This guy is more than likely working "with" the FBI than a suspect. Don't believe everything you hear and see.
The Anthrax MAKER is likely dead. The terrorists are of the "dead men tell no tales" philosophy.
The Mailer(s) may be a different case but the Anthrax trail likely ended with Atta's death.
I thought of this. This guy fits a CIA profile to a T. But it's too sophisticated. The damage to American morale has absolutely no benefit. Gotta reject this scenario. FBI incompetence and grandstanding is obvious. Fools.
Speaking of grandstanding ... it's the exact mentality that led to the Waco disaster. Instead of learning the lesson, disbanding the ATF rodeo as was befitting ... the cowboy method is now rife within the FBI itself.
Get off your dimwit ass Ashcroft. You are a liability to the Bush administration.
You are pretty close to the truth there, is my guess. Of course, the FBI is not a monolithic entity, but rather a bunch of human beings, and the case officer here may well be both dogged and clueless. That would certainly be how I would handle it, if I were running the show. To what extent is Hatfill "in" on this little passion play? Hard to say. He seems sincerely indignant, but his appearances have so far been tightly scripted.
Anyway, this is obviously going to get batted back and forth for a few days, then Hatfill will be officially cleared and go back to his job and everyone will be forced to ask the question: well, gosh, who did send those anthrax letters, anyway? Which is really why this all happening now, of course. Unneeded props are being dragged off the stage, and the scene is being set for the denouement of the anthrax saga. And the real guilty party is going to turn out to be...?