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Report Says Army Could Have Prevented Anthrax Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2011 The man accused of carrying out the anthrax attacks that killed five people and made 17 others sick, the late Dr. Bruce Ivins, on the basis of his psychological profile should not have been allowed to have access to the toxic spores, according to a new report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anthrax Evidence Released

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2008 The government on Wednesday released some of the evidence collected against biological weapons researcher Bruce E. Ivins, who died of suicide July 29. Anonymous sources peppered media reports earlier in the week, saying that much of the case relied on circumstantial evidence. So far, those reports appear to have been correct. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Terror From the Inside

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 6, 2008 The terrorists find all sorts of reasons to hate us. On Aug. 5 came word that the deadliest biological assault on the United States may be linked to the rejection of the terror suspect by a Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sister decades ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Anthrax Researcher Threatened Co-Workers as FBI Closed In

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2008 Friends' and relatives' memories of microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins, who apparently committed suicide last week as he became a top suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, differ greatly from the image of him invoked by the stories that have emerged about his threatening behavior in recent months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Microbiologist’s Suicide Demands a Full Probe of ’01 Anthrax Attacks

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Aug 1, 2008 Today's shocking revelation about the apparent suicide of an Army microbiologist, a lead suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, has intensified the need for a thorough investigation into the only significant bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil, said Alan Pearson, director of the biological and chemical weapons control program at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientist Targeted in Anthrax Probe Dies in Apparent Suicide

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2008 The apparent suicide of 62-year-old scientist Bruce E. Ivins on Tuesday shook up his co-workers at the military biodefense labs in Maryland where he'd worked for nearly two decades. But the significance of his death extended beyond personal tragedy when it emerged that Ivins was about to be prosecuted by the Justice Department for alleged involvement in the anthrax attacks of 2001. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )