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2007-04-17 Home Front: WoT

Ross Getman: Is Ayman Zawahiri Behind The Anthrax Mailings?

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Posted by Bunyip 2007-04-17 09:34|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bunyip, read the whole thang, and yes it does haver some nuggats.

Brian Williams reports that investigators have told NBC that the water used to make the spores came from the Northeastern United States based on an analysis of isotopes. That finding likely has served to focus the FBIs investigation..

MSNBC, relying on an unnamed FBI spokesperson, reported that the FBI has narrowed the pool of labs known to have had the US Army anthrax strain known as the Ames strain that was a match from 16 to 4 but could not rule out that it was obtained overseas.

Although sometimes reports referred to its ubiquitous distribution, the major revelation on the subject came in 2005 when pursuant to two treaties, samples of anthrax was evaluated from Georgia and Azerbaijan and it was determined that former Republics of Russia also had Ames. Just as former bioweaponeer Ken Alibek [Kanatjan Alibekov] had said in 2001, Russia had obtained Ames years earlier through a spy at Ft. Detrick.

In a court filing dated May 20, 2005, an attorney for the United States Department of Justice wrote: The investigation into the anthrax attacks is one of the largest and most complex investigations in law enforcement history. To bring those responsible to justice, the investigation remains intensely active. In a press conference in October 2005, Director Mueller said that the FBI was pursuing all domestic and international leads.

seems as if the Fumbling Bunch of Idiots got tired of harassing Stephen Hatfield.

try and get a copy of this PBS documentry; NOVA w/ William C. Patrick, III

Dr. William C. Patrick III spent over three decades at Fort Detrick, Maryland, the U.S. Army's base for biological weapons research. From 1951 to 1969, he developed germ agents for warfare. When the U.S. officially ended its offensive program in 1969, Patrick's work turned to germ defenses.

Here, he reflects back on these years with New York Times reporter Bill Broad and NOVA producer Kirk Wolfinger. And he demonstrates for NOVA's cameras how a biological agent such as anthrax might be used.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-04-17 22:52|| 2007-04-17 22:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I could and should say something but won't about Ames and Fort Detrick.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-04-17 23:49|| 2007-04-17 23:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Yoohoo, Ayman, do Sharon and Terry know???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-04-17 23:51|| 2007-04-17 23:51|| Front Page Top

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