ANTHRAX KILLS

It’s been seven years since the anthrax attacks that killed five in our nation’s capital. Last week the FBI’s lead suspect, Bruce Ivins, apparently committed suicide. We may never know who was behind this horrible attack that George W. Bush and the neocons used as fodder to go to war against Iraq and pass the anti-democratic Patriot Act.

Interesting that the anthrax attack was carefully aimed at key Democratic leaders, Sen Tom Daschle and Sen Pat Leahy. The support of these Senators was crucial in the quest to sell the Iraq war and the Patriot Act.

After the attacks, it was important for the neocons to connect the anthrax to Saddam Hussein. ABC news came through on that. ABC claimed they had "four well-placed and separate sources" that had compelling evidence that Iraq was responsible for the anthrax attacks. We now know that there was never any "compelling evidence" because the anthrax didn't come from Iraq. Our government admits the anthrax came from a US government lab. Who were these four sources that helped ABC and the neocons convince the country that the anthrax came from Iraq? ABC won’t cooperate and tell, claiming to be “protecting their sources”. Looks more likely they are covering up for criminals that deliberately lied about the anthrax origin to help the neocons sell their war. So what is ABC's culpability in this apparent deliberate attempt to convince the American public using misinformation?

With Mr. Ivins death, suicide or execution, we will probably never know who was behind the anthrax attacks. I’m betting there are some neocons and ABC executives sleeping better tonite.