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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (4347)	10/11/2001 4:38:45 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

if indeed the American Media event is a purposeful attack by terrorists (and not some copy cat "terrorist" with criminal intent aimed only at the National Enquirer), there still could be cause for great concern. I disagree Michael. This attack, if it was one, was a complete flop. I say flop because 1 vs. thousands is a big difference. In addition, the terrorists depend on widespread publicity but this one fellow could have died and no one would have ever really known about the cause if not for a heads-up medical diagnosis. BTW, the most amusing angle I've seen on the Iraqi capabilities is that the fact that only two liquid anthrax rockets were located by the inspectors while the chemical toxin rockets numbered in the thousands. The inspectors believed this clearly indicated that the Iraqis were completely aware of the uselessness of the bioweapon devices. BUT, just last night on CNN, I saw this this situation presented as how much we should worry because the Iraqis even had anthrax loaded on SCUD missiles! --fl@fudmissile.com

To: Michael Watkins who wrote (4347)	10/11/2001 4:54:27 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I was commenting on this to a friend recently. As soon as I heard there was one case, I said, "It was an experiment, to see how well it would spread." She told me I was nuts, and it was surely a coincidence etc (Denial is a river in...) Now she knows better, but I still feel it was research, so to speak, rather than 'terrorism'. So yesterday I said I thought that mailrooms at all major corporations and organizations, they should wear those gloves that docs and nurses do. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but...