[My Identity]

I'm skeptical of the A-T-T-A "signature" of letter 3a (Brokaw)



Using the high-res scans from www.anthrax-letters.com:

Line 1:
T in "THIS"	5-6 horiz strokes	Distinct
T in "NEXT	2 horiz strokes	Possible
Line 2:
T in "TAKE"	3-4 horiz strokes	Distinct
A in "PENACILIN"	2 strokes, all	Possible
Line 3:
A in "DEATH"	2 completely distinct letters.	Probable
H in "DEATH"	2 horiz strokes, 2 vert strokes?	Possible
T in "TO"	2 horiz strokes	Possible
Line 4:
T in "TO"	3 horiz strokes	Possible
Line 5:
A in "ALLAH"	2-3 strokes	Distinct
A in "ALLAH"	2 vert strokes, both sides	Possible
T in "GREAT"	Two vert strokes, 3 horiz strokes	Probable

The distinctions as to what to include and discard from
amongst all the "highlighted" characters is too much for me.
The almost exclusive focus on the A' and the T's could be key,
but why just some and not all of these 2 letters?
Is it possibly Atta's signature? Sure, why not?
Was someone else trying to immortalize Atta? Sure, why not?
But the "signature" seems scrawled, at best.
And if it is chest-thumping, why isn't it louder?

[Mitchell]

I certainly agree that it's speculative, but I do think the evidence is stronger than you suggest. Your counting of the strokes is consistent with my suggestion, and I think that most people, when looking at the letter, would see the referenced A-T-T-A as highlighted letters, rather than any of the others. (Everyone can look at the letters in post #17 above and reach their own judgment.)

By itself, this wouldn't mean much at all. But in light of all the other, established connections between anthrax and the hijackers (which you have enumerated well in post #36 above), I think it's suggestive. And it points to Atta as one particular terrorist involved in the anthrax mailings (which is consistent with the Prague report).