Does any one beieve this? US attacks used 'common anthrax'

[acmejack]

Investigators believe anthrax used in a series of attacks in the US in 2001 was not of military grade as originally thought, a US newspaper reports.

I can't...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5377744.stm

[savemefromdumbya]

1. becuase we know it wasn't common Anthrax

do they think people are stupid. Mr Rove will you give over.

[JackRiddler]

2. "as widely reported"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/24/AR2006092401014.html

QUOTE:

What was initially described as a near-military-grade biological weapon was ultimately found to have had a more ordinary pedigree, containing no additives and no signs of special processing to make the anthrax bacteria more deadly, law enforcement officials confirmed.

The finding, which resulted from countless scientific tests at numerous laboratories, appears to undermine the widely held belief that the attack was carried out by a government scientist or someone with access to a U.S. biodefense lab.

COMMENT:

"initially described," "widely held belief" ... by whom? Initially described by the investigators at the time, widely held because the FBI "initially" said so. Now it's as though the weaponization, much emphasized at the time, is somehow a product of some arbitrary media reports. Bullshit. Orwellian re-write.

Most important to remember: This is the same FBI that authorized the destruction of the original Ames strain samples on Oct. 11-12, 2001, when the anthrax mailings were underway. That's destruction of evidence, and it disqualifies the FBI as an investigator for this case.

Members of Cheney's staff put on Cipro on 9/11/2001?

The US had just been accused at the UN of running a home-made anthrax "defense" program? (US admission: 9/5/2001)

The politicians targeted with the stuff described as "weaponized" were the heads of the Senate opposition party?

QUOTE:

"The bureau has assigned fresh leadership to the case -- Special Agent Ed Montooth -- and retains a full-time investigative force of 17 agents and 10 postal inspectors."

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"Fresh leadership" is supposed to be a good thing, I guess. Fresh leader, fresh theories - anyone could have done it, forget that we told you it was military grade anthrax. Let's find some foreigner Muslim types to blame. Ones who really hate Patrick Leahy for his freedoms.

They initially had about 1500 guys on the case, since they pulled one-half of the agents working 9/11 to go after the anthrax mailers instead. (!)

Congress shut down, its last order of business as they ran out the door being to vote for the USA PATRIOT Act.

Please.

[BootinUp]

3. Why not?

The testing on the evidence is probably not destructive. In other words it can be reviewed and or retested later by other experts. It would be foolish to lie. The other thing is that the investigation dead ended, it seems quite plausible they were not on the right track after this much time.

[unpossibles]

4. I don't buy it either. n/t

[Bandit]

5. When the Whitehouse issued Cipro to all in early September

was it for the common type anthrax? Remember in early Semptember 2001 the Whitehouse made everyone there take the antidote for anthrax. Curious that only a week or so later there was an Anthrax attack on Democrats in Congress. What the hell is Common anthrax anyway? Anthrax is anthrax isn't it? Why did the Whitehouse distribute the antidote a week before the mailings and it was the only time they have ever done so?

[lonestarnot]

6. Another instance of a history lesson rewrite.

[catmandu57]

7. No

Simply put I don't trust my own government.

[cyberpj]

8. They change it NOW? Like that couldn't be determined THEN? No way.

They've heard people grumbling about that attack going unsolved and it was too easily solved if it was military grade anthrax.

The people are such fools. At first I think we deserve this. But now I'm just pissed at our missing investigative media. Which is now corporate and owes Bush for favors.

[gratuitous]

9. So, were they lying in 2001, or are they lying now?

Please note that the two propositions are not mutually exclusive; they could be lying both times, but they are surely not telling the truth both times.

[BootinUp]

11. Investigations don't stop

Investigations continue long after the initial press reports. The media doesn't always report the progress after those inital and possibly misleading reports. Nothing more is needed to understand how this happens. No conspiracy theories involving secret government plots are necessary. DNA analysis to trace anthrax strains back through the decades could be subject to various technical problems/limitations as well.

[arcane1]

10. I guess Winston Smith still has a job n/t