Skeptic Friends Network

Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?
Home | Forums | Active Topics | Active Polls | Register | FAQ | Contact Us  
  Connect: Chat | SFN Messenger | Buddy List | Members
Personalize: Profile | My Page | Forum Bookmarks  
 All Forums
 Community Forums
 General Discussion
 Why Aren't There More Anthrax Attacks?
 New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly Bookmark this Topic BookMark Topic
Next Page
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic
Page: of 2

Mespo_man
Skeptic Friend

USA
312 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  08:24:46  Show Profile Send Mespo_man a Private Message
I was thinking of making up a poll, but there will probably be more and varied answers than I could come up with. My thinking is this...

To date, law enforcement agencies are stymied on the question of who did it. I'm simply puzzled by the fact that if the "anthraxer" is still around, he or she knows full well that the trail is rather cold. So why not another attack, particularly in the Midwest or West Coast to really give people the chills? How about a letter in a mailbox in Salt Lake City prior to the start of the Olympics?

Could it be that...

* The "anthraxer" was a foreign national and is one of those who flew the planes into the buildings in New York and Washington?

* The "anthraxer" is a home-grown domestic, but had a very limited supply and has used what he had?

* The "anthraxer" is satisfied that he perpetrated the perfect crime and needs no further proof of his invincibility?

....and anything else you could possibly come up with.

(:raig

Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular

USA
1447 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  08:45:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Tokyodreamer a Private Message
quote:
The "anthraxer" is a home-grown domestic, but had a very limited supply and has used what he had?


That'd be my guess. But it's just a guess.

------------

Sum Ergo Cogito
Go to Top of Page

filthy
SFN Die Hard

USA
14408 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  10:17:17   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send filthy a Private Message
Speculation is about all we have on this one.

For no really good reason, I too, think that the anthrax poster is one of ours. And maybe he used 9/11 as sort of a cover for something he'd planned to do anyway.

(Miss Cleo hat on) I'm not dat sure dat this clown'll git caught 'less he keeps on doin' it, babyyy.

Did he run out of the 'product'? Possibly. Did the 'product' kill him and it went undiagnosed? Also possible. And he might have decided that he'd made his point (whatever that might be) and retired.

Not enough known, by me, anyway, to make any, assertive statement.

f

The more I learn about people, the better I like rattlesnakes.
Go to Top of Page

Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie

USA
4826 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  10:26:16   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:

I was thinking of making up a poll, but there will probably be more and varied answers than I could come up with. My thinking is this...

To date, law enforcement agencies are stymied on the question of who did it. I'm simply puzzled by the fact that if the "anthraxer" is still around, he or she knows full well that the trail is rather cold. So why not another attack, particularly in the Midwest or West Coast to really give people the chills? How about a letter in a mailbox in Salt Lake City prior to the start of the Olympics?

Could it be that...

* The "anthraxer" was a foreign national and is one of those who flew the planes into the buildings in New York and Washington?

* The "anthraxer" is a home-grown domestic, but had a very limited supply and has used what he had?

* The "anthraxer" is satisfied that he perpetrated the perfect crime and needs no further proof of his invincibility?

....and anything else you could possibly come up with.

(:raig



I'm with filthy. A plausable fourth scenario is that the "anthraxer" committed natural selection in action by removing the stupid genes from the gene pool. Since anthrax is very rare in the US, it is possible that the contaminated himself with his product and it was misdiagnosed. (poetic justice, really.)

Another one is that he was detained on an immigration issue and is out of circulation.



Go to Top of Page

Mespo_man
Skeptic Friend

USA
312 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  10:48:30   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Mespo_man a Private Message
quote:
I'm with filthy. A plausable fourth scenario is that the "anthraxer" committed natural selection in action by removing the stupid genes from the gene pool. Since anthrax is very rare in the US, it is possible that the contaminated himself with his product and it was misdiagnosed. (poetic justice, really.) [Valiant Dancer]


Hmmmmmmmmmm. A candidate for the Darwin Awards. Hadn't thought of that possibility. That would definitely rate a special awards presentation at Lincoln Center, to say the least. But I would think that the FBI would be pouring over death certificates with any sort of pulminary link. Plus there would be a limited time window of exposure, infection and demise.

"You want to exhume HOW MANY corpses"???


(:raig
Go to Top of Page

Slater
SFN Regular

USA
1668 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  12:34:32   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Slater a Private Message
quote:

A plausable fourth scenario is that the "anthraxer" committed natural selection in action by removing the stupid genes from the gene pool.



The last person to die was a little old lady of 90+ yrs. She had no connection to any of the sites where anthrax was found.
As soon as she was gone the attacks stopped.
Coincidence?

-------
The brain that was stolen from my laboratory was a criminal brain. Only evil will come from it.
Go to Top of Page

Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie

USA
4826 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  12:45:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:

quote:

A plausable fourth scenario is that the "anthraxer" committed natural selection in action by removing the stupid genes from the gene pool.



The last person to die was a little old lady of 90+ yrs. She had no connection to any of the sites where anthrax was found.
As soon as she was gone the attacks stopped.
Coincidence?

-------
The brain that was stolen from my laboratory was a criminal brain. Only evil will come from it.



Shhhhhh!!!!!
Bill Kaysing will hear you and start writing about it. :)



Go to Top of Page

Mespo_man
Skeptic Friend

USA
312 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  12:53:11   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Mespo_man a Private Message
quote:
The last person to die was a little old lady of 90+ yrs. She had no connection to any of the sites where anthrax was found.
As soon as she was gone the attacks stopped.
Coincidence? [Slater]


Dunno. She had no KNOWN connection to any of the sites. I think she was just the last fire cracker to blow up on the string. The fuse was just lit once. Well, maybe twice. Florida is a long way from New Jersey.

