Four Colorado agencies targeted with white powder in letters

[donco6]

DENVER - Inspectors with the United States Postal Service and the FBI are investigating a series of threatening letters and white powder scares in the metro area.

A postal inspector spokesman says it is too early to determine if the four incidents come from one source, but they did say since only Colorado state agencies were targeted with threatening letters and white powder there seems to be a link. Department of Agriculture mail worker Merry Colmenero opened one of those envelopes.

"And the letter said in big red letters, 'You are now poisoned and anyone who comes into contact with this or you will be poisoned also,' and then it went on to say something about Mohammed and Islam," said Colmenero.

http://tinyurl.com/qmy2s

This sounds really fishy to me. You don't suppose someone could be setting up the Muslim community here in Denver? There's been quite a lot of tension lately.

[rsmith6621]

1. When The Chips are DOWN.....

The CHIMP Likes to throw a little TERROR in the MIX!!!!!!!

This ought to divert attention away from Clinton/Oberman attention in the media...

[babylonsister]

4. You have their number as do a lot of us. Check downthread. nt

[babylonsister]

2. It's fishy allright. Stories abounded earlier and here's a thread:

We aren't alone in our suspicions!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2528632&mesg_id=2529622

[Erika]

3. terra, terra, terra,

And the sheeples run for W. Once again, how many people can be hurt by one letter?

[maddezmom]

5. yup, now that the gov't is saying it wasn't militarized anthrax

it does sound fishy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2528632

[niyad]

6. does it indicate WHY the letter was opened? is the PO now

routinely opening all of our mail?

[MADem]

7. It was someone in the Dept of AGRICULTURE mail room who opened it NT

[niyad]

8. thanks, I didn't read it carefully enough.

[0rganism]

9. is this another terror attack? If so, W has some explainin' to do

The 2001 batch of anthrax attacks give lie to the "not attacked since 9-11" line they like to use, and this would just be another nail in the coffin of the myth. That is, if Joe Sixpack actually thinks rationally for half a second instead of knee-jerking himself back to the GOP safety illusion.

[MADem]

10. They're attacking with artificial sweetener!!! Quick, run, and hide!!!

Is it the old school evildoing PINK variety, the increasingly common and wicked BLUE packets, or the more expensive and threatening Splenda Yellow sweetener that the mystery terr-izer is using?

I'm going to toddle out on a thick and sturdy limb and guess it's some fundie asshole who desperately wants to demonize Muslims who is behind this latest adventure, for whatever reason. Could be a personal beef, could be just the plain fear that accompanies stupidity. Or it could be someone who thinks they are helping "W" by keeping Murkah in fear mode, but doing a shitty job of it. Whatever the scenario, I am skeptical that a Muslim had anything to do with it.

[HuffleClaw]

11. a clumsy fundy is my guess. i bet they find the culprit soon enough

some good ole' boy too i bet, with a hate on for furriners.

[MADem]

12. Or some mean mouth lady who swipes the sweetener

from the diner in bulk, along with the napkins and catsup packets, and who thinks that religious fervor and voting GOP will someday make her miserable life worth living...!