Anyone hear about Anthrax being found at the Pentagon?

[Q]

Someone told me that Anthrax was discovered at the Pentagon. Can anyone confirm this?

[laugle]

1. Haven't heard anything, maybe it's old report??

[Q]

2. It wasn't a 'report'...

...I can't say who it was...but someone just told me that they 'found' Anthrax at the Pentagon. I looked at all the major news outlets and found nothing.

Could be a false alarm I suppose. Or maybe they just haven't reported it yet?

[laugle]

6. "someone" might be pulling your leg

[NYdemocrat089]

23. I haven't heard anything about this

but it seems to me that if anthrax was found at the Pentagon they would have made a huge deal about it - somehow using it to their advantage.

[jpak]

3. You mean this????

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-exec/2005/mar/14/031402337.html

[Q]

4. Yeah...that might be it...

...but the person I talked with insisted that anthrax was found.

Perhaps it will be reported later? Or not.

Thanks for the link.

[Q]

5. Isn't it strange that after Bush got his second term...

...that events like this become second page news?

[jpak]

8. If they really found anthrax - do you think they would

actually make it public?????

After all, Our Popular War President has protected us from Terra attacks since 9/11, right????

(but we won't talk about the first anthrax attackers who are still at large but that doesn't really count as Terra cuz it was directed at the LIEbril media and senior Democratic senators from "up North" and we can forget about the Shoe Bomber and the DC Sniper and all those packages of ricin they found in Frisk's office and the WH last year....)

[Q]

13. Oh...I almost forgot about our fearless leader...

...and the way he single-handedly tore down the berlin wall and stopped terrorism on American soil.

But didn't they find that the 'other' Anthrax came from a government lab?

Are they intentionally trying to keep American (RWing) terrorism off the radar?

[Just Me]

20. "Percpetion management" is exercised 24/7.

However, the neoCONs are preparing to scare the shit out of people in order to manipulate the masses into the next war. This little tidbit may very well be manufactured and planted for that purpose.

[leftofthedial]

7. It was found in the Pentagon post office

in a number of outgoing envelopes addressed to Democratic Senators

[jpak]

9. Holy Cow!!!

Is that true?????

[spooky3]

11. Here's a link to a local TV station report:

http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=37950

Hazmat Teams Search For Anthrax
Written By 9 News
Created:3/14/2005 5:15:51 PM
Last Updated:3/14/2005 6:44:42 PM



Authorities shut down several buildings housing Department of Defense workers in Baileys Crossroads on Monday after a HAZMAT scare.

The Skyline buildings off Leesburg Pike were in lockdown mode into the evening as firefighters tried to figure out what set off sensors in the complex's mailroom.

The sensors pick up chemical and biological agents.

Employees in the buildings said they were not allowed to leave and police were not telling them why.

snip

[leftofthedial]

21. probably

[Q]

10. Are you joking?

If not...why haven't we heard about this?

Or is it all about protecting Bush now?

[whatelseisnew]

12. Link

http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/newsupdate/story4.shtml


edit to add lbn thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1311978

[Q]

15. Thanks for the links...

...I looked on CNN and the NYTs and found nothing as far as front page news. It was Michael Jackson day I guess.

This seems like fairly important news. But it's being reported with a yawn.

[whatelseisnew]

16. they are waiting for the spin orders

as others have said , it may be outgoing mail.

[Q]

19. You may be right...waiting for the script from the WH...

...about how to report it.

My guess is that it will be second or third page news for about a day and then

DISAPPEAR

into the memory hole.

[jpak]

26. They're gonna have to do some DNA analysis on the suspect packages

and It could be a couple days before they have any solid results.

But by that time, all this will have been forgotten and there will be no press release of the test results - positive or negative....

[dweller]

14. links

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/03/14/pentagon_checked_for_chemical_agents/
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050314_177.html

http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/newsupdate/story4.shtml

info passed thru here earlier today.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1311116


dp

[spooky3]

17. and another link from WaPo

but nothing in it or any other article I've seen refers to Dems as targets.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33975-2005Mar14.html

Hazmat Alert Shuts Pentagon Facility

Wire Reports
Monday, March 14, 2005; 5:40 PM

A delivery security facility was closed at the Pentagon Monday after a sensitive detection device indicated an incoming package could contain chemical, biological or other hazardous material, a spokesman said.

"These testing machines are very sensitive and we have had false alarms before. But we take these matters very seriously and are investigating," Defense Department spokesman Glenn Flood told Reuters.

Flood said about 100 people who normally work at the facility -- designed to check everything coming into the building from letters to packages and construction materials -- were evacuated when the investigation was launched following an alarm at around 10:30 a.m. EST. It was expected to remain closed until at least Tuesday while the investigation continued, according to the Associated Press.

snip

[jpak]

18. Does Drudge have the sirens up????

(I don't go there anymore)

[jpak]

22. Update

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-exec/2005/mar/14/031402547.html

hmmmmm....

[babylonsister]

27. Regarding the end of this article-

Ricin sent by longhaul truckers? First I've heard of this-how bizarre! I would not have a clue how to even go about finding that.
Regarding: anthrax scare, I think I'll wait to hear what the results of the tests were. If they didn't make any personnel clear out of the area, it all sounds fishy to me.

[jpak]

29. This was something the WH let slip out by mistake last year

After the Frisk incident, ChimpCo stated a similar package was delivered to the WH.

Which put a big hole in their "see-no-Terra-since-9/11" lie.

There's a reason it's not widely known....

Makes you wonder what else we don't know about.

[jpak]

30. Something else that struck me as odd

If the mail was irradiated and the alleged anthrax cells dead, why did they take culture samples????

Can't grow dead bacteria.

Standard procedure???

Propaganda gaffe????

Bad reporting???

[doc03]

24. What's all this fuss about ant tracks in the Pentagon about?

[Just Me]

25. ROTFLMAO!!!! n/t

[Arkana]

28. What the hell was Coulter doing in the Pentagon????

Probably doing one of the higher-ups a "favor."

[ElsewheresDaughter]

31. yes i heard about the 2 letters later tested negative.......

also the NJ PO where the anthrax letters were mailed from was opened for business today.