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CIA building case Anthrax attacks were international terror plot

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Posted by Frank G 2003-12-26 12:31:11 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Suggested Futures topics:

1) When will Hatfill sue the FBI? (over / under at 3 months)

2) How much will he win? (o/u = $3 m.)

3) Will Alan Dershowitz defend him? (10-1 odds)

Posted by Raj 2003-12-26 12:48:24 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-12-26 12:48:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "There is no evidence at this point to suggest a foreign terrorist link or connection".In other words,they're just as clueless as the FBI.Don't hold your breath,folks.

Posted by El Id 2003-12-26 12:52:36 PM|| 2003-12-26 12:52:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Clint Van Zandt, former FBI profiler, at a conference I attended suggested two people, a scientist frustrated with the lack of preparedness of the U.S., and a child who did the actual writing. The "mad scientist" theory was bought into very early on by the FBI, with little or no evidence. Indeed, it is the sheer lack of evidence in any direction that is confounding this case. Bungled by the FBI? Oh, you bet!

The FBI's analysis of the Florida cases, Kathy Nguyen's death, Ottilie Lundgren's death, and baby at ABC are all questions that are unanswered. The latter three, with no other related cases, are unexplained.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-12-26 1:40:26 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2003-12-26 1:40:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 This sounds like another competition between the CIA and FBI over who gets credit for solving the case. Even though they are now required to share information ( thanks to Bush after 9/11 ), it's still not enough to make them look at it. At this rate the Anthrax Case is going to be like the JFK mystery. If it's not already, which I think it is.

Posted by Charles 2003-12-26 2:11:11 PM|| 2003-12-26 2:11:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 For a sober look at the JFK case,I'll recommend Gerald Posner's Case Closed.It helped me reach two conclusions:1)Oswald did it.2)I was an idiot for believing a word Marrs,Summers,Stone,Garrison and the rest of the conspiracy theorists put out.

Posted by El Id 2003-12-26 2:57:41 PM|| 2003-12-26 2:57:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The CIA has been quietly building a case that the anthrax attacks of 2001 were in fact the result of an international terrorist plot.

Ah, hell. NOW my surprise meter's got smoke coming out of it. Who would have thought underflow would be that damaging?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-26 3:27:44 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-26 3:27:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 In case anyone's interested, way back in the day, John Ringo wrote an op-ed (that didn't get published) on the subject of the anthrax attacks, and why he didn't think they were of domestic origin. You can find it at http://johnringo.com/opstrange.htm. I would speculate on motives as to why they finally decided it's worthwhile to look at non-domestic sources, but I think I'll pass. Too many broken meters. Maybe I should get some of those wind-up ones from the C. Crane Catalog or something.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2003-12-26 5:44:42 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2003-12-26 5:44:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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