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To: The Great Satan
That anybody could even entertain the idea that the anthrax threat campaign is not associated with the 9/11 attacks is a testimony to the almost limitless power of human stupidity.

There were no letters sent before 9/11. I'd agree that a left wingnut might be nearly as likely as a right wingnut, but the main body of evidence points to a domestic wingnut.

OBL had 9/11 planned over years. With the resources at OBL's hands, he would have found a way to inflict tons of the stuff on America rather than a pathetic few ounces. The evidence points to a very determined individual with limited resources.

165 posted on 02/20/2002 11:01:13 PM PST by powderhorn
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To: powderhorn
OBL had 9/11 planned over years. With the resources at OBL's hands, he would have found a way to inflict tons of the stuff on America rather than a pathetic few ounces.

You still don't get it. The anthrax comes from Saddam. Saddam is the architect of 9/11. OBL provided recruits -- kamikaze pilots -- and not much more than that. The anthrax letters are designed to deter Bush from retaliating against Iraq.

This is how warfare works: you commit acts of violence on your opponent, and threaten something even worse, gambling that your opponent will back down. Only the means are unconventional -- the veil of terrorism, and the use of biological weapons. The underlying strategy is as old as history.

166 posted on 02/21/2002 12:15:20 AM PST by The Great Satan
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To: powderhorn
The letters were probably all mailed on September 7 or 8!

There are so many reasons single-piece First-Class Mail can get screwed up I don't have room to discuss them all. So, do not confuse date of cancellation with date of mailing!

168 posted on 02/21/2002 3:54:20 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: powderhorn
...but the main body of evidence points to a domestic wingnut.

Can you point to any evidence for this at all?

All the evidence so far points to 9/11-related international activity. Most of the evidence is circumstantial, but that's where it points. There's no evidence, circumstantial or otherwise, that points to a domestic nut.

Now, you'll find articles reporting that somebody says it's probably domestic, but those articles never contain any actual evidence.

I should add that it wouldn't surprise me greatly if there was some domestic involvement -- for example, the anthrax might have been stolen from a U.S. lab by an American and then sold to a terrorist or foreign agent. But, based on the evidence we've seen, the cause and rationale behind the anthrax attack will be found abroad.

173 posted on 02/21/2002 9:23:09 AM PST by Mitchell
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