The Anthrax Investigation: The View From the FBI
Michael P. Kortan is the assistant director of Public Affairs for the FBI at headquarters in Washington.
By Michael Kortan N.Y. Times Letter to the EditorWASHINGTON — I take issue with several points in your Oct. 18 editorial “Who Mailed the Anthrax Letters?”
First, the National Academy of Sciences report concluded that the anthrax in the mailings was consistent with the anthrax produced in Dr. Bruce Ivins’s suite. The report stated, at the same time, that it was not possible to reach a definitive conclusion about the origins of the samples based on science alone. But investigators and prosecutors have long maintained that while science played a significant role, it was the totality of the investigative process that ultimately determined the outcome of the anthrax case.
Further, scientists directly involved in the lengthy investigation into the anthrax mailings — both from within the F.B.I. and outside experts — disagree with the notion that the chemicals in the mailed anthrax suggest more sophisticated manufacturing.
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Posted: 10/31/11 at 4:59 PM under FBI, News Story.
Tags: anthrax, Bruce Ivins, FBI, louis freehy, Michael Kortan, national academy of science
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