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Topic: Anthrax at the 'Fed' | Topic page views:
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Thermit
Tech

Houston, TX 2621 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-09-2002 01:43 PM
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Routine Mail Tests Positive for Anthrax DNA at Federal ReserveBy Vincent Del Giudice Washington, May 9 (Bloomberg) -- About 20 pieces of mail tested positive for anthrax DNA at a Federal Reserve mail handling facility, the central bank said today. ``The affected mail was routine commercial and business mail and did not have any of the characteristics identified by the FBI as suspicious,'' the Fed said in a statement. Internal mail deliveries at the Fed have been suspended....
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Duncan Kunz
Senior Member
582 posts, Oct 2000
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posted 05-09-2002 03:41 PM
``The affected mail was routine commercial and business mail and did not have any of the characteristics identified by the FBI as suspicious,'' the Fed said in a statement."I'm sure that'd be a great comfort to whomever is exposed to the stuff. I can see the headlines now: "Eight workers sickened, three die from anthrax, but it's not suspicious" It appears we got some real bozos in Washington DC. 
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Thermit
Tech

Houston, TX 2621 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-09-2002 03:50 PM
Well, they could be false positives. I read that some of this mail was addressed to Alan Green$pan. He's not a bigwig, is he? 
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Thermit
Tech

Houston, TX 2621 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-09-2002 04:31 PM
Last year's Anthrax terrorism strain was likely developed by the U.S. military according to new article... quote:
Anthrax attack bug "identical" to army strain 19:00 09 May 02 NewScientist.com news service The DNA sequence of the anthrax sent through the US mail in 2001 has been revealed and confirms suspicions that the bacteria originally came from a US military laboratory.The data released uses codenames for the reference strains against which the attack strain was compared. But New Scientist can reveal that the two reference strains that appear identical to the attack strain most likely originated at the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick (USAMRIID), Maryland.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992265 
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CanyonMan2002
New Member

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 17 posts, Apr 2002
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posted 05-09-2002 06:58 PM
Ahhh back to the Anthrax eh? A trillion spores per gram is weapons grade, and so few can manufacture such a quality product. I am starting to lean in the direction that this all may be a master plan from the U.S. g-men. Mass hysteria......get everyone all worked up, give them an out, and they'll take it without even thinking about the situation. Sort of like rounding up sheep for branding huh? 
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moonmaiden
speak softly and...

Spokane, WA 99204 52 posts, Sep 2001
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posted 05-10-2002 05:00 PM
THINKING>>> airplanes were used as weapons and legislation restricting air travel followed -The poastal system is being sabotauged as well. it's cheaper, and faster to moniter digital communications. we will probably have to get special licences to use ground mail services in the not too distant future.
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moonmaiden
speak softly and...

Spokane, WA 99204 52 posts, Sep 2001
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posted 05-10-2002 05:01 PM
postal - sorry
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