any fast and furious book has received approval for. In 2011, dodson told congress that atf bosses told agents monitoring these illegal guns to stand down and let the guns walk. President obama asserted executive privilege over fast and furious documents that house committee on oversight and government reform chairman rep. Voth moved dodson out of group 7 shortly before border patrol agent brian terry was shot by weapons traced to fast and furious.
Reilly washington the american civil liberties union aclu is seeking answers after the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives atf told an atf agent he isnt permitted to be paid for publishing a book about his experience calling attention to a. Washington the american civil liberties union aclu is seeking answers after the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is currently blocking the main whistleblower in the fast and furious case from publishing a book, not because of classified information, but rather because it will hurt morale of agents in the agency. Dodson alerted congress about operation fast and furious, which allowed over 2,000 guns to fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels, after. Atf whistleblower denied permission to publish fast and. My fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious audiobook by john dodson. Anybody can read kindle books even without a kindle devicewith the free kindle app for smartphones and tablets. Theres still plenty that the american public doesnt know about the fast and furious scandalor so says agent john dodson, one of the whistleblowers who exposed the botched operation. If it werent for john dodson, americans would never have known the truth about operation fast and furious and the death of border patrol agent brian terry. It provides the first inside account of how the obama administration permitted and helped sell some 2,000 guns to mexican drug cartels, guns used in the murder of two federal agents and hundreds of mexican citizens. John dodson was the atf agent who exposed the operation fast and furious scandal and wrote this column in his capacity as a whistleblower and private citizen.
However, john dodson, an agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, wont be allowed to make money on the book. This book is his story, a tale of the personal and professional journey of a man who decided to tell the truth, no matter the costs. The unarmed truth share book recommendations with your. The atf also says that dodson cannot make money on the book. Atf nixes fast and furious book by agentwhistleblower.
Atf blocks agents fast and furious book the mercury news. The federal agent who blew the whistle on the fast and furious scandal is suddenly unwelcome at the very border patrol agency he sought to protect for months, john dodson. Having written the book during his continued employment with the atf, dodson had to request that it qualify as outside employment in order to be able to receive any proceeds from. My fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious in january 2014. The one dodson has written deserves to be published, and the terry and zapata families deserve to know truth. Former bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms agent john dodson is expected to publish a book titled the unarmed truth. If it werent for john dodson, americans would never have known. Dodson starts with telling his past, which is not why i bought the book, but that being said it was very informative and gave a surprisingly fair and accurate account of the situation surrounding fast and furious. Book by whistleblower at center of fast and furious. Fast and furious whistleblower says he became an enemy of.
The atf agent who blew the whistle on fast and furious said tuesday that its absurd that the agency is blocking his book on the operation by claiming it would harm morale. John dodson cant be paid for fast and furious book, atf. Agent john dodson s book on his experiences in operation fast and furious was released by simon and schuster on december 3, 20. Atf rejects agents fast and furious book the washington post. Two months ago, the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms attempted to censor a book written by operation fast and furious whistleblower john dodson 04162020 12. John dodson, the operation fast and furious whistleblower whose account has been publicly doubted, is writing a book. Atf agent john dodson, whose disclosures about the arizonabased atf operation known as fast and furious sparked congressional and justice department investigations, is trying to publish a book about his experience. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the fast and furious case from publishing a book for pay, claiming his retelling of the mexico gunwalking scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law enforcement agency, according to documents obtained by the washington times.