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Or 3, they just don't know (not helped by some distracting wild goose chases.)

I think there's other possibilities for motives, eg the second wave theory, personal, etc.

It's always struck me as interesting the first targets selected. Major broadcast network anchormen, NYPost and J.Lo or AMI. Not CNN, NYTimes, etc. Might indicate the level of media attention the perp/s have.

That's why I've always said what was key is J.Lo. Even if a different letter with AMI as the first addressee was the weapon, why target a tabloid almost and also not name a major news figure?

You are not analysing the anthrax sent to American Media strategically.

What was the main strategic effect of the Boca attack? By geography, connecting the anthrax attacks to the 09-11 highjackers. All by its lonesome it convinced many that the anthrax attacks were linked to 09-11.

Ask yourself what would have happened if there had been no Boca anthrax. Would not the connection between the anthrax and 09-11 feel much flimsier? So flimsy as maybe not even to reside in people's minds?

Creating the mental link was the main strategic consequence. One infers that creating the mental link was the intended function of the attack.

For this to succeed, the anthrax needs be mailed to a mass-media site in Boca. Target must be well-known nationally, should be a publisher or broadcaster to tie it to New York mailings, must be near highjackers' residences. How many choices were there? American Media is the only choice to fit the needs.

That is the strategic reason for the Boca anthrax.