http://www.msnbc.com/news/906318.asp?0si=-&cp1=1 U.S. disputes Brazil ‘anthrax’ case
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Are these the same officials who claim that Steven Hatfill was the "anthrax terrorist" and don't want to have their pet theory blown out of the water with this discovery?
This is one of those "are they that stupid, or do they think we are" statements. "just a drug smuggling case" indeed. :\
i guess they can get some FBI forensics expert to tell us there is a new strain of cocaine from south america that turns your lungs to jello.
The MSNBC story is as murky as the Brazilian info. No mention of who is saying it's not anthrax, except the amorphous "U.S. authorities." This story has been out there for over a week; the ship was quarantined off Canada on Thursday night, and now we are saying it's not anthrax.
OTOH, it might have taken the CIAFBINISCDC that long to check it out. Both scenarios are possible.
In either case, I only hope that we are not once again putting the tender feelings of the Egyptian government before our national security (as in Egyptair Flight 990).