Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Anthrax Evidence Coming Out

Can't tell if the evidence is out already, or about to come out. Google has about 7000 articles related to its coming out, though.

One thing that I thought was interesting is in regards to the theory that this was likely a scientist with a vaccine, or working on a vaccine. Law enforcement has noted, for instance, that the letters alerted the recipient that the letters contained anthrax, which allowed them to minimize the risks immediately by sealing areas off, and also to explore things like vaccines, for which Ivans may have some patents. Regardless of its true, it's an interesting theory. Why would a terrorist alert the recipient to the contents of the letter, especially when it's clearly a sophisticated, weaponized aerosol version of anthrax. If it was serious, and that suggests it was, you'd think the sender would be wanting to maximize damage, and telling the recipient what the white powder is seems the opposite of that.

So, I can see the logic of this hypothesis, and it's credible. I'm looking forward to seeing the data to support it. That they are releasing all of it is also kind of telling. If it was a government conspiracy, you'd also expect the opposite behavior.

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