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Well, our old pal "The Great Satan" says it's because the anthrax threat is still in play, rendering Saddam untouchable even in captivity. I have a dreadful suspicion that Ames-strain anthrax was covertly supplied to Iraq in 1988 by David Kelly at Porton Down, in order to stop Iran. Definitively linking Iraq to the 2001 anthrax must also risk exposing the "egregious deceptions" to which I referred (e.g. TWA800). I see a variety of reasons not to talk about it, but unfortunately they are highly scenario-dependent and information is scarce.

I do actually think that "Islamists" at least determined the timing of 9/11 and the initial anthrax mailing. The conventional story is that Atta chose the date and then phoned Hamburg to keep them in the loop, and I've noted before that 9/11 is the Egyptian Christian new year, while 9/18 (when the first anthrax letter was mailed) was the Jewish new year in 2001. It seems like a variation on the abortive "millennium plot" of January 2000.

That's a damn interesting theory, and one that would explain a lot of things, in particular why Kelly would suddenly and inexplicably commit suicide. Personally, I've believed for some time now that the Porton Down connection is THE main reason why Tony Blair has been so unusually willing to assist us in Iraq, despite the massive hostile opposition of most of his own citizens, especially in light of the endless "no WMDs" drumbeat we're all subjected to on a daily basis.

By the way, have you noticed that lately there's been almost a total news blackout on the so-called "Amerithrax" investigation, and the Steven Hatfill and Maureen Stevens lawsuits? There must be things going on those cases, but the coverage has dropped to pretty much nil.

<< I have a dreadful suspicion that Ames-strain anthrax was covertly supplied to Iraq in 1988 by David Kelly at Porton Down, in order to stop Iran. >>

Quizzically interesting theorising.

Have you any raison underlying this consideracion?? Evidence albeit even circumstancial and remote??