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The Ames strain refers to something that is in widespread possession.

I think you are very wrong,
however,
I defer to Keri,
if she wishes
to join this discussion.

I forgot to mention that the anthrax letter was sent from Switzerland to Chile, Atta was spotted in Switzerland during the summer buying a swiss army knife.

He had contacts there.

On July 9, Atta flew from Miami to Madrid. He spent 11 days in Europe before returning to the U.S. Spanish intelligence officials said his rental car had more than 1,200 miles on it, the Spanish newspaperEl Mundo reported.

Intelligence officials have said Atta was meeting with suspected members of bin Laden’s organization at a hotel in Salou, Spain July 17 and 18 and at other locations around Spain. He returned to the U.S. on July 19.

At some point in the summer, Atta and al-Shehhi checked into a hotel in Zurich. They bought knives and box-cutters used in the hijackings, according to the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick.

Former counter-terrorism official Johnson theorized why they were there:

“If you’re going to Switzerland you’ll be talking about financial activities,” he said.

Important time line. Atta was in Prague in April 2001 and met with the Iraqi intelligence officer.

In the summer of 2001 he was in Zurich. It is highly probable a transfer of anthrax was made at that time.

The letter that sent to Chile was confirmed to have come from Switzerland.