[okie01]

"Parts of the article you linked sound awfully similar to the one posted here."

Spertzel is quoted in both. And both cite some of the same concepts. But the Post offers a more technically detailed refutation of the "rogue scientist" theory.

Of course, they've the benefit of more space than Stix. And to see the mainstream media actually approach the anthrax story with some competence and an open mind is, you must admit, somewhat refreshing.

[Shermy]

"...The anthrax found in the letters was of the Ames strain, which originated in an infected cow in Texas in 1981. Until a 1997 federal law mandated strict controls and record-keeping for the scientific use and sharing of toxic substances, the Ames strain was passed around the world by scientists via mutual cooperation, with virtually no controls or oversight.

While it is possible that a small sample of the anthrax used in the attack was stolen from a U.S. bioweapons lab and then subsequently grown into larger quantities, it is much more likely that the perpetrator obtained the anthrax from any of a multitude of foreign sources...."