Posted on 08/14/2002 5:05:04 AM PDT by Starmaker
He may not necessarily have stuffed and mailed the envelopes himself. The question I would ask is how did that unique strain of anthrax get from Ft. Detrick into the hands of the terrorists? Could he possibly have crossed paths with some swarthy ones during the years he spent in Africa before returning to the U.S. in '95? Al Qaeda and other radical Egyptian islamic groups have had a very strong presence in Africa. He also spent time in Florida. This is a vey complex case. I'm keeping an open mind on him until all the facts are in. Even now after he's gone public and blasted the FBI, they are still not backing off of him. Yesterday and today they have been showing his picture around Princeton. This surprises me considering the harsh criticism they took following his press conference and the comparisons to the Jewel case.
There are many unanswered questions in this case and Hatfill is not the only "person of interest." I'm also not willing to convict him or exonerate him, especially based on a well-spun press conference in which he tried to position himself as Richard Jewell. It played to that "root for the underdog" mentality. But I do want answers to my question, your questions, and many other questions, before I let *anyone* off the hook. And I doubt if one press conference is going to have the investigation into Hatfill dropped.
And as far as showing Hatfill's picture around Princeton, according to the Trenton Times, they've also set up a temporary command post in Princeton. I have a feeling they're doing more than just showing a picture around Nassau Street and Palmer Square.
I completely agree. I might have totally given him a pass if it weren't for the fact that the anthrax strain has been narrowed down to Ames/Ft. Detrick.
Nonsense. Mainly, you don't have to rely on your memory, if you're given a chance. Maybe you were on vacation or a business trip. Maybe a glance at your monthly credit card bill would remind you that it was a weekend and you were shopping all day long at the Outlet Mall. Maybe you can make the rounds of your favorite chat sites that remind you that you were working late that night and goofing around on the internet.
I will grant that you probably can't nail down an entire 72-hour period via credit card recipts, long-distance phone calls, dates you wrote checks to pay your bills, random internet postings, but it certainly is not impossible for the combination to preclude certain suspected activities.
I recall reading that Porton Down was under the microscope as well but was later cleared. I believe the Florida and NY anthrax samples both were the the Ames strain which was stored only at Fort Detrick. I will check for a reference on that.
A very good question. Another possibility: The perp is psychotic, and the choice was based on something he/she saw in the checkout line that day.
The targets in the attacks, September 11th and subsequent to the spread of the Antrhax "devices," are what would be typically seen most through the "media lenses:"
CNNAmerican Media, Inc. publications
... and a few others, NBC, and such.
My take on the meaning of the term "alibi" is that it is NOT just where you say you were at a given time but where you verifiably say you were at that time. This may be CT's take, as well. That is, being home alone all day is NOT an alibi, but being home with your family who will all support your claim, is. Shopping at the mall is not an alibi unless someone else remembers seeing you there at the time. I believe this is how the LEs define "alibi" as well. It's not just where you claim you were at a given time but what you can support with witnesses or timed sales slips or timed parking receipts, telephone call records, etc.
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