Fox News obtains 2005 email by Ivins claiming anthrax powder from letters matched Fort Detrick

[sabra]

I know it's Fox but this info is just another thing that makes one go hmmm...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397325,00.html

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But we're going to kick off with a live report from our very own reporter, Catherine Herridge. She is the one who broke the news that scientists at Fort Detrick, were under suspicion in this case, months -- well, actually years ago.

Catherine, this has been a busy day for you. What all unfolded today?

CATHERINE HERRIDGE, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Well, there are several important developments really, Heather.

First of all, in March of this year, we were the first to report that the FBI had, in fact, narrowed their pool of suspects to four and we were able to confirm that all of them were tied to Fort Detrick, this is the Army's bioweapons research facility in Maryland and among that group was an Army scientist we now know that was Bruce Ivins.

The information about Ivins is very significant because independently, we were able to obtain an e-mail forwarded by Ivins in 2005 and that e-mail claims that the powder in the anthrax letter was virtually identical to powder that was being made at Fort Detrick.

Now, today, friends of Bruce Ivins told me that they believe Ivins was an honorable man and that he was one of the first people to draw attention to the Army base in Maryland as a likely source of the powder, also as the likely source of the base, if you will, for the person who sent those letters.

Others would say that all of Ivins' efforts were really an effort to deflect the suspicion away from him.

will add this to the new thread by autorank: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3728633&mesg_id=3728633

[EFerrari]

1. But I thought there was no powder at Ivins' lab?

Does Faux mean the same strain?

[librechik]

2. " powder in the anthrax letter was virtually identical to powder... being made at Fort Detrick"

Somebody is lying...(FauxNews)

No, can't tell who is lying here.

[EFerrari]

3. The WaHo ran an article on Friday, iirc, where an ex co-worker

points out that there was no powder in Ivin's lab and that he didn't have the means to make it. He was using a liquid. :shrug:

ETA:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/02/AR2008080201632.html?sid=ST2008080201962&pos=

[librechik]

6. exactly. Who are you going to believe?

The people who work there or the people who spread lies?

[EFerrari]

7. And the lies are all over.

Gobsmacking.

[Supersedeas]

4. how exactly did FOX obtain this email independently?? As for the DEFLECTION THEORY:

that is the ONLY theory, other than Ivins innocents, which would fit. Odd that they do not follow that angle.

If Ivins was the culprit, why would he isolation his own Dept? Apparently, a question that FOX would rather you not ask.

[screembloodymurder]

5. This is the first solid evidence I've seen.

This Ivins character listened to FOX!

[spanone]

8. any news that comes thru faux is highly suspect imho

[Pastiche423]

9. His efforts were really an effort to deflect?

That doesn't even make one lick of sense.