I acknowledge that the spectrum above is indeed a silica spectrum. It's an image taken specifically to show what the silica spectrum looks like.
Are you claiming that Meselson told the truth and AFIP DID publish a spectrum of only silicon?
There's no reason to believe Meselson had anything to do with the statement about silicon in the article. And it's ridiculous to argue that when someone says the peak is for silicon, that they're wrong. The main peak IS for silicon. Yes, there are very much lesser peaks for oxygen and carbon. But it's still a stupid argument over wording.
And it's ridiculous beyond belief to assume that some evil mastermind was behind the wording used in the article!
Why is that everytime the subject of silica has come up Mesleson’s name seems to be connected with it?
Just to remind you, he wrote a letter to the WP stating that the silica finding may only be a rumor and that people should wait until knowledegable government officials announce their results.
Knowledgeable government officials (AFIP) then did indeed announce their results just as Mesleson asked for. They stated that silica was the key component that caused the Daschle anthrax to fly.
But then Mesleson went out of his way over many years to either deny the existence of the AFIP statement or distort it. The distortion in the C&E News article is transparent as I have already demonstrated.