Ladies and germs, the truth is always sexy: "Al Qaeda, Anthrax and Ayman" I      Summary and Introduction http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Summary The not-yet announced dropping of Hatfill as a POI by the FBI -- as well as the imminent libel suits promised by Hatfill -- should all serve to return attention back to the statements by Khalid Mohammed and Hambali about Al Qaeda's anthrax production program led by lab technician Yazid Sufaat (he was arrested in December 2001). II.  Means: Al Qaeda's Biochem Program   a.   Zawahiri's Decade-Long Quest to Weaponize Anthrax http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Means The evidence about Ayman Zawahiri's decade-long plot to weaponize anthrax has been plain since a 1999 trial in Egypt. b.  Separating The Wheat Germ from the Ricin http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Ricin Attention should be focused on the lab at Kandahar that was found and that has been described by Hambali in his interrogation. c.   Anthrax Production Documents on Khalid Mohammed's Computer http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Anthrax%20Production%20Program Although generally described, the spraydrying process was consistent with the process thought to have been used by the perpetrator.  The official published word from USAMRIID is that silica was detected. There can't be any debate as to whether silica was present.  In reverse engineering, without silica, it flew like a penguin. d.  Role of Anthrax Lab Technician Yazid Sufaat http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Lab%20Tech%20Sufaat Arrested in December 2001, Sufaat took the lead for Al Qaeda in R&D. e.  Association of Various Doctors with Senior Al Qaeda Operatives http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Association%20Doctors There's no evidence that Dr. Hatfill was recruited by Al Qaeda or is otherwise responsible for the crimes.  Given that the threatened libel litigation will make possible civil discovery, that should lead to additional confirmation of his innocence. f.  Distribution of the Ames Strain http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Ames%20Distribution The person who isolated the strain, now retired to Montana, does not say say he sent the only sample to USAMRIID.   Moreover, Dr. Kenneth Alibek says Russia had Ames and that a senior Russian scientist helped Iraq. (Russia had a spy at Ft. Detrick, according to Dr. Alibek) Someone should clarify with Dr. Alibek as to whether he was referring to the 1928 Ames or the 1980 Ames. g.  Method Used to Weaponize the Anthrax http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Method%20to%20Weaponize Dr. Richard Spertzel is persuasive that a spraydryer with silica was used (as both a dessicant and carrier). h.  Inquiries About Crop dusters http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#Inquiriesaboutcropdusters The CIA in June 2003 concluded Atta's and Moussaoui's inquiries related to dispersal of biological agents such as anthrax.  KSM also had someone researching ultralights, and other notes have related to dispersal by a balloon.  The FBI's "Operation Tripwire" should be sure to include all of these possibilities. i.   The Threat Looming On The Horizon And The Hunt For Jaffar The Pilot http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/#ThreatLoomingOnHorizon There's every reason to think that Jaffar the Pilot poses an imminent threat of a mass casualty event. III. Motive: The Reason Senators Leahy and Daschle and the Media Were Targeted a.  The Historical Significance of the Mailing Dates to Zawahiri :  The Camp David Accord and the Assassination of Anwar Sadat http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/Page2.html#Motive Ayman Zawahiri explained his motive in a Fall 2001 book. b.  The "Leahy Law" and Appropriations to Military and Security Units http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/Page2.html#Leahy%20Law Communications from Al Qaeda regularly complain of such aid, rendering of suspects, and alleged torture. c.   Zawahiri's View of the "Lies" of the Secular Media http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/Page2.html#Secular%20Media No guesswork is needed as to the motive for targeting the media -- Zawahiri explained his view of the lies told by the media in that Fall 2001 book.  d.  Greendale School at Franklin Park:  The Return to Fort Lauderdale and 9/11 http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/Page2.html#Greendale%20School Documentary evidence establishes that Zawahiri used "school" as a code in correspondence with his supporters to refer to his militant islamist group, and the CIA factbook explains that "green" is the color of islam etc.   The anthrax R&D man named his "Green Laboratory Medicine."  The mailer used the name Greendale School.  Franklin Park is where the Fort Lauderdale mosque where some key players (i.e., Padilla) worshipped.  Now even Zacarias Moussaoui, never the sharpest tool in the shed, is talking about anthrax. IV. Modus Opera