America's North Shore Journal

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. This comes on the heels of the government’s settlement with another scientist, Steven Hatfill, paying him over the next years $5.82 million for invading his privacy and ruining his career. The story does not address the FBI investigation into Dr. Kenneth Berry, which we have covered extensively here. Dr. Berry has never been charged, either. The LA Times story is very short on named sources, exactly the type of media attention that helped win Dr. Hatfill his money. The press’s record for reporting on the murders is full of errors due solely to their reliance upon anonymous sources. We know … Read entire article »