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These are your assumptions. The facts are that AFIP said:

When US Army investigators at Ft Detrick, Md, examined anthrax found in a letter sent to Sen. Thomas Daschle last fall, they discovered that the highly refined spores floated in the air, making them much easier for potential victims to inhale. What made this anthrax so easily aerosolized?

.......to confirm the previously unidentifiable substance as silica. "This was a key component," Mullick said. "Silica prevents the anthrax from aggregating, making it easier to aerosolize.

These are your assumptions. The facts are that AFIP said

Ah! I see. All the statements and facts which contradict AFIP are just assumptions, and only what AFIP said is gospel.

Or to put it another way: All the statements and facts which contradict your beliefs are just assumptions, and only what you believe is gospel. And what you believe is that only AFIP speaketh the gospel truth.

I guess you simply do not understand that when there are contradictory viewpoints, you have to evaluate ALL the data to see which viewpoint is most likely correct. Instead, you just pick the one which you like best (because it matches your conspiracy theories) and ignore everything else.

Thanks for making that absolutely clear.