{"id":1136,"date":"2008-08-19T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T14:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2008-08-19T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T14:35:41","slug":"anthrax-investigation-not-at-all-resolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/08\/19\/anthrax-investigation-not-at-all-resolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthrax Investigation: Not At All Resolved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The more the official line is examined, the more it falls apart.  That &#8220;weaponized&#8221; nature of the anthrax used?  Well, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-anthrax19-2008aug19,0,7852992.story\">not so much<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Among the new details Monday was that, contrary to statements made over the years by other government officials, the mailed anthrax had not been coated with additives to &#8220;weaponize&#8221; it, or make it more deadly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In other words, the public had been repeatedly lied to for years.  But don&#8217;t worry, this was just the work of one crazy man.<\/p>\n<p>Yup.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing to see here.<\/p>\n<p>Move along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The more the official line is examined, the more it falls apart. That &#8220;weaponized&#8221; nature of the anthrax used? 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