Interesting and plausible. Now imagine for an instant why the mere embarrassment of screwing up would not be immediately acknowledged rather than cause fear throughout the country. Weird priorities here, huh?
Weird priorities here, huh? Unless we're talking about criminal acts. If The Sun obtained the anthrax through criminal means (falsely representing themselves as a medical R&D firm), even for non-criminal reasons, they still have committed a crime. Add possible manslaughter charges and you've got plenty of reasons to keep quiet.
Interesting theory. At first blush, it sounds plausible. At second, though, how did this guy end up ingesting the anthrax? I can't imagine some editor would take delivery (or bring into the office) a vial of anthrax. Possessing the anthrax would not be necessary to make the story. I'm sure their legal department would become apopleptic over the mere notion of opening, holding such a deadly germ. If they were trying to prove a point, it makes more sense that they would call authorities as soon as the package arrived - UNOPENED - where it could be taken to a laboratory for confirmation. Just getting it mailed to you is story enough. They didn't need to be fooling around with it in an office space...
Can't imagine that this guy was doing his own thing and would not have checked in with a doctor at some point early into the symptoms...