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| Anthrax spores not mixed with bentonite |
| 2001-10-30 |
Federal officials said yesterday that the anthrax spores that infected workers at the New York Post and in the office of Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) were not mixed with bentonite, a mineral compound used by the Iraqi biological weapons program to make the spores more infectious. The chemical findings appeared to support recent hints by various U.S. officials that Iraq is not a prime suspect in the recent anthrax attacks, which have killed three and wreaked havoc with the postal system. But officials said they are still considering all possibilities. This is an investigation that's grinding to a standstill. In a week or two we won't hear much about it and that'll last six months to a year. When they finally pin it on someone it'll all be in the distant past and the guys will get off light. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |