Daily Archives: 7 November 2008

Scientists Slam FBI Anthrax Probe

“It was an open-and-shut case, the FBI said.

But three months after agents pinned the post-9/11 anthrax mailings on Army scientist Bruce Ivins – who committed suicide as the FBI closed in on him – his former colleagues have approached a lawyer to sue the feds for fingering the wrong man, The Post has learned.

They argue that the FBI abused its power and violated its own policies as they probed an innocent man for six months.

One of Ivins’ former colleagues was being aggressively pressured to confess to the crimes just two months before Ivins killed himself on July 29, he told The Post. And he identified at least one other employee who was under the same pressure.” (Read more from military.com)

Just like so many other great crimes (9/11) which once held the public attention, the official account of the Anthrax attacks has never made sense to the few people who pay attention. Fortunately for the FBI, Big Media does not.

Obama’s first pick: Rahm Emanual

Yes, it’s Change, as The One chooses his one, Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), to be his H.R. Haldeman. Emanuel is known for being smart and intense, mailing dead fish to people he hates, and freaking out at subordinates. Loving revenge, never forgiving a slight, and brooking no dissent, he’s famous as an enforcer. Such figures are valued in the state (and the Mafia), if not in private society. Emanuel, with Pelosi’s blessing, famously blocked antiwar Democrats from running for the House in 2006 (he controlled the money for new candidates). Emanuel is an advocate of endless war in the Middle East. No chickenhawk, during the Gulf War, he volunteered as a civilian worker for the Israeli army. His father Benjamin, a physician, was a guerilla fighter for the Irgun against the British occupation of Palestine. The Irgun, a secret insurgent group, is described by unfriendlies as a terrorist organization for such acts as bombing the King David Hotel and ethnically cleansing with extreme prejudice Arab villages. Rahm’s mother, Martha, was a civil-rights activist and rock ‘n roll nightclub owner in Chicago. (from lewrockwell.com: Rahm Rahm Rahm, Rahm Rahm Iran)

See Also:
-Video: Rahm and the wars Rahm helped ensure pro War Democrats running for Congress got better funding than anti-war ones. Fucking asshole.
–ABCNews: Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal
–examiner.com: Obama’s chief of staff choice favors compulsory universal service “It’s time for a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us. We propose universal civilian service for every young American. Under this plan, All Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic training, civil defense preparation and community service. …”