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July 16, 2008

Seven years on, no answer from White House on anthrax attacks

By Eric Brewer

It's been almost seven years since — in the weeks immediately
following 9/11 — anthrax powder sent through the mail killed five
people, threatened the lives of two Democratic senators, terrorized
the entire nation, and helped prod a panicky Congress into passing the
so-called Patriot Act.

In the intervening years, not only has the killer remained free, but
missteps in the investigation have had major negative consequences.

Just last month, in fact, the Department of Justice agreed to pay $4.6
million to former bioweapons expert Stephen Hatfill to settle a
lawsuit Hatfill brought against the Justice Department, the FBI, and
former Attorney General John Ashcroft for destroying his reputation
and career by publicly implicating him in the case.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/washington/28hatfill.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

And Glenn Greenwald has pointed out that in 2001, ABC News was fed
false information by several "well-placed sources" (presumably
officials in the Bush administration) suggesting an Iraq-anthrax link.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/04/09/abc_anthrax/

That imaginary link was widely cited by pro-war cheerleaders.