FBI mishandling of anthrax case leaves many questions unanswered

[mhatrw]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/375049_thomasson15.html

FBI mishandling of anthrax case leaves many questions unanswered

DAN K. THOMASSON
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST

WASHINGTON - The FBI's mishandling of the anthrax case and its rush to claim it solved not only have made it doubtful the truth of the matter ever will come out, but it has turned this nightmare into a conspiracy freak's dream. It is safe to predict that every nut case who believes in the New World Order already is preparing his contention that Bruce Ivins, the microbiologist tagged as the "real" culprit, a) didn't act alone, b) was the fall guy for a plot devised by an official government either foreign or domestic, c) actually was President Bush's plot to get rid of the then Senate Democratic Leader, Thomas Daschle, who was one of those sent the lethal bacteria, or d) all of the above.

It is not difficult to imagine a whole new multigazillion dollar cottage industry of theories in print, TV and movies will pop up to rival that of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Before it is over, one would not be surprised to find that this hideous biological attack on America could be directly linked not only to Kennedy's death but also to that of Abraham Lincoln. A more prudent approach would have spared us much of this speculation. But the FBI is nothing if not imprudent, as has been demonstrated time and again.

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So the day they were to arrest him, he swallowed enough pills to kill himself and left the world to wonder was he truly the madman of the Army's bio-defense lab as the FBI contends? A number of his fellow scientists argue convincingly otherwise, pointing to holes in the technology used by the bureau. Without the public examination of the evidence in court and the opportunity for him to defend against the allegations, how can anyone say for certain? For the time being, at least, and perhaps forever, the answer unfortunately may be left up to those for whom conspiracy is a religion.


Yes, it's the conspiracy theorists' fault that the FBI has no case against Ivins! Damn those damn conspiracy theorists!

[EFerrari]

1. LOL! 57 Bush Justice Department scandals later

if your default is to believe the JD, you're an idiot.