Washington Post
What was initially described as a near-military-grade biological weapon was ultimately found to have had a more ordinary pedigree, containing no additives and no signs of special processing to make the anthrax bacteria more deadly, law enforcement officials confirmed. In addition, the strain of anthrax used in the attacks has turned out to be more common than was initially believed, the officials said.
As a result, after a very public focus on government scientists as the likely source of the attacks, the FBI is today casting a far wider net, as investigators face the daunting prospect of an almost endless list of possible suspects in scores of countries around the globe.
“There is no significant signature in the powder that points to a domestic source,” said one scientist who has extensively studied the tan, talc-like material that paralyzed much of Washington in the deadliest bioterrorism attack in U.S. history.
Let’s review:
- Weaponized, in part or in total - NO
- Obtained domesticly, probably at Fort Detrich - NO
- Suspects are Hatfill and Berry - Unlikely
Back to square one, it seems, and five years have gone past. Maybe the FBI will devote a little time to the possible Iraqi links.
