A June 23rd article in the New York Times by reporters David Johnston and William J. Broad quotes (unidentified) investigators as saying the anthrax mailed to the office of Senator Leahy was no more than two years old. That determination was said to have been made using the radio carbon dating process.
William Broad seems to be the favorite of "investigators" (read FBI) as he has written numerous articles on the anthrax mystery laying out the current
"thinking" of those investigators, even when they contradict earlier "leaks."
Another favorite of the FBI, although this time a critic, appears to be Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, Director of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Program for the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Rosenberg seems to be privy to some inside information from the investigation but just enough to offer (justified) criticism of the investigation and to buttress the FBI’s pet theory.
That theory, based on a "profile" issued by the FBI several months ago assumes the preparation of the weaponized anthrax as well as the mailings, are the work of one single individual. Rosenberg seems to have bought that scenario completely and thinks she knows the identity of that individual.
William Broad seems to be the favorite of "investigators" (read FBI) as he has written numerous articles on the anthrax mystery laying out the current
"thinking" of those investigators, even when they contradict earlier "leaks."
Another favorite of the FBI, although this time a critic, appears to be Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, Director of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Program for the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Rosenberg seems to be privy to some inside information from the investigation but just enough to offer (justified) criticism of the investigation and to buttress the FBI’s pet theory.
That theory, based on a "profile" issued by the FBI several months ago assumes the preparation of the weaponized anthrax as well as the mailings, are the work of one single individual. Rosenberg seems to have bought that scenario completely and thinks she knows the identity of that individual.