"No one at Ft. Detrick had worked with powdered anthrax in decades."
Oh REALLY....???
YOU better do a little study on a guy named "William Capers Patrick III"
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Furthermore, it DISGUSTS me that people are so ready to write off very real and highly injurious practices to "misguided" events....as if their OWN conspiracy THEORY is more sacred than the lives of 10,000 U.S. Servicemen.....!!!
Unfortunately, what YOU fail to recognize is that the BULK of the U.S. Government's "knowledge" about Bio-Chemical Weapons came at the expense of the LIVES of unsuspecting "test subjects" who were left with NO recourse.
But, let ONE guy play a game of hide and seek and YOU will "write a book". I strongly advise you to read a different book called simply "Germs" in which you will find revealed the callous disregard for our Troops lives AND an expose of the faults in the system currently used to produce those vaccines YOU are so glib to pass over.
Do you REALLY think this technology just dropped out of the sky...???
And, when it comes to "harmless insecticides"...I would proffer that most, if not ALL, of the organophosphates used as "nerve agents" are in FACT derived from said "insecticides", starting with Zyklon B of NaZi fame and on down through Sarin, Soman, Tabun, and VX Gas.
While you're AT it, read "The Bioweaponeers". Toward the end of this little tale of woe you will find a description of one of the more elaborate episodes in the Project SHAD program, this one South of Hawaii.
Be sure to read to the END where it describes how microscopically individuated spores might transport themselves on an average day....
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Now, as for the "nullification" of said perpetrator, I would certainly HOPE the government [NSA, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security] WOULD eliminate the threat posed by any individual if they were involved in the "anthrax scare".
Secondly, I would presume that if they had evidence that the person did NOT act alone, they would keep HIM and the ongoing investigation under wraps until they collected or removed some of the "ringleaders". No point in jumping the gun.
[such as YOU have done when responding to me]
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Here's ANOTHER link to ignore:
The Bioweaponeers
A former Russian scientist provides details on biological weapons programs in the former Soviet Union.
cryptome.org/bioweap.htm
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OH, and one last thing.
That "cold war" incident you THINK you know all the ins and outs of is STILL going on....
Look up the "Veterans Right to Know Act" [currently dead in the water in committee] and you MAY begin to glimpse the TRUTH.....or not....YOUR choice.
You'll undoubtedly be happy to know that Bill Patrick and I have talked on the phone several times, and he wrote a great review for my book. He wrote:
"With critical assessment of available evidence, Edward G. Lake has generated a very important new book entitled "Analyzing The Anthrax Attacks". This book is truly an analysis of the facts that are currently known. The author does not have a political agenda; he is not a conspiracy theorist; and he sets out the facts in a clear and concise, highly readable narrative. As a result, many of the concepts and conclusions set forth in other print media are shown to be wrong and based upon faulty analysis. I have read many books on this subject, and this book is by far the most informative! The author has performed an outstanding service to our country in putting the anthrax letters in proper perspective." --- William C. Patrick III, President, BioThreats Assessment
While you're AT it, read "The Bioweaponeers".
I've not only read "The Bioweaponeers", I've exchanged many emails with the author of the article, Richard Preston. In fact, Richard Preston also wrote a review of my book:
"Ed Lake's "Analyzing the Anthrax Attacks" is a must-read for anyone interested in the unsolved anthrax terrorist attacks of 2001. It's fascinating, thoughtful, intensely and passionately researched and argued, and intelligently probing about the mysterious events. Lake brings a wealth of detailed knowledge to his account, and he comes to provocative conclusions that not everyone will agree with. He is highly critical of the media at times--sometimes critical of my book, The Demon in the Freezer--but so what, we in the media ought to be able to handle criticism just the way we dish it out, and I think Lake's work deserves to be taken very seriously. We can only hope that one day this horrendous crime will be solved and the perpetrator or perpetrators brought to justice."
I strongly advise you to read a different book called simply "Germs"
I've not only read it, two of the authors Bill Broad and Judy Miller have been corresponding with me via emails for years, and I've talked on the phone with Bill Broad several times.
It's funny that you should mention "Germs", since most conspiracy theorists point out that the book was published on September 12, 2001, one day after 9/11. They usually declare that that couldn't be a "coincidence" and that the authors may have been involved in some conspiracy. ;-)