[Brian Kopp DPM]

I am not an infectious disease specialist. I am only a foot doctor. However, I know enough about transmission of disease to understand that if the terrorists have smallpox, we may be in the beginning stage of an attempt at causing a smallpox epidemic. What better route than by powdering (NOT injecting) Halloween candy with smallpox virus? It is a perfect example of asymmetrical warfare. Plus there are many unsubstantiated rumors about further attacks on Halloween.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Guess we can all go home now and forget about this one???:

FBI: Candy purchases seem legitimate

News/Current Events
Source: North Jersey.com
Author: MITCHEL MADDUX and PETER POCHNA
Posted on 10/23/01 2:59 AM Eastern by kattracks

A man who used cash to buy large amounts of candy from Costco stores in Hackensack and Wayne last week is not suspected of any terrorist activity, the FBI said Monday.

"We do not have any evidence that suggests that the purchases of these items was not for legitimate purposes," said Sandra Carroll, an FBI spokesperson in Newark.

The FBI detained the man "for reasons unrelated to the purchases," Carroll said. A law enforcement source who did not want to be identified said the man is a foreign national who was being held for immigration law reasons.

The candy, meanwhile, has been found, Carroll said.

News reports about the $15,000 cash purchases prompted public concern about the safety of Halloween candy.

However, Carroll emphasizesd that the FBI would notify the public whenever it came across credible information that poses a health concern.

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