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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 … Read entire article »

I think we need some of the CSI’s on TV to tackle the unsolved murders by anthrax from five years ago. I’ve written about this mess for years and rightly have pestered the FBI for their handling of this case. They have left far too many questions unanswered. Two men, Dr. Hatfill and Dr. Berry have had their professional lives ruined. Millions of dollars have been spent on preventing another such attack, and on thousands and thousands of false alarms. Here’s what I wrote in 2003. In addition, the CDC and the FBI have failed to explain the isolated and unrelated anthrax deaths of Kathy T. Nguyen and Ottilie Lundgren. Both ladies had no direct exposure to any of the letters. The best notion that the experts can come up with is that … Read entire article »