I've long felt sure of this. While I'm no expert on the handling of dangerous pathogens it wouldn't surprise me if before the U.S. supplied anthrax to any nation (and any nation with a large agricultural research sector could have legitimate use for it, I believe) it would if it could (here's the gaping hole in my knowledge) somehow "tag" the germs so if it did fall into the wrong hands (or was sold) they could tell who transferred it.
Remember the timeline: WTC, anthrax and then Axis of Evil. GWB didn't just throw Iraq in there to fill up a blank line on his dance card. They knew immediately once they had a chance to test it, IMHO.
BTW, thanks for the kind reply yesterday :-)
You are most welcome.
As to the anthrax issue, like you, I don't have the knowledge necessary to understand how particular strains are identified. But it doesn't take specialized knowledge to recognize that there are just too many "coincidences" connecting the 9/11 hijackers and the anthrax attacks. Yet, to our media (along with the Euro-weenies and your Prime Minister) it's as though the events of 2001 never happened.
If I had the time and money, I would thoroughly research the anthrax attacks. Re-interview AMA employees, do a Lexis-Nexis search of reportage at that time, follow the trail of the hijackers in Florida, interview the pharmacist and the doctor who saw reddened hands and black skin lesions on two of the highjackers, and so on. Then I would publish my findings. Sigh.