ProPublica In-Depth: Has Bioterrorism Effort Increased Risk of Attack?
Today we’re releasing a three-part series about how the U.S. has dealt with the bioterrorism threat during the Bush administration. … more…
Snafus Mar Vaccine Program
The Nov. 4, 2004 announcement was supposed to be a confidence booster for a nation badly shaken by the 2001 anthrax letter attack … more…
Biodefense Program Poses Its Own Risks
The news emerged in frightening fragments in the fall of 2001. Just a week after the horrors of 9/11, as the ruins of the World Tra … more…
Questions Linger in Ivins Anthrax Investigation
Attention has largely faded from Bruce Ivins and the anthrax investigation. But that doesn't mean the case is closed. In fact, accord … more…
Ivins Troubled But FBI Docs Fall Short
From the government's airing of its case yesterday, it's clear that Bruce Ivins was a deeply troubled man. "I get incredible paranoi … more…
Justice Dept. Releases Documents From Anthrax Investigation
The Justice Department has finally released a trove of filings from the anthrax investigation. You can see them here. A press confere … more…
Ivins Told Ethics Officer About Anthrax Clean-up
When the Los Angeles Times first broke the story that the government had been "about to file charges" in the anthrax case, it point … more…
Mystery of Different Anthrax Attacks Solved?
One enduring mystery of the anthrax attacks is that there were actually two sets of attacks -- with two very different qualities of … more…
Anthrax Suspect’s Defenders Warn Against Rush to Judgment
As you probably know by now, this morning's Los Angeles Times reported that the government believes it has finally cornered the culpr … more…
Reminders of Botched Investigation as Suspected Culprit Dies
The FBI finally believes it fingered the culprit of the 2001 anthrax attacks. According to the Los Angeles Times, which broke the s … more…
May 07, 2009
FBI to Pay for Anthrax Inquiry Review Scott Shane, New York Times, May 07, 2009
February 10, 2009
Army Suspends Germ Research at Maryland Lab Scott Shane, New York Times, February 10, 2009
January 05, 2009
Portrait Emerges Of Anthrax Suspect’s Troubled Life Scott Shane, New York Times, January 05, 2009
November 26, 2008
New Details on FBI’s False Start in Anthrax Case Scott Shane and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, November 26, 2008
November 18, 2008
Judge Throws Out Contempt Order Against Reporter Jesse J. Holland, AP, November 18, 2008
November 17, 2008
Judge Orders Hatfill Seach Warrant Made Public AP, November 17, 2008
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