[freeperfromnj]

What about a possible Canada connection. The Ames strain is only known to have been given to 5 labs. The Ames strain used in the letters apparently was limited to only five labs - those are the US, Canada, and the UK. I'm looking for an article that mentioned the fact that Atta visited Canada often. Perhaps that's where the envelopes were stuffed.

[muawiyah]

The so-called "Ames strain" is presently in the hands of hundreds, if not thousands, of labs of different sorts all over the world.

It appears to be a "standard" for measuring the efficacy of anti-anthrax materials, or for other measurement of bacteria.

On the other hand, the particular strain of the strain of the strain is the same, and that gets limited down to a half dozen to a dozen places.

Knowing who produced the anthrax does not tell you who used it as a weapon. That's because this particular stuff could have been stolen over the last 10 years - according to the records!

[Mitchell]

What about a possible Canada connection. The Ames strain is only known to have been given to 5 labs. The Ames strain used in the letters apparently was limited to only five labs - those are the US, Canada, and the UK. I'm looking for an article that mentioned the fact that Atta visited Canada often. Perhaps that's where the envelopes were stuffed.

I've not really seen much of a hint of a Canadian connection. (Porton Down in the UK has come under suspicion, however.)

One thing that occurs to me is that nobody knows why Atta and Alomari went to Portland, Maine, right before the hijackings, only flying into Boston first thing on the morning of 9/11. It must have been important, since it made their schedule very tight. What were they doing in Portland?