New book -
Draper in the new Bush biography “Dead Certain” reports that on October 4, 2001, Bush had teared up during a speech at the State Department thanking them for their hard work. Back at the White House, Bush motioned Fleischer into the Oval Office. “A Boca Raton tabloid editor had checked into a Florida hospital yesterday, Bush told Fleischer. Anthrax. The veil of resoluteness fell away from the president. His shoulders were hunched. Fleischer had never seen him more upset. Neither man said a word — neither had to: This was it, the second wave.”
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“The evidence is increasingly looking like it was a domestic source. But again, this remains something that is not final nor totally conclusive yet.... I can’t give you the scientific reasons behind it, but you can assume they’re based on investigative and scientific means.... There’s a big difference between the source of it [the anthrax] and who sent it, because the two do not have to be tied.” — Ari Fleischer at press conference (March 2002, I believe)
News -
Sources: Retired judge may replace Gonzales,” CNN, September 15, 2007
“While with the Southern District, Mukasey presided over many high-profile trials, including that of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 11 co-defendants, who were charged with plotting to destroy New York City landmarks.”
I imagine some conspiracy theorist somewhere might see a conspiracy in Fleischer's statements, since he was saying just about exactly why I've been saying.
Thanks.