Re: That Old Anthrax Case

al Guacamole wrote:
On Aug 8, 6:44 am, Rumpelstiltskin
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:31:03 -0700, Rita <R...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:19:27 -0400, "George Z. Bush"
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Islander wrote:
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If the government really believes the story that is being told, there
are some people at Ft. Detrick who should also be prosecuted.
While that might affect the goats chosen to take the rap for any disclosed
sins performed in those sensitive areas, there probably are a lot of
goatherders much higher up in the food chain who deserve a lot closer
scrutiny than they're likely to get.
George Z.
If Ivins is indeed a patsy, he was well chosen since the man was more
than eccentric. And thus would be a perfect choice to pin the anthrax
attacks on.
But remember the government thought it had a previous very likely
suspect and hounded him for years. That suspect just won a large
damages suit against the government.
Isn't it amazing, the skepticism that's meeting the federal
government's claim that Ivins was for sure the perpetrator?
Apparently it's not just myself who feels lied-to so much that I don't
trust anything that comes from the federal government anymore.



>From Wilkipedia:

Although Attorney General John Ashcroft labeled Dr. Steven Hatfill a
"person of interest" in a press conference, no charges were brought
against him. Hatfill, a virologist, vehemently denied he had anything
to do with the anthrax (bacteria) mailings and sued the FBI, the
Justice Department, John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales, and others for
violating his constitutional rights and for violating the Privacy Act.
On June 27, 2008, the Department of Justice announced it would settle
Hatfill's case for $5.8 million.
Every time I hear a settlement like this, sometimes much
bigger than this, that ends in big financial transfer but no
criminal prosecution, it destroys any sense in me that justice
was served or held to be of any importance. It looks just
all about the money.

It's amazing that the govt continues to pursue this when the news
media reports that a co-worker who knew him rather well, insists on
Ivin's innocence. Apparantly security is rather lax and there are
other folks at the lab who have access to the anthrax. What might be
more relevant is whether the Feds zeal in pursuing this man made him
mentally unstable enough that even his therapist was alarmed enough to
report him. Other critics say it doesn't make sense that he would use
his own stuff. Wouldn't it have been traced to him eventually?

Bruce Ivins mental health problems predate the Anthrax scare.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-ivins7-2008aug07,0,3490858.story
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