Tag Archive for 'Anthrax'

A hospital corpsman with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade teaches a Marine how to insert a needle into a vein as part of a Combat Lifesaver Course here March 24. Marines gain this knowledge so they can support corpsmen in the field in need of assistance. Photo by Cpl. Aaron Rooks

The HSSS team members said they are prepared in case anyone contracts one of the many diseases in the country, which the brigade medical planner, Navy Lt. Diana Loffgren, said is possible. She said there are currently several confirmed cases of malaria in troops serving in Afghanistan, but noted that none of these cases involve U.S. service members.

The Los Angeles Times has an exclusive story today suggesting that noted microbiologist Bruce Ivins had become a suspect in the 2001 anthrax murders. It further reports that Ivins has apparently committed suicide.

The FBI has let us down. By focusing on Hatfill to the exclusion of other potential suspects, and by excluding state-sponsored terror from the very beginning, they failed to conduct a proper investigation. This was a case that any rookie detective could have followed procedure and process and investigated.

Elena Williams

Photo: Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Elena Williams administers Anthrax vaccinations on the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

Major Gamal Awad

Marine Captain Gamal F. Awad was doing pretty well for himself on September 10, 2001. He was married to a fellow officer, had two lovely daughters, and a prestigious job working for the Commandant of the Marine Crops in the Special Projects Directorate.

It all changed shortly after he went to work in his office at the Pentagon on September 11.

FBI now widening net for anthrax killer

Anthrax – Cold Case

I think we need some of the CSI’s on TV to tackle the unsolved murders by anthrax from five years ago.

Dr. Berry Speaks Out

This guy was the subject of FBI raids last year, and I blogged about him several times.Wellsville Daily Reportern his first interview since the national spotlight was pointed at Wellsville during the August anthrax investigation, Berry talked to The Daily Reporter about his current legal battles and the FBI.”(The FBI investigation) totally destroyed my life. [...]

WGRZ Channel 2Sources from within the law enforcement community tell Channel 2 News that federal authorities are “not excited” about what they found while searching the home of Dr. Kenneth Berry in the Village of Wellsville as well as his parents summer home in New Jersey.The information does not give a concrete idea of what [...]