[Dog Gone]

the hysterical reaction some people here on FR had the other day to a claim that the source was Pakistani makes me wonder whether some government shills may be particularly afraid of that claim because it is true.

What hysterical reaction? You mean the FACT that the reports about anthrax in Pakistan turned out to be false?

The folks who were out of control were the ones who blamed the Pakistani government for something that never even happened.

[aristeides]

The FACT is that the U.S. government claims that tests at Ft. Detrick have shown that the Pakistani letters did not contain anthrax. I take it you choose to believe those claims. I choose to maintain my skepticism.

Anyway, those are the facts. I do not think the facts justify hysteria on either side. And I repeat, the denials the other day seemed to me to be hysterical. Had they been dispassionate and reasoned, they would not have aroused my disbelief.