Comments on: No Smoking Gun In Anthrax Revelations http://www.bloggernews.net/117116 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: MH http://www.bloggernews.net/117116#comment-457882 MH Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:30:44 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117116#comment-457882 The gaping hole is whether Mr. Ivins had co-conspirators. The smoking gun is the second batch of anthrax spores (weapons grade) that were mailed to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy. Apparently, the spores were coated with a polyglass which tightly bound hydrophilic silica to each particle. In addition they had been imparted with an electrostatic charge ("The Russian Recipe"). The FBI has not released evidence that Mr. Ivins had access to such equipment, nor the expertise to perform this process. The gaping hole is whether Mr. Ivins had co-conspirators. The smoking gun is the second batch of anthrax spores (weapons grade) that were mailed to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy.

Apparently, the spores were coated with a polyglass which tightly bound hydrophilic silica to each particle. In addition they had been imparted with an electrostatic charge (”The Russian Recipe”). The FBI has not released evidence that Mr. Ivins had access to such equipment, nor the expertise to perform this process.

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