You also have to take into account the incredible disruption in mail service in the weeks immediately following 911.


(:raig
Go to Top of Page

filthy
SFN Die Hard

USA
14408 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  12:55:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send filthy a Private Message
Could be. Again, not enough known.

I read somewhere, or possibly saw on TV - can't remember - that a person could set up the equipment to culture and store anthrax for something under $1500. If true, that's a little alarming. The lab the letters came from might be no more than a Unibomber shack with electricity.

On the bright side, the Anthrax Kid might be face-down on the floor and the stench hasn't been noticed, yet.

I think, find the lab and you've got the man, one way or another.

f

The more I learn about people, the better I like rattlesnakes.
Go to Top of Page

Donnie B.
Skeptic Friend

417 Posts

Posted - 01/24/2002 :  16:41:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Donnie B. a Private Message
quote:

On the bright side, the Anthrax Kid might be face-down on the floor and the stench hasn't been noticed, yet.



All the more plausible, given that they think he's in New Jersey...

-- Donnie B.

[Fixed typo]

Edited by - Donnie B. on 01/24/2002 16:42:28
Go to Top of Page

Snake
SFN Addict

USA
2511 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  01:25:22   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Snake's Homepage  Send Snake an ICQ Message  Send Snake a Yahoo! Message Send Snake a Private Message
quote:

The last person to die was a little old lady of 90+ yrs. She had no connection to any of the sites where anthrax was found.
As soon as she was gone the attacks stopped.
Coincidence?


Slater, that's an exellent possibility BUT I think I know of a better one.
Those people who died were expendable to the US Senate and Congress. Why? Because it was they who did it. It was their way of getting new paint and carpet in their offices without, out right adding on another tax to us.

Rap Crap is to music what Paint by Numbers is to art!
Yes, I am NormaL!!
Carabao forever!!!
Go to Top of Page

Mespo_man
Skeptic Friend

USA
312 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  07:26:25   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Mespo_man a Private Message
quote:
Slater, that's an exellent possibility BUT I think I know of a better one.
Those people who died were expendable to the US Senate and Congress. Why? Because it was they who did it. It was their way of getting new paint and carpet in their offices without, out right adding on another tax to us. [Snake]


...which is why it took so long to fumigate the Senate office building. They had to make sure the poison gas didn't affect the color-fast carpeting. Ahhh, solid progress on a new conspiracy theory, by God.

(:raig
Go to Top of Page

Donnie B.
Skeptic Friend

417 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  08:29:03   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Donnie B. a Private Message
quote:

quote:

Those people who died were expendable to the US Senate and Congress. Why? Because it was they who did it. It was their way of getting new paint and carpet in their offices without, out right adding on another tax to us. [Snake]


...which is why it took so long to fumigate the Senate office building. They had to make sure the poison gas didn't affect the color-fast carpeting. Ahhh, solid progress on a new conspiracy theory, by God.

(:raig



Damn... it should have been obvious. Who but a congressman has hanwriting as bad as on those envelopes?

Unless it was a doctor...


-- Donnie B.

Brian: "No, no! You have to think for yourselves!" Crowd: "Yes! We have to think for ourselves!"
Go to Top of Page

ljbrs
SFN Regular

USA
842 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  18:54:44   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send ljbrs a Private Message
Perhaps the jerk is dead from his/her own carelessness. Remember that the anthrax sent to Washington was very, very lethal. One would need to know how to make it this lethal without getting zapped by it himself/herself. My guess is that the anthraxer is dead at his/her own hands.

ljbrs

"Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error." Goethe
Go to Top of Page

Snake
SFN Addict

USA
2511 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  21:51:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Snake's Homepage  Send Snake an ICQ Message  Send Snake a Yahoo! Message Send Snake a Private Message
quote:

Damn... it should have been obvious. Who but a congressman has hanwriting as bad as on those envelopes?

Unless it was a doctor...
-- Donnie B.


Now we're getting somewhere!
Yes, a doctor. They'd have possible access to the germs.
It could be, yes!
A Mad doctor.

To be continued...............
Go to Top of Page

Snake
SFN Addict

USA
2511 Posts

Posted - 01/25/2002 :  21:55:03   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Snake's Homepage  Send Snake an ICQ Message  Send Snake a Yahoo! Message Send Snake a Private Message
quote:

My guess is that the anthraxer is dead at his/her own hands.

ljbrs


That is a serious possibility. In that case it could have been one of those who died, that the government knows about or there's a body lying around somewhere yet to be discovered.

Rap Crap is to music what Paint by Numbers is to art!
Yes, I am NormaL!!
Carabao forever!!!
Go to Top of Page
Page: of 2 Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
Next Page
 New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly Bookmark this Topic BookMark Topic
Jump To:

The mission of the Skeptic Friends Network is to promote skepticism, critical thinking, science and logic as the best methods for evaluating all claims of fact, and we invite active participation by our members to create a skeptical community with a wide variety of viewpoints and expertise.


Home | Skeptic Forums | Skeptic Summary | The Kil Report | Creation/Evolution | Rationally Speaking | Skeptillaneous | About Skepticism | Fan Mail | Claims List | Calendar & Events | Skeptic Links | Book Reviews | Gift Shop | SFN on Facebook | Staff | Contact Us

Skeptic Friends Network
© 2008 Skeptic Friends Network Go To Top Of Page
This page was generated in 0.18 seconds.
Powered by @tomic Studio
Snitz Forums 2000