[America's Resolve]

A weakened strain was sent to Tom Brokaw, really nasty stuff to Tom Daschle. It's bad enough that this person or person's has anthrax, but they actually have two different versions of it.

If that's true, it might be a source of comfort. Why send the weaker strain and put everyone on guard against opening mail? I understand that the lady who opened it in Dashle's office didn't have it anywhere near her face and looked down into the envelope and saw the powder. We're all watching our mail a lot more closely since Fla. Really stupid to put people on their guard like that, no?

[dogbyte12]

But if the agents used in the attack are found to contain the telltale presence of certain compounds used in a professional drying process, this could be a very revealing clue. For instance, the presence of aluminum clay, an anti-clumping agent employed in an air-drying process for anthrax, would point to professionals rather than amateurs, and narrow the field of possible suppliers.

They also say the Florida anthrax was very weak, in comparison to the stuff Daschle got. I bet the stuff in Florida matches the stuff Brokaw got however. I am thinking more and more this must be the strategy. Shock the media, then kill the politicians.

I am wondering if the FBI has collected any other unopened mail from New Jersey sent to the White House or Gephardt, Lott, or Hastert and hasn't told us yet.

We are now often learning several days later what law enforcement already knew.

[El Gato]

Really stupid to put people on their guard like that, no

No, it's not. The purpose of terrorism is to create terror. They've been fairly successful at that, although probably not as much as they hoped. The real questiion is, what do they expect our response to be. And of course what it really will be. They may be in for big surpise, at least I hope so.

[cactmh]

The idea IS to make people look at there mail more closely, and to watch their backs more closely. They are trying to disrupt our lives and make us live in fear....it's working.