From Fox News:
The FBI has narrowed its focus to “about four” suspects in the 6 1/2-year investigation of the deadly anthrax attacks of 2001, and at least three of those suspects are linked to the Army’s bioweapons research facility at Fort Detrick in Maryland, FOX News has learned.
Among the pool of suspects are three scientists — a former deputy commander, a leading anthrax scientist and a microbiologist — linked to the research facility, known as USAMRIID.
The FBI has collected writing samples from the three scientists in an effort to match them to the writer of anthrax-laced letters that were mailed to two U.S. senators and at least two news outlets in the fall of 2001, a law enforcement source confirmed.
We are very lucky those anthrax attacks didn’t kill more people. The idea that someone would do something like that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 no less is outrageous and horrifying.
We should all be thankful to the FBI for continuing to pursue this case as vigorously as it has. Whoever was responsible for these crimes is still on the loose and possibly still in the U.S. Army.
If that doesn’t pose a risk to our national security, then I don’t know what the hell does.
-Chris Jones
