Allan,
What did you think of the FBI’s claim that Ivins was the culprit and his co-worker’s report that he had a Speed Vac rather than a lyophilizer?
She said a Speed Vac could fit under the safety hood and a lyophilizer could not. But she says that he would not have had time to use a Speed Vac.
Why do you think a Speed Vac under a safety hood was not sufficient? And what expert opinions are you relying on? Isn’t his co-worker’s comments a tacit admission that with time, a Speed Vac would suffice? I am sincerely interested in any evidence you have a Speed Vac under a safety hood would not suffice and any expert opinion to the effect it would not be sufficient. But your repeated restatement of your assertion does not advance things. Either provide expert opinion or let’s drop it and wait to hear from the relevant experts (which will be forthcoming this week in news reports).
In terms of the expert who proposed how the anthrax was made, he is the one who made anthrax that performed like smoke. So he is perfectly aware of the performance characteristics of the Leahy product. He has never indicated to me he thinks Ivins is responsible. The product used in the Canadian experiment had similar performance characteristics. It immediately dispersed across the room and leaked before opening. It was made at Dugway. It was the subject of a report that issued on or about September 10, 2001.