Anthrax Case Closing Challenged (Read Article)

Yet to be answered are the arguments by Edward Jay Epstein that the presence of silicon in the anthrax mailings virtually ruled out Ivins or Fort Detrick scientists since they lacked the ability to create that combination.

So what's up with this? Will we ever know the truth about any of it?

by Michael Collins | February 26, 2010 - 1:07pm

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Shortly after September 11, 2001, mailings containing the lethal toxin anthrax were sent to members of Congress, including then Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, the National Enquirer, and others. The first suspect, Steven Hatfill, was pilloried in the press as the prime FBI suspect. He was subsequently cleared and awarded a multi million dollar settlement by the government for harassment in late June 2008. The mystery remained.


Bruce Edwards Ivins, PhD, a leading bioweapons scientist at the Fort Detrick, Maryland research center on infectious diseases, was the backup suspect. He had been under heavy surveillance by the FBI for over a year. Associated Press reported claims that he'd been "stalked" by FBI agents. There were other stories about his counseling for substance abuse problems and alleged erratic personality. These breaches of Ivin's confidentiality were followed by a less than flattering profile of his counselor, Jean Duley of Frederick, Maryland


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