“He inoculated himself” Was the answer.

This was the answer an FBI spokesperson gave in response to a question from the audience in reference to Bruce Ivins. The complete question: “How did he protect himself and how did he get it (anthrax) out of the office?”

This was during a press conference at the Justice Department on the Anthrax case. When the question was asked, I was awaiting a long cloak and dagger answer. Nothing. Three words, “He inoculated himself.” The other half of the question dwent unanswered which prompted me to reach into my drawer to pull out my thinking cap.

Was there a change in Dr. Ivins behavior after the injection, however many the FBI apparently knows? What was the quality control procedure in the office? Who had the responsibility? Whenever highly toxic chemicals are involved, there are usually high quality controls in place. Consider morphine in hospitals. Who signed purchase orders for the ingrediances? What does the history of his bank accounts reveal? When will we see the video tapes? During a seven year highly intensive surveillance of an individual, there has to be SOME video tapping. Was Dr. Ivins working with the government up to the end with promises of fame, fortune and anonymity getting greedy when the huge financial award was made to the other suspect? We all know what happens to individuals working for the government suddenly becoming expendable. I had sat back, waiting to hear some nice cloak and dagger stuff from this news conference. Truly a disappointment. Damn!
As always,
BB