[FITZ]

My guess is he's just some random biologist they called up to muddy the waters with a few goofy, ill-informed quotes.

Yes, almost anyone can be an expert if someone decides to call them that. Even if the anthrax was produced in the US, it doesn't mean the original source wasn't a foreign country or that it isn't being produced by foreigners living here. It wouldn't be anymore difficult for Iraqis to bring some in and then mass produce it than it would be for Americans.

[Dog Gone]

My favorite theory is that this was anthrax pilfered by an American from our own weapons research stock. We have a long history of Americans who sell secrets to foreign governments.

The temptation for some scientist to steal a small amount that wouldn't be noticed and sell it on the black market some time ago is obvious.

It couldn't be a large amount (which may explain why we haven't seen any repeat Daschle letters) and it could have ended up in the hands of al-Qaida.