Posted on 10/15/2001 9:42:07 AM PDT by YaYa123
Stop deleting this report...it is valid!
"WASHINGTON (AP) - A letter opened in the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle ``had anthrax in it,'' President Bush (news - web sites) said Monday.
Bush said the envelope was field-tested shortly after being received, and the staffers who have been exposed are being treated.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Bush said ``there may be some possible link'' between Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and a recent flurry of anthrax-related developments.
``I wouldn't put it past him but we don't have any hard evidence,'' he said of the man suspected as the leader behind Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington that killed thousands.
A spokesman for Daschle said the suspicious package was received at the majority leader's office in a Senate office building across the street from the Capitol.
Separately, one source said that when it was opened, a powdery white substance fell out. Capitol Police were summoned, the office sealed, and the workers immediately given a text for anthrax exposure. There was no immediate word on the results of those tests.
But Bush, in responding to a reporter's question, said he had just talked with Daschle. ``His office received a letter and it had anthrax in it. The letter was field-tested. And the staffers that have been exposed are being treated.''
The president made his comments after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the latest in a steady stream of foreign leaders to visit Washington in the wake of the terrorist attacks."
Tom, you may be a Dashole, but this was wrong, and whoever did it, needs to get an Anthrax enema.
Glad to hear this. Hopefully Mr. Berlusconi reinterated his insistence in the superior nature of our civilization. I'm tired of the implication that Islamic civilization is somehow equally valid.
Please check when posting articles to see if it wasn't posted already.
It seems like there's a bunch of moderators around here with too much time on their hands.
It's strictly Bitter Almond fresh ground beans for my Java. ;-)
I'll second that. I got a thread pulled this weekend for the first time ever... Not a sourced news article, but it was in Opinions/questions, conformed to guidelines, and was not some dumb "I saw somebody dumping bagels on the highway" thing.
I thought about this after seeing the news of the letter addressed to Tom Brokaw. Now, in addition to this news (Daschle), apparently Schumer/Hillary letters also? If not, it will become a possible angle for the media.
We have had no less that 10 articles regarding Daschle and anthrax.
I understand the removal of duplicate posts, but not the removal of different articles about the same topic.
One of the primary functions of this website has traditionally been to expose and comment upon the leftist spin that the media puts on topics. When different articles about the same subject are deleted, we are unable to continue that mission.
As opposed to fake "right-wing" extremists?
The bottom line is that no one knows for sure where it's coming from. If you ask me, the guys who crashed the planes into the WTC and the Pentagon are number one on the list of suspects - just a hunch.
Trying to pin the Anthrax on any other group at this point is just playing politics. Why not blame the Panthers? They look at the media as right wing. It's arbitrary.
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