Pakistani linked to anthrax mailbox

The Advertiser (Aussie) ^ | OCT 21, 2001 | MICHAEL BEACH

[Restore]

Pakistani linked to anthrax mailbox
MICHAEL BEACH in New York
21oct01

AMERICAN investigators are hunting a Pakistani man, who overstayed his visa, so they can question him about two anthrax-laced letters.

The manhunt started after investigators homed in on a mailbox believed to have been used by bioterrorists to send the two letters.

Investigators made the breakthrough after a mail carrier in Ewing, New Jersey, came down with the disease.

Two anthrax-infected letters – one sent to NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, the other to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle – were postmarked at a regional mail centre that serves the Ewing area.

Another employee at the centre has developed skin anthrax.

A swarm of FBI agents descended on Ewing, west of New York, yesterday to door-knock the woman's mail route and check post office security videos.

A source said investigations centred on a Pakistani man, who had left the area since the letters were sent.

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[backhoe]

atafak noted:

Where the h*ll is the American media? Too busy telling everybody how afraid they are, I guess.

I've noticed the same "fear de jour" myself.....

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

They are too busy informing us of the "innocent civilians" over in Afghan, they are too busy explaining how Islam is peace, they are too busy telling us how we shouldn't profile Muslims..etc, etc.

[atafak]

Yes. I'm sick of newscasts that lead off with the story of the possibility that there may have been a civilian casualty or two somewhere.

[grania]

Seems to me we need an adult granting visas NOW!

You're too kind...we need an adult NOT GRANTING visas...and and another adult sending home everyone overstaying their visas or here illegally...and another adult in charge of closing the borders...and an adult in charge of running airline security...

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"They are too busy informing us of the "innocent civilians" over in Afghan"

On 10/12 I saw FOX NEWS (via Sky News) showing video of Afgan children in hospital
because Taliban says we bombed them. Also video of child being buried because we caused child to starve to death.
And just how many times did anyone see FOX show the wounded or dead USA children of Sept 11th????
Remember what the media did during Viet Nam, showing children being bombed.
Remember the pic of the little girl running and screaming.
How long before the media feed the frenzy of the peaceniks and our service people are again called baby killer?
How long before the media and peaceniks call President Bush a murderer?
If Fox is doing this type of propaganda AGAINST the USA Lord only knows what the other networks are doing.

comments@foxnews.com
No more enemy propaganda Fox News!

[RaceBannon]

It makes me sick. The war is HERE, and they show there???

[aristeides]

Reporters from the world press were swarming the address in question in West Trenton already on Friday. Another anthrax letter tied to Trenton (PROBABLE TRENTON ANTHRAX SOURCE IDENTIFIED!). They've probably all been asked or told not to release certain information, and this Aussie reporter told more than the others have been willing to tell.

[aristeides]

Remember that the Indian government forced the dismissal of the head of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, Gen. Ahmed, by revealing to the U.S. government intercepted communications that made it clear that Gen. Ahmed had approved a transfer of money to the hijackers in this country. I wonder how many of these Pakistanis in this country have been working for ISI.

[atafak]

I suspect you're right. We don't want to embarass Pakistan at the moment.

[gumbo]

Thanks for the ping ping! This sure is worth another hmmmmmmmmmm.

Wonder if it IS the Pakistani-sounding name, fourth name down in the "C" section of the address search?

list of persons at 865 Lower Ferry Rd, Trenton NJ (building searched by FBI)

(Standard disclaimer: mere speculation - this person may have nothing to do with this.)

[lunatic12]

Exactly right. And freepers can go to that Anthrax thread and hit gumbos link (#18?) and the first name that pops up may be the Anthrax suspect. I'd bet money on it.

[lunatic12]

Wonder if it IS the Pakistani-sounding name, fourth name down in the "C" section of the address search?

My bet's the "A" name.

[gumbo]

As you've observed, the "A" name looks Arabic.

But the "C" name looks Pakistani. (Not that I'm an expert.) Wonder if these two knew each other?

[OldFriend]

Hitlery's handlers blaming right wing talk radio for the fact that the cops and firemen booed her at the Madison Square Garden concert. The left will always find a way to blame real Americans for everything.

[Humidston]

Great ping! Thanks, 68-69!!

[fone]

I've just decided I am going to try to go cold turkey on this all Anthrax all the time stuff for 24 hours. You can ping me if you like but I'm not going to any known source of Anthrax info until 10:15AM EDT 10/23/01.

fone has entered the no-anthrax zone

[twntaipan]

Hunting down those who have overstayed their visas only became likely after 911. It only became possible after W was elected. Prior to that time these were all potential demonRAT voters.

[harpseal]

Yes there was such a kid a Feshman at a Brooklyn High school who the week before September 11, 2001 pointed to the twin towers and said they would not be there next week. This is from memory a search on Free Republic will bring up one of the threads.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown