9/11 Anthrax investigation quietly loses urgency

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9/11 Anthrax investigation quietly loses urgency

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Looks like the FBI and USPS have started to throw in the towel of the Anthrax attacks that killed five people after 9/11. I can't believe they couldn't figure it out! The leading suspect, Lt. Col. Philip Zack, is still nothing more than a suspect.

Article Source: Wiki News
In the past year, the FBI has sharply reduced the number of staff investiging the post-9/11 Anthrax probe attack from 31 to 21; and the post office has reduced the number of investigators from 13 to 9. The investigation has been one of the most extensive in FBI history but has yielded no arrests. The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction remains at $2.5 million.

FBI SealThe FBI is preparing an internal report to take stock of the situation, as is usually done in high-profile cases which go unresolved for years, and are expected to remain so. The magnitude of the Anthrax probe parallels the 18-year Unabomber probe, which was only resolved because Theodore Kaczynski issued a public manifesto and his brother recognized his thinking and tipped off the FBI.

The prevailing theory in the Anthrax probe is that "the culprit is a U.S. scientist who had access to the high-grade anthrax and the knowledge of how to physically manipulate it and use it as a weapon", a theory which emerged early in the investigation. The attacks used a weaponized Ames strain almost surely produced in the U.S., most likely at Fort Detrick.

The purpose of the attack also remains unknown but many believe it was committed by conservative elements in American society, due to the existance of coordinated harmless attack, the choice of targets, and the choice of strain. Some believe the attack was aided by Lt. Col. Dr. Philip Zack, perhaps with the intent to frame ex-coworker Dr. Ayaad Assaad whom Dr. Zack harassed while at Fort Detrick.
If you get bored you can read this article titled: The FBI Cover-up of the Anthrax Investigation
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I'm not suprized they haven't found any proof, and it will only get more difficult as time passes.
It does show that the 'war on terror'/homeland security is far too focused on foreign lands and people, without seeing the dangers of natural disasters, economic collapse, and internal conspirisy to cause direct harm to the US.
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