Senator: Police Have Suspect in Ricin Mailing

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Time

(WASHINGTON) — Unlike with the Boston Marathon bomber, police have a suspect in mind as they try to determine who mailed a letter to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said.

“The person that is a suspect writes a lot of letters to members,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said Tuesday as she emerged from a classified briefing.

Authorities declined to comment on a suspect or any other aspect of the investigation being led by Capitol Police and the FBI after tests indicated that a letter mailed to the veteran Mississippi Republican’s Washington office contained the potentially deadly toxin. The letter was intercepted at a Senate mail facility in Prince George’s County, Md., just outside Washington, said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate’s Democratic leadership.

The letter’s discovery shook the U.S. Capitol, where several events were canceled Tuesday in response to Monday’s Boston bombing that killed three people, injured more than 170 and ignited fresh fears of terrorism. There was no evidence of a connection between the two events.

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[Pab Sungenis]

1. It's someone seeking a Second Amendment Remedy.

After all, what's the difference between an assault rifle and ricin where the Second Amendment is concerned?

[drm604]

2. They did target one of the Republicans who voted to end the filibuster on the gun bill.

So it's very possible that this was a gun nut.

[Pab Sungenis]

3. The sarcasm tag was for the comparison between rifles and ricin.

I do honestly believe it's gun related, from a right-wing extremist.

[drm604]

4. I understood the reason for the tag.

I was agreeing with you.

[walkerbait41]

12. +1

We think it`s a right wing gun nut that did this .

[valerief]

6. I demand mah Ricin Rights! Erm an Amerkan!

[KoKo]

5. Reminds me of Anthrax Letters mailed after "9/11" where

a Postal Worker died.

[Ian David]

11. A postal worker and the dude who published the photo of the drunken Bush daughter. n/t

[Grins]

7. Shut up McCaskill

You have no clue, a mere four hours after the incident, about anything, so shut your pie-hole. Esp. after coming out of a classified meeting.

[iandhr]

8. She knows more then you

[cbdo2007]

9. She must have a pretty good clue.

[cascadiance]

10. Another RIGHT WING domestic terrorist that we have only one person monitoring...

... instead of the many that are monitoring the "islamic terrorists" that are responsible for "all of our terrorism"...

Nail this bastard!