A Conversation On: Anthrax After 9/11
Two profiles, one each on the suspects the FBI thought was the perpetrator of the anthrax attacks post-9/11. I did a lot of head shaking at the ineptitude on display. You will, too.
THE WRONG MAN
by David Freed | The Atlantic | May 2010
In the fall of 2001, a nation reeling from the horror of 9/11 was rocked by a series of deadly anthrax attacks. As the pressure to find a culprit mounted, the FBI, abetted by the media, found one. The wrong one. This is the story of how federal authorities blew the biggest anti-terror investigation of the past decade—and nearly destroyed an innocent man. Here, for the first time, the falsely accused, Dr. Steven J. Hatfill, speaks out about his ordeal.
ANTHRAX REDUX: DID THE FEDS NAB THE WRONG GUY?
by Noah Shachtman | Wired | March 2011
But things are not always as clear-cut as they may seem in an FBI presentation. Two years later, sitting in her office overlooking West Baltimore, Fraser-Liggett concedes she has reservations.