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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (68905)	1/26/2003 1:13:07 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 281500

"Weaponzied anthrax was delivered pretty well through the mails - and mail sees the light of day" No it did not see the light of day, and the so-called weaponized anthrax sent by US govt employee was dangerous only to those who came in direct contact. The alarmists would have folks believe the spores would of their own accord waft through skyscrapers killing everyone in the building. It did not happen. Anthrax spores can survive up to 80 years undisturbed in the dirt. People trekking through forests, working in gardens are exposed to anthrax spores all the time. As we heard a year, some 84 year old lady died and an autopsy found it was due to complications from anthrax. A thorough search of her house, possessions, yard mail, etc, turned up no attack against her. She succumbed because she was old and infirm. If every gardening nature loving octagenarian were autopsied, probably a third would have anthrax poisoning. As this country saw in the deadly influenza attack in 1918, the youngest, the oldest and the sickest died. From its initial outbreak in June to the last victim in November, millions were left untouched by that disease which like all epidemics ran its course. The best protection we have against any remote, almost impossible bio attack on this country is to eat right and live a healthy life. Smallpox can be delivered on contaminated blankets? LOLOLOL Gee, I guess if there's a mass delivery of blankets from the middle east to this country, we should be very very suspicious.