Justice Dept. takes on itself in probe of 2001 anthrax attacks
Since it began a decade ago, the federal government’s massive investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks has been plagued by missteps and complications.
Investigators initially focused on the wrong man, then had to pay him a nearly $6 million settlement. In 2008, they accused another man, Bruce E. Ivins, who killed himself before he could go to trial.
Now, in the latest twist, the government has argued against itself.
In documents deep in the files of a recently settled Florida lawsuit, Justice Department civil attorneys contradicted their own department’s conclusion that Ivins was unquestionably the anthrax killer. The lawyers said the type of anthrax in Ivins’s lab was “radically different” from the deadly anthrax. They cited several witnesses who said Ivins was innocent, and they suggested that a private laboratory in Ohio could have been involved in the attacks.
full: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-dept-takes-on-itself-in-probe-of-2001-anthrax-attacks/2012/01/05/gIQAhGLlVQ_singlePage.html
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My line of thought goes like this:
1.) This about WMD, "spooky" stuff, "national security" stuff.
2.) Hence there are no people who both know the score and want to inform us, certainly not without permission. They will be arrested.
3.) It seems clear that there has been a good deal of funny business surrounding the case, which indirectly supports #1 & #2. The government statements are awash in handwaving and specious arguments, you know like: "you're entitled to your own opinions, but if you are a reasonable person you have to agree with me." And yet they claim to have incontrovertible evidence Ivins did it, so where is it?
4.) So I assume I'm being lied to, without knowing how much, or what's being hidden, so I don't infer anything based on what's been said, e.g. I don't know who did it, but I would hazard a guess that it's neither of the two candidates the government has advanced.
5.) Mr. Ivins being a "suicide" does make him a convenient perp, dead guys don't argue.
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However, you're right, I don't see how this ties to Obama, or means he is doing anything about it, no such luck, so forget that, maybe I should thank your for making me read it carefully.
